Margaret Button
Associate features editor
This Christmas was different from those in the past for all of us. Despite the fact I would be spending Christmas with my son and daughter-in-…
PITTSFIELD — Calling all artists and creative types …
ADAMS — The coronavirus pandemic brought about many bad things in 2020, but it also brought about a few good ones, too — such as the opening o…
If nothing else, COVID-19 brought us back closer to the real meaning of Christmas — simple and filled with family and love, says Margaret Button, who made handmade gifts and homemade zucchini bread for friends.
With most of Berkshire County and Southern Vermont currently buried under almost 2 feet of snow, and a certain jolly ol' elf due to visit homes Thursday night, it seems right to be thinking of warming up with a mug of hot cocoa right about now.
I wish I could take the credit for finding this wonderful, one-pot cookie that you can make, bake and drizzle with a simple glaze — all in und…
GREAT BARRNGTON — Traditionally, Celtic fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy and their musically-inclined children, celebrate the holi…
PITTSFIELD — The novel coronavirus pandemic lockdown this spring found many people in their kitchens, perfecting their bread techniques (sourd…
A good friend recently came to visit, bearing one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasures — a bag full of old cookbooks, cook booklets and ma…
Even if there are fewer people sitting around the table this Thanksgiving, that doesn’t mean we should skimp out on dessert. Have your pie — o…