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The renowned garden photographer Marina Schinz once wrote, “Gardening is an exercise in optimism. Sometimes, it is a triumph of hope over experience.” Living in North Dakota, we may have an edge in this optimism and hope due to our long winters and cravings for spring. We continue to exercise caution even when the weather warms […]
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 […]
What better surprise could there be on a cold winter day than a a package from my twin sister, Barbara! Inside was a small piece of our childhood food, a family tradition, a beloved dessert…. a slice of Polish coffeecake! No note, but knowing my twin well, she simply wanted to share. Yes, I poured […]
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 […]
Having played sports most of my life, I like to encourage others to give any game a try. When people say they are “uncoordinated” I question that – I tend to believe that with patient instruction and time, learning a new skill is within reach. This comes from my own experience teaching and coaching sports. Even when I taught the […]
Are you one to make New Year’s Resolutions? January 1st has that “clean slate” feel to it, so why not? Depending on how resolutions are made, people can be successful if goals are planned well and they have a good support system in place. In 2015, these were the Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions: TOP […]
The temperature was a perfect 18 degrees in a Winter Wonderland. We had recently received three different blessings of 3-5 inches of snow. I had recently told my son Alex, age 25, “no gifts, this Christmas, I just want quality time with you.” He is an independent young man who works all day, then goes ice […]
I’ve been thinking about how the holidays have changed since I was a child. We didn’t start decorating until well after Thanksgiving. Last August red and green items started appearing in the stores in August! Christmas candy was next to the Halloween candy two months ago, ready to budge in. Pre-black Friday has smothered Thanksgiving. Ads for […]
This Thanksgiving I would like to share “The Power of Positive Thanking” by Marianne Williamson. This article touched me because it expressed the need to be grateful for not just for the good things in life, but also for the not-so-good. That is the true test of gratitude. She writes: “Very often, I say ‘Thank you, God!’ when a gift […]
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 […]