It may be hard to eat healthy if you do not have time to cook or your children want fast food. Try the following tips to eat better, save time, and stretch your food budget. Eat breakfast everyday. Try a whole-grain cereal like raisin bran with skim or 1% milk. Or, whole-wheat toast spread with […]
Going Up?
On rainy dreary days like last week, it’s really hard for me to be upbeat, positive and energetic. I have a feeling that many of you may be able to sympathize with me or at least understand where I’m coming from. On the board above my desk I have a copy of the “mood elevator” […]
Keep Holiday Pies Safe
What’s Thanksgiving and Christmas without a pumpkin or pecan pie? Traditional favorites, these pies need special care to prevent an unhappy ending to a fabulous holiday meal. Pumpkin and pecan pie filling are a form of custard and must be kept refrigerated at 41 degrees F or cooler. This also includes the yummy cream pies […]
Apples, From Whole Fruit to Cider
My family’s heritage is farming. Although only a handful of my extended family still farms for a living, we all look forward to the annual apple cider pressing. Everyone has their duties…the youngest cousins wash the apples in a large, metal tub (a fun but wet job!). Clean apples are cut and spot-checked by older cousins and […]
Getting to Enough
One of my favorite financial references is a small book with a big title; “Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence.” It was written by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin, and is a thought provoking referendum on consumption and personal money management. I teach a lot of financial […]
The Joy of Technology
I just returned from the beautiful state of New Mexico where the air was dry and the temperature was warm, a wonderful break from our current Ohio weather. The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences gathered to share current trends, curriculums and materials that might be useful to others in Extension across the […]