Image via Wikipedia I'm proud to be an American. For all our faults and shortcomings, I feel blessed to live in a country free from tyranny and persecution. I value the freedoms we hold dear. May God continue to bless America, the home of the brave and the land of the...
I just came back from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) meeting in Cleveland. One of the highlights of the meeting was hearing Michael F. Roizen, M.D. talk about living every day to the fullest through a healthy lifestyle. He and Dr. Oz...
Earlier I wrote about the spiral/non-spiral cookbook situation. Today I want to tell you about another of our apple cookbooks and how we solved the "cookbook stay open" issue. This cookbook, Apples, Apples Everywhere - Favorite Recipes From America's Orchards, is a...
One of our cookbooks, From the Apple Orchard - Recipes for Apple Lovers, sold out in the plastic spiral binding format. We only have the non-spiral cookbooks left in that title. So today we ordered a bunch with the spirals. Some of our customers have ordered the...
Image by gian?merz via Flickr Good content here on helping your children listen better. See . It has lots of good suggestions for parenting. Related articles by Zemanta Learning Effective Communication Skills (personal-work-habits.suite101.com)
Now that school is over, or almost over, children will be home for longer periods. Make those days productive and fun. Working with them in the kitchen can be a fun, educational and a safe activity, providing certain rules are followed. Following directions In all...
Image by net_efekt via Flickr Here is an easy dessert kids will love to make for their Mothers this week-end. The only difficult part is having the rhubarb. Hope you have a plant or two in your backyard. If not, stores should have it for sale. Then it is a quick job...
Image by Esteban Cavrico via Flickr Asparagus can be stir-fried, grilled, steamed, boiled, and pickled. You can use it in quiches, salads, omelets, wraps, casseroles, stews, and yes, even soups. Following is the soup recipe I promised. It was featured at our party...
Image by grand grrl via Flickr Do you need a quick meal that is filling, nutritious, and doesn't take long to make? I want to share a soup I made for a large group at my house recently. We had a mix of older folks and younger ones. They all wanted recipes so that is...
I have to admit I don't always listen very well. Sometimes others are telling me their story and I'm thinking of what I will say in response and not always tuning in completely. I remember when the children were little, one of their comments was "Mommy, you're not...
