Month: April 2014

Quinoa is a super food. It is high in protein, fiber, and contains all nine amino acids. It also has magnesium and potassium which make it an excellent choice for heart and muscle health. It can even help fight off migraine...

In Sheila O’Connor’s middle grade book, Keeping Safe the Stars, three young kids use their resources and imagination to fend for themselves when Old Finn, their grandfather and legal guardian, suddenly falls ill. In...

Today, I have a guest on my blog, Quinn Nystrom. When she was 13-years-old she was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. She and her younger brother were both diagnosed. For her brother, he was only five-years-old. She went through...

The Biker Chef and his friends have been producing their own Maple syrup for 10 years, and he says that 2013 was their best year with a yield of 43 gallons of syrup. With a 40 to 1 ratio of sap to syrup, that means a lot of...