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What to Feed Your Children for Breakfast

So many people skip breakfast but its the most important meal of the day.And for children its especially important that they eat the right foods to give them the energy they need throughout the day....

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Oatmeal and Chana Dal: Let’s Throw A Party!

So I was working really hard to clean my room in preparation for my unmitigated gall (bladder surgery), and I came downstairs to get the dustpan. The kids were playing on the steps with some unprepared...

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Compost 101

Compost is a natural source that a home owner can use to create a type of mulch that can be added into the soil around a home. Compost is created by using household items and items around your yard....

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Composting Basics

What is Compost? Compost is a mix of yard and household items that are organic waste. You place the yard and household items into a pile or bin that you will use for decomposition. Decomposition is a...

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Choosing a Compost Bin

In today’s economy, many people are looking for sources and ways that will help them save money. Recycling is becoming a major part of today’s economy and is also very important for the future of the...

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Tips for Choosing Your Compost Bin

As you work in your yard, you will find that the materials you are cleaning up can be used for making your own compost. Compost is a natural and organic ingredient that many gardeners are starting to...

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What to Plant in Your Fall Garden

When you plant in the fall, you don’t have to only plant trees, shrubs and bulbs, but you can also plant a garden that will be full of vegetables that you can use year round. Planting a fall and winter...

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Ideas for Vegetables to Plant in Your Fall Garden

If planting a garden has become an enjoyment of yours and a favorite past time, you don’t need to get discouraged when fall and winter are knocking at the door. There are many different vegetables that...

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Encouraging Children to Help in the Kitchen

What kind of environment has your kitchen become for your family? Do you ever watch those charming old-time family movies and find yourself envious of the warm and welcoming gathering place the kitchen...

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How to Get Your Family to Eat More Green Vegetables With These Tasty Recipes

My husband loves to eat bacon, steak, and pretty much any other meat. He does not love to eat any vegetables (except maybe Cesar salad with bacon bits on it). As a wife and health care provider, I’m...

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Quick & Delicious Weeknight Black Bean Tacos

Recently tacos have been my go-to meal; When prepared at home with fresh vegetables, beans, and rice, you have a delicious feast packed with protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. What...

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Use Those Garden Herbs: Lemon Basil Shortbread Cookies

For both entry-level and experienced gardeners, herbs are a simple go-to each every season. Compact, easy to plant, and generally simple to maintain, they are a great teaching tool for young gardeners,...

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Budding Cooks: What Skills Do Kids Develop in Kitchen?

Cooking is a really great activity that you can do with your child. Yes, it is fun and it lets them help you in the kitchen when it comes to making meals but there are also other reasons behind letting...

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Start a New Weekend Tradition: Lemon Blueberry Pancakes

When I think of comfort, I think of the Saturday morning pancakes my father made throughout my childhood and adolescence and occasionally into my adulthood. At first it was chocolate chips and whipped...

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Get Your Kids in the Kitchen: Celebrate Summer with Martha Stewart’s Sunshine...

The best way to raise healthy, conscious eaters is to bring them into the kitchen as early and often as possible. Not just allow them to be spectators (though that is of course fine and fun, too), but...

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Sweet Potato Pie You Gotta Try

As a North Carolinian, sweet potatoes are kind of my (our) thing—we’re the #1 sweet potato producing state in the country, and we’re proud of it.We also know how to make the perfect sweet potato pie....

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Fall is for Apple Picking

Fall is my favorite time of year. And of all the things I love most about fall—pumpkins, pumpkin carving, visiting farm stands and corn mazes, re-watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!—apple...

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