Christmas tradition gets a modern twist
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It seems like I was just planning and preparing our Thanksgiving dinner and now Christmas is upon us. If you want to change things up a little for your Christmas ... Continue Reading →
Enjoy Christmas gift of faith and food
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My father, Howard, was in the Air Force and my mother, Angeline, was a homemaker. They didn’t have a lot of money to buy Christmas presents for my three siblings or ... Continue Reading →
Aromatic holiday gifts come from the kitchen
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Gifts from the kitchen are easy and inexpensive to make and are always welcome during the holidays.
Sachets and potpourri make beautiful and aromatic Christmas ... Continue Reading →
The feast doesn’t end with Thanksgiving
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Ah, Thanksgiving – cleaning, shopping, cooking and entertaining guests for hours! While Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, I’ve embraced ... Continue Reading →
Be prepared to rescue your Thanksgiving meal
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After 45 years of cooking, I’ve had my share of Thanksgiving Day disasters! I’ll never forget the Thanksgiving when the turkey wasn’t done, ... Continue Reading →
Enjoy a Happy (and healthy) Thanksgiving!
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Most people eat more at Thanksgiving dinner than they consume in a normal day, and then continue overeating at year-end. It helps to have a plan in place to ... Continue Reading →
Cactus is a prickly treat
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I was shopping in an ethnic grocery store when I saw a huge pile of fresh Prickly Pear cactus pads in the produce section. Prickly Pear cactus is thought to ... Continue Reading →
Toast pumpkin seeds make nutritious treat
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Pumpkins are one of the high points of the fall harvest. The fruit originated in Central America. Pumpkins – like cantaloupes, cucumbers and squash – belong ... Continue Reading →
How to pick a pumpkin to puree
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A large pile of bright orange pumpkins is my visual celebration of the beginning of fall. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated ... Continue Reading →
Pomegranate seeds are bursting with nutrition
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Pomegranates are known as a superfood with tons of wonderful health benefits, including fighting cancer and heart disease, as well as lowering blood pressure ... Continue Reading →
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