If you have any kids, then you know how much laundry there is to be done on a constant basis. The more kiddos you have, the more laundry there is […]
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A little chemistry can help cheese melt better
Milk, water, whey, cream, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, 2% or less of annatto and apo carotenal (color), calcium phosphate, cheese culture, enzymes, lactic acid, salt, sodium […]
Feeling spicy: Our love affair with capsaicin
As you may have guessed from my recent do-it-yourself feature, I have a lot of jalapenos to process. I used the USDA canning recipe book to calculate how many I […]
WIC KITCHEN: Welcoming Spring
Here at Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC program, we like to showcase ingredients that WIC participants can get with their benefits and that many other people might already have around […]
WIC Kitchen: Fitting in the fiber
BY SIERRA ROSALES For the new year, one of my personal resolutions is to include more fiber in my diet. I already have enough stress in life, so making sure […]
WIC KITCHEN: Healthy Fall Treats
By Sierra Rosales The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and the leaves won’t stop falling anytime soon. For each season, I always have a few ingredients and dishes […]
WIC KITCHEN: Healthy Modifications
BY SIERRA ROSALES This month’s focus is on healthy modifications and some important food-oriented observance days in September as I illustrate how easy it is to adjust recipes to make […]
First Lady Cathy Justice announces West Virginia Birthday Cake Contest
CHARLESTON — Calling all Mountain State bakers. First Lady Cathy Justice announced that her office will host a West Virginia Birthday Cake Contest in honor of the state’s 159th birthday […]
It’s possible to preserve eggs
BY ALDONA BIRD It is one of my homesteading goals to have too many eggs. So far, even with growing my flock of chickens two years ago, I have not […]
Foraging brings added interest to nightly meals
My sister Lina and I say often enough that we are regularly reduced to conversation topics such as “what are you having for dinner?” Her contributions to this mundane topic […]
