Remembering Shishka
My uncle was recently telling me a story about a dog he had while growing up on the farm. Every year around this time, Shishka, would go out into the sweet corn, pick an ear, bring it back to the yard, pull the husk back, and proceed to nibble away.
Colorado Columbine Cookies
These cookies are Kristen’s 5th place-winning entry into the Better Homes and Gardens State Cookie Contest. Kristen and her son brainstormed and came up with these cookies to represent Colorado’s state flower, the Columbine.
Banana Mango Blueberry Buckle
Sweet endings (or beginnings) to your adventures. Here’s a great way to use that single brown-spotted banana in your fruit bowl.
Your Greatest Asset
We often take the miracle of good health for granted until we lose it. Show your appreciation for the health that you already have by continually investing in what is undoubtedly your greatest asset.
Behind the Scenes of Campfire Cookery
WAM media reviewer Tara Kusumoto fell in love with the pure pleasure and practical recipes in Campfire Cookery: Adventuresome Recipes and Other Curiosities for the Great Outdoors. She talked with authors Sarah Huck and Jaimee Young about their favorite camp ingredients and traditions for flavorful camp cooking and life experience. They share tales of open-fire recipe testing gone wrong, reveal their camp traditions, and even describe their variation on the game of charades.
Soil depletion and nutrition loss
Modern intensive agricultural methods have stripped increasing amounts of nutrients from the soil in which the food we eat grows.
Spring Salad
Spring has us longing for fresh, crunchy veggies! Pair this salad with some homemade bread and you’ve got a great lunch or light supper.
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Scones
An Americanized scone recipe, good for hikes if you can wait that long to eat them.
Winter Grill
This marinade is a great way to tenderize chewier cuts of beef while you’re out skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, or taking part in the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count.
Holiday Cranberry Sauce
This easily-prepared recipe is a serious taste and nutritional upgrade from the canned variety. Enjoy this version with your holiday feast as it provides taste with high quality nutrients including antioxidants and phytonutrients.
Bok Choy Saute
This delicious recipe makes a wonderful side dish for the holidays. Bok Choy provides both indoles (13C) and sulforaphane, which support healthy detoxification and elimination of cancer-producing substances.
South Carolina Sweet Potatoes
I just couldn’t resist one more sweet potato recipe this fall! This one is a family favorite, and since I’m southern, it features butter and sugar. But what doesn’t feature butter and sugar during Thanksgiving time?
