All through March, dietitians nationwide touted the merits of healthy eating as they observed National Nutrition Month. Good for them! Yet we all know that a focus on healthy eating is important each and every day. What would it mean for you to "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle?' For Adam Burda, a dietitian in West [...]
Now through April 15 is the best time of year to set transplants of broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower in your vegetable garden. Cole crops grow well when the temperatures are still cool. Ample fertilizer and periodic rainfall or irrigation are needed to help them thrive. Cole crops, also known as cruciferous vegetables, get their name [...]
"Oh Lord, open my heart to you and others. Thank you for the gift of beautiful relationships."
Dark chocolate is an indulgence that is good for you. Look for 60 percent or higher cocoa content. Dark chocolate is healthier than milk or white chocolate.
February is often called Heart Month for different reasons. We celebrate Valentine’s Day with all kinds of decorative hearts, often heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolate. It’s also a time when attention is called to efforts that fight heart disease. That brings us back to chocolate. Did you know when you select dark chocolate for your [...]
Garden peas, including sugar snaps, snow peas and English peas, like cooler weather and the time to plant them in many areas of the country is mid-February (check recommendations for your area). They are frost hardy and the mistake many gardeners make is to wait too late to plant them. Tender garden peas are one [...]
Take a 15-minute walk after eating. It can help lower your blood sugar level and reduce your risk of diabetes.
Lord, You make all things new. You bring hope alive in our hearts and cause our Spirits to be born again. Thank you for this new year, for all the potential it holds.
Happy New Year! May the year bring new possibilities and new opportunities. May it bring peace, goodwill and health. A traditional New Year’s Day meal is said to bring good fortune. Greens symbolize dollar bills and black-eyed peas symbolize coins. Cornbread symbolizes gold. Pork is a popular dish to serve with a Southern New Year’s [...]
Gathering friends and family to share a meal is one of the delights of the holidays. Whether it’s an Advent dinner, Christmas brunch or a New Year’s Eve party, it’s a special time and often the dishes we share have special meaning. When we gather around the table and dine together we create a bond [...]
