Spring Cleaning with Homemade Products
Try these DIY cleaning products to get your home sparkling clean this spring. As spring approaches, our thoughts are turned to…spring cleaning! We’ve been cooped up in our houses all […]
Eating in Season // Pomegranates
If you like the sweet and tangy flavor of pomegranates, now is the time to incorporate them into you menu plan, because they are in season through November. Read on […]
Water // The First Step for Family Preparedness
Want to build up your family’s emergency supplies, but not sure where to start? A great first step is to store water. Find out how to get started here! The […]
Bully Proof Your Kids with Strong Self- Esteem
There is something you can do to help protect your children from bullying: help them to strengthen their self-esteem. No one wants to have their children bullied, yet one […]
Eating in Season // Citrus Fruit
Its citrus season! Grab some oranges, grapefruit, lemons or limes the next time you’re at the grocery store and give yourself a health boost for the new year. Read up […]
Vanilla and Its Uses During the Holidays
Enhance the flavor of your favorite recipes with aromatic vanilla beans. Vanilla flavoring is a desirable sweet flavor that is used in many recipes from cookies and candies to drinks. […]
Ask an Expert // Five Tips for Safe Holiday Eggnog
Holidays are a fun but hectic time. By amending your eggnog recipes for safety, you’ll have one less thing to worry about. Since the early 1800s, eggnog has been considered […]
A Fruitcake for Christmas
Have you ever received fruitcake as a gift? When a research firm polled some 1,000 adults about what they did with fruitcake, 38 percent said they gave it away, 28 percent actually […]
Calcium // Look Beyond the Milk Jug
Need more calcium in your diet? You don’t have to get it from a glass of milk— try our Green Eggs and Ham for a calcium boost! A favorite Dr. Seuss story, “I […]
Using Herbs and Spices // Keep the Flavor, Lose the Calories
Charlemagne, Emperor of Rome, known for his good health, said, “An herb is the friend of physicians and the praise of cooks.” Try these tips for using herbs as a […]