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 the Environmental Protection Agency, one third of all food in the United States goes uneaten. EPA data ...
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 rain and when all of these took their toll, my despair at the state of things. I got my usual start in ...
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 trouble keeping food and other essentials on the shelves, calls to our office skyrocketed from people who needed these types of ...
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 recently began to pique my interest. So I asked her about it. “I set a goal to eat something every single ...
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 of what you celebrate, or if you celebrate, there’s always a reason to have ...
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 preserve the last few bits of late summer produce. I’ve written to you before about my eggplant ...