After Glen Shorley retired from the financial industry through The Vanguard Group, Inc., he embraced his love of coffee and wanting to give back abroad. Glen officially opened Cave Bird Coffee and Cave Bird Cup of Life in 2010, but behind-the-scenes…
— A recipe for fried apple ring pancakes using either pancake mix or a from-scratch pancake recipe. — A few years ago, my husband and I were working Weaver’s Orchard’s booth at the Hay Creek Apple Festival. We enjoyed talking…
You learn helpful things in the checkout line at Weaver’s. Last month, I was picking up my first-ever bag of chia seeds when the cashier struck up a conversation, asking if I’d ever used these healthy, trendy seeds before and what…
On July 19, Brandon Hertzler and Rachel VanDuzer led a cooking class on cooking with mushrooms and Conebella Farm Cheese. Here are their recipes.
Many times when I have gone raspberry picking, it’s been with a friend or sibling. Sometimes it’s been a matter of coming across wild raspberries or wineberries in the woods during a hike and pausing to chow down. But yesterday…
I recently stumbled on the great blessing of moving to a property with a huge cherry tree. My husband has really taken to all aspects of care-taking for this property, including pruning the fruit trees and plants, controlling pests using organic…
What makes a good school lunch? Creativity and advance planning, if you talk to Tracey Rezapour of Keepin’ It Real. As a real-food advocate and health coach, Tracey believes in eating healthy whole foods for every meal. In 2012, the Rezapour family made a…
Freeze blueberries after picking and spinach when you can find it on sale, and you’re well on your way to a frugal, in-season treat. During mid-July and August, when plums are at their best, select plums with bold colors ranging…
Lucas Ho, Chef at Tel Hai Camp and Retreat, taught this week’s cooking class on June 16. Lucas shared three delicious and deceptively simple recipes: strawberry-raspberry caramel sauce, Belgian waffles, and pan-fried chicken. These three complement each other well. …
I am a freelance writer and a food blogger. I changed from a regular diet to a vegan diet in 2012 for health reasons after my husband suffered (and survived) a heart attack. My favorite topics are food and health,…