Pumpkin

Fall is the season when Northampton County farms open their gates to the public for one weekend so visitors can see greenhouses, farm animals and working dairies. The Open Gate Farm Tour will be held noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with 18 farms...

If you've been thinking about taking the little ones to Dorney Park's BooBlast! this is a perfect weekend. Dorney Park is holding Lehigh Valley Appreciation Days and residents can buy tickets for $25 through Sunday. If you live in Lehigh, Berks, Monroe,...

After six seasons, nearly 250 episodes and a quartet of specials, Little People, Big World stars Matt and Amy Roloff found themselves at a personal and professional crossroads. Their four kids were growing up and preparing for life away from the family&#...

Maple Winds Care Center in Portage has won the annual pumpkin growing contest sponsored by AseraCare Hospice. Competitors were long-term care facilities and personal care homes in Cambria, Indiana and Somerset counties. Seedlings were distributed in...

A daddy blogger wrote this month that the Halloween video "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" should be retired from viewing by this generation of kids because its title character is bullied and harassed throughout. Charlie Brown's friends call him a...

Happy Halloween! Your TV treats are old favorites, reality contests and old favorites in reality contests. A few highlights: 1. The intrigue heightens on “Survivor” as the tribes merge at 8 on CBS. Here's an alert to “Facts of Life&#...

With that slight nip in the air and cooler nights, it’s time for fall festivals and the newest one is Mountain Harvest Festival at Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton. Sunday was a picture-perfect fall day and we headed up to Blue Mountain. The...

The sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows is a staple of the Thanksgiving dinner, but it is not everybody's favorite side dish. "I hated the sickly sweet, sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top when I was growing up," confesses Dan...

Free Friday$ - Each week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) Afghan Food Located in Manhattan's East Village, Khyber Pass is NYC's Premier Afghan Restaurant, in business for 30 years. The secret to the restaurant's...

Balsan Restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago 11 East Walton Street  Chicago (312) 646-1400 http://www.wachicago.com/   Pumpkin Waffles Makes 4 round pumpkin waffles Ingredients: 1/4 cup light brown sugar 3 Tbs. cornstarch 1 1/2 cup all-...

Matthew Cox has overseen the beer-making at Big Bear Brewing Company for almost 12 years. Recently, the brewpub won gold, silver and bronze medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship for some of its signature styles. The award-winning Polar Light,...

Staring down a pile of dirty pots and pans is no way to end Thanksgiving Day. And for many celebrants, T-day is simply a single day off from the workweek. To avoid the Friday leftover energy crash, consider eating out this year. Local restaurants...