With my busy schedule, I confess to cooking the same seven dinners nearly every week. Simple family-pleasers requiring little planning, like F…
Almost everyone loves a good burger. One of my favorite patties is a hybrid, made with mushrooms and lean ground beef. The mushrooms add moist…
During this time of year, I find myself fantasizing about sitting on a warm beach under an umbrella with a slight breeze and my feet in the sa…
For the fourth consecutive year, the traditional Mediterranean diet was ranked the best overall diet by the U.S. News & World Report diet …
What a year, from experiencing numerous ramifications of a pandemic to enduring negative political campaigns, most are not sad to say goodbye …
Since winter doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 21, now’s a great time to take advantage of seasonal ingredients to make a yummy fall pumpkin…
Even though it’s officially fall, some of us are still harvesting tomatoes. Vine-ripened tomatoes make an amazing base for dips or spreads, wi…
Once upon a time, salad meant lettuce, tomato, maybe cucumber and whatever dressing you might find in the fridge. But modern salad-making can …
Although basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to Southeast Asia, it flourishes in our summer gardens. We commonly season It…
With gardens and farms in full production, you may soon find yourself with more vegetables than you can eat or have time to prepare. Easy to m…
The first fruit of the growing season, North Carolina strawberries boast a distinctive sweet scent and intense flavor. In 2017, the crop was v…
You know it’s spring-time when you see asparagus peeping out of the ground. Even if you don’t have your own patch, they’re at a seasonal price…
Knowing what your meals will be for the upcoming week will lower your grocery bill, reduce food wastage and allow you to focus on issues other…
The beginning of the calendar year seems like a natural time for self-reflection. Time to ponder what is going well in your life, and maybe no…
Lately, the white potato has been getting a bad rap. To defend this starchy vegetable, it helps to examine its history and nutritional composition.
With temperatures dropping and kids going back to school, it feels like summer is nearly over. Fortunately, tomatoes, a favorite summer treat,…
According to the USDA Agricultural Research Service, American consumers waste an average of 238 pounds of food every year, or 21 percent of th…
If you have digestive issues, you’re not alone. Around one-third of the population lives with digestive problems, many without a diagnosed gas…
April is Greening My Plate Month, with events offered throughout the community to promote healthy eating and celebrate the beginning of the Hi…
Winter is the perfect season for indoor physical activities that build strength, such as weight lifting, using resistance bands, doing push-up…
Most leafy greens are available year-round, but taste sweeter when harvested in colder weather. During winter months, greens have the capacity…
This is the most common time of the year for Americans to begin diets, supporting a $66 billion weight loss market. Writers of diet books and …
Just like leaf peeping and sipping apple cider, carving and eating pumpkins contribute to the excitement of autumn. Now is the time for a ritu…
Apples are one of the most popular fruits grown in the western region of North Carolina, with more than 200 commercial apple operations compri…
Labor Day is considered the unofficial end of summer on the first Monday in September. Created by the labor movement in the late 1800s, it pay…
Summertime is the season to enjoy sweet, juicy melons. While all melons are a healthy choice, cantaloupe is the nutritional star, containing o…
Adding fruits and vegetables to your cookout will boost flavor, color and provide nutrients your body needs for ultimate summer health and per…
April was Greening My Plate Month, with 20-plus community events offered to promote healthy eating and celebrate the beginning of the High Cou…