Each year a business client sends a twenty-five pound box of sweet Vidalia onions. I save many to freeze later with fresh squash from our garden. I’ve become spoiled to the luxury of numerous frozen one-cup packets of chopped onions for future dishes. Even then, I’m challenged to find ways to use all those onions. [...]
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Onions—Nothing to Cry About
Posted in FOOD, tagged Allium, Onion, Quiche, Vidalia onion on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Asparagus—A Healthful Choice
Posted in FOOD, NUTRIENTS & NUTRITION, tagged Asparagus, Leaf vegetable, Salad, Vegetable on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When we moved into our home some fifteen years ago, my interest leaned more toward flower gardens than growing vegetables. I planted one clump of asparagus. The tender spears that emerged produced feathery plumes when left uncut—just enough to mix into floral arrangements. It wasn’t as though we don’t enjoy this vegetable. A few favorite [...]
Healthy Aging—What Does It Mean?
Posted in FOOD, tagged American Institute for Cancer Research, Baby Boom Generation, Baby boomer, Old age on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you are over fifty years of age, would you classify yourself as growing old or aging gracefully? January 1, 2011 marked the beginning of Baby Boomers turning age sixty-five. Each day 10,000 Baby Boomers reach the golden retirement age. This new generation of old folks is unwilling to rock away their twilight years. Growing [...]
What Are Wise Food Choices?
Posted in NUTRIENTS & NUTRITION, tagged Nutrient, Nutrition on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How do you know if you make wise food choices? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides guidelines to assure healthy food selections. The USDA developed the first food guide of five groups in 1917 with emphasis on the newly discovered vitamins and minerals. That guide remained the standard to good health until the [...]
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