The Mediterranean diet is in the news again, not only because it’s the start of a new year, but also because it was named as one of the most popular and healthiest diets by several…
Put “Snowflakes Sunny-Side Up” on your breakfast menu and the nutritious surprise will brighten even the darkest of wintry mornings. Made with colorful slices of sweet red pepper…
Here’s a rich-tasting, family friendly recipe of hearty butternut squash soup that you simply won’t want to pass up. No need to precook the fresh squash. Simply toss it in your…
I was shopping in an ethnic grocery store when I saw a huge pile of fresh Prickly Pear cactus pads in the produce section. Prickly Pear cactus is thought to be native to Mexico and…
Although my taste buds aren’t necessarily craving a popular pumpkin spice latte at local coffee shops, I’m eager to prepare traditional harvest foods, like roasted acorn squash…
January is National Soup Month, and I’ve been busy making homemade chicken stock in my slow cooker and using the flavorful broth as a base for several belly-warming bowls of soup….
My father, Howard, was in the Air Force and my mother, Angeline, was a homemaker. They didn’t have a lot of money to buy Christmas presents for my three siblings or me, but…
Pumpkins are one of the highpoints of the fall harvest. The fruit originated in Central America. Pumpkins — like cantaloupes, cucumbers and squash — belong to the Cucurbitaceae,…
Two killed in Eden Expressway ...Two people were killed in accidents on the Edens Expressway. A three-unit ...
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
