In these times, with families struggling with grocery bills and also having the desire to do better for the planet, food waste is becoming a more prominent topic. According to […]
Tag: vegetables
Factors lead to failed garden
This year my garden completely failed. I attribute its abysmal lack of success to several factors — pests (large and small), several family trips over the summer, the seemingly constant […]
Helpful Harvest provides healthy options
Many were already struggling to meet their basic needs when the pandemic hit a few years ago. In fact, in the early days of COVID-19, when grocery stores were having […]
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 […]
Seasonal Veggies
A crowd-pleasing dish full of vitamins, minerals By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC It’s finally December, and like everyone else, the WIC Kitchen staffers are gearing up for the upcoming holidays. Regardless […]
Late-season veggie recipes
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens aside, my favorite things really include food processors and what I make in them. Lately I’ve used this amazing kitchen appliance to quickly […]
WIC Kitchen Welcomes Fall
By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC Our long summer days are quickly becoming shorter, our evenings a little cooler and, for most families, school has started back up again. Fortunately, along with […]
Defending the garden from the critters
A few years ago, a friend told me about a sign that made her think of me. It read something along the lines of, “planting a garden means believing in […]
Quarantine Kitchen: Spinach Stuffed Shells
BY Gretchen McKayAssociated Press I’ve been obsessed with adding fresh, leafy greens to every meal for the past couple of weeks. Greens speak of spring, and spring, in turn, means […]
Quarantine Kitchen: Warm butternut squash and bread salad
Food@DominionPost.com In The Dominion Post’s ongoing Wednesday feature, Quarantine Kitchen, we highlight dishes prepared by readers, staffers, wire services and chefs at our local restaurants in an effort to keep […]
