One of our favorite herbs, which we plant in the spring outdoors, is basil. Luckily basil grows well even for someone, like me, who doesn’t have a green thumb. Moderate moisture and sunlight will give you enough basil to use fresh throughout the summer, or more to preserve for longer periods of time.
When harvesting basil, [...]
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When I mention Freezer Cooking, do you wonder what I’m talking about? About two years ago my sister-in-law mentioned how she and a friend got together once a month to prepare about 20 different freezer meals in a two day process. She happily explained how it made putting healthy meals on the table for her [...]
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Germs. They are everywhere. We carry millions of them on our hands. Some are harmful, many are not. Starting in the fall, many illnesses increase, like colds, the flu, diarrhea, and some that are food related. Many of these outbreaks are caused by poor hygiene, usually unwashed or poorly washed hands. Proper hand washing is [...]
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Growing up the only beans I knew existed were green beans but through the years I have been exposed to many new bean based dishes. I can truly say that I now enjoy eating a variety of beans and value their high nutritional value.
Beans are one of the top super foods. They are loaded with [...]
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