If you have any kids, then you know how much laundry there is to be done on a constant basis. The more kiddos you have, the more […]
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A little chemistry can help cheese melt better
Milk, water, whey, cream, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, 2% or less of annatto and apo carotenal (color), calcium phosphate, cheese culture, enzymes, lactic […]
Feeling spicy: Our love affair with capsaicin
As you may have guessed from my recent do-it-yourself feature, I have a lot of jalapenos to process. I used the USDA canning recipe book to calculate […]
WIC KITCHEN: Welcoming Spring
Here at Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC program, we like to showcase ingredients that WIC participants can get with their benefits and that many other people might […]
WIC Kitchen: Fitting in the fiber
BY SIERRA ROSALES For the new year, one of my personal resolutions is to include more fiber in my diet. I already have enough stress in life, […]
WIC KITCHEN: Healthy Fall Treats
By Sierra Rosales The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and the leaves won’t stop falling anytime soon. For each season, I always have a few […]
WIC KITCHEN: Healthy Modifications
BY SIERRA ROSALES This month’s focus is on healthy modifications and some important food-oriented observance days in September as I illustrate how easy it is to adjust […]
First Lady Cathy Justice announces West Virginia Birthday Cake Contest
CHARLESTON — Calling all Mountain State bakers. First Lady Cathy Justice announced that her office will host a West Virginia Birthday Cake Contest in honor of the […]
It’s possible to preserve eggs
BY ALDONA BIRD It is one of my homesteading goals to have too many eggs. So far, even with growing my flock of chickens two years ago, […]
Foraging brings added interest to nightly meals
My sister Lina and I say often enough that we are regularly reduced to conversation topics such as “what are you having for dinner?” Her contributions to […]
