May Gardening Advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Well, the weather lately has been living up to its reputation in Michigan – unpredictable! We had fabulous, warm, sunny weather for a little bit, sandwiched in between some chilly (ok – cold) wet stuff. It may not seem like it now, but the weather gurus are saying that this May will […]
April Gardening Advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. I’m seeing all kinds of indications that spring is here – my crocus have been up for weeks, the daffodils […]
Recipe: Traditional English muffins
In honor of Manchester’s Sesquicentennial, we’re presenting an traditional, early American recipe with an unlikely name, English muffins. English muffins, which were just called muffins until close to the 20th century when they received the modifier “English” to distinguish them from standard muffins, were an early 19th Century American adaptation of the British crumpet. Crumpets are cooked […]
March Gardening Advice 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. I woke up Sunday morning to a sound that sent dread through me. It sounded like some sort of mechanical […]
February Gardening Advice for Manchester 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. It looks like this month is going to be more like a typical February in Michigan than last month was […]
Recipe: Chocolate cheesecake candy cane cups
This delicious and decadent gluten-free dessert was adapted from a Food Network Kitchen recipe, made and brought to the Chocolate Potluck on Saturday by Laura Seyfried. Ingredients Crust: 20 gluten-free chocolate wafer cookies 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon finely ground coffee beans 1/4 teaspoon fine salt Filling: 8 ounces semisweet […]
January Gardening Advice for Manchester 2017
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. January is, I think, the hardest month to be a gardener. I look outside daily, seeing the things I want […]
December Gardening Advice for Manchester 2016
by Jennifer Fairfield Editor’s Note: Manchester resident Jennifer Fairfield owns and operates the Garden Mill in Chelsea, serves on the Manchester Community Garden Committee, and volunteers with the school gardens at Klager and the MECC. I thought last year was going to be an anomaly in terms of how late I planted my garlic, but […]
World Food Championship winning bacon recipe – “Sweet Mystique”
Current World Food Championships ‘Bacon Category’ 2016 champion and 1985 Manchester High School Graduate, Chef Colleen Curley has agreed to share her award winning recipe and the story behind her victory with Manchester Mirror readers. Curley explained how the World Food Championship, the largest food sport competition in the US, works. Everyone competing in the […]
Brown marmorated stink bugs everywhere!
Many Manchester residents have noticed over the last couple of weeks, large brown bugs in or attempting to get into their houses. While they can be startling, they are not dangerous and will not damage anything. Brown marmorated stink bugs are starting to find their way into homes as they look for a protected place […]
