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Boost gut health with homemade sauerkraut

— January 29, 2023

Probiotic-rich foods can enhance digestion and improve overall gut health. All are produced through fermentation, a food preservation method that has been used for thousands of years…

DIVAS ON A DIME: Soup swap offers fun by the spoonful
— January 12, 2023

What do you get when you mix a few friends, a few soups and a chilly afternoon? You get one fantastic get-together! It even has its own holiday. Saturday, Jan. 21 is National Soup Swap…
DIVAS ON A DIME: Meringue ghost cookies so easy it’s scary
— October 27, 2022

Meringue is a light, airy and beautifully sweet French dessert made from stiffly whipped egg whites and sugar. Many people think it’s a very difficult and temperamental technique,…
DIVAS ON A DIME: The iron-clad secret to the best pizza at home
— May 12, 2022

Most pizza lovers agree: What sets pizzeria pizza apart from homemade pizza is that glorious crispy, crackly crust. That’s because commercial pizza ovens cook at temperatures between…
DIVAS ON A DIME: Ice cream cones minus the ice cream
— March 31, 2022

One of my favorite things to do is find inexpensive products we all know and love and find new uses for them. Lately, ice cream cones have been on sale for less than $1.50. It got me…

Two hundred youth learn life-skills at Illinois Junior Chef
— November 1, 2022

“We are not sure who has more fun at Illinois Junior Chef (IJC)….the youth or the staff,” said Kaytlin Beekman, University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Education community worker…
DIVAS ON A DIME: Ramen noodles get a healthy upgrade
— June 2, 2022

Each time I visit the grocery store, two things happen. First, I see food prices continuing to rise. Second, I snoop to see what other people have in their carts. Not a casual…
Have leftover Easter Eggs? Try pickling them
— April 18, 2022

Do you like hard boiled eggs? Do you like pickles? Then why not try pickled eggs? When there is an abundance of eggs and you’re not sure what to do with them, pickling will help them…