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I was listening to the radio recently when I heard a breakthrough news flash. It was so earth shattering, I almost had to stop to reset my breathing. The radio announcer reported that “new research” is out there that implies that fruits and vegetables are healthy for you and can help prevent disease. Furthermore, if you […]
My neighbor Annie is the queen of growing radishes. I have never had good luck with them in my own garden, and she doesn’t even like them, so yes, you guessed it…. I am well-supplied with these lovely, spicy jewels! Radishes take me back to my childhood, and to one of my favorite beverages of […]
When you think of beets, what pops into your mind? For many of you, you think of the deep red blood turnip, the one that bleeds into other foods on your plate if you aren’t careful. Others think of canned beets, soft and tender, sometimes too soft. Me? I think of fresh white, gold, purple, red, and […]
Some of you may have noticed that the recipes in my blog and on my kitchen site are a little different from those of other food bloggers. For starters, I am not rigid about measurements of ingredients. I prefer to invite your creativity in the kitchen. After all, do you see the chefs on the Food Network measuring […]
Whether you are Irish or not, ’tis always fun to go “green” on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s also the perfect day to sneak Vitamin A-loaded green into your family’s diet! Enter the delicious St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Smoothie! (Click on the recipe title for the full recipe.) And after March 17th is over, we can call […]
The highlight of the new 2015 Dietary Guidelines was seeing eggs set free from Food Rules Prison. They have been wrongfully accused for being “bad” in association with heart disease for way too long. Eggs are among the healthiest foods available. In recent years, many studies have shown the lack of correlation between egg consumption […]
It was late, getting close to 10 p.m. It was cold, 4 below zero with a 17 below wind chill. I needed quite a few groceries, so I talked myself into the task. I had a long list plus was also stocking up on easy-to-eat foods for my upcoming surgery. My legs were in a […]
We had our first frost the other night, yes in September! I’m so glad I harvested most of my tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and potatoes the last two weekends. Even though I have a rather small garden, I have been turning the excess into a winter stash. I don’t have enough to can, so I blanch and roast my […]