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Soup-er Bowl Trivia

I live in a community that has lots of activities and groups in which we can get involved and do fun things together. One of the activities that I really enjoy is a dining group that cooks and has…

The Mediterranean Diet

I’m sure you’ve heard about the Mediterranean Diet. It has been ranked by health and nutrition experts as one of the top three healthy diets that you can eat. The other two are the DASH (dietary…

Enjoy Slow Cooked Foods

There’s been a chill in the air. Time to pull out the slow cooker to make easy hearty one-pot meals.The slow cooker is an appliance that cooks slowly and evenly. It is made from materials that…

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Quicker and Healthier Meals

Everyone knows that eating healthy meals is important. But it’s hard. Sometimes it’s atrade-off: time or money. Buying prepared foods usually costs more than doing ityourself, but it may be worth it…

Med Instead of Meds Class in Sunset Beach

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Platter with dip sprinkled with paprika, crispbread, round crackers, cubed ham, grapes, olives

Entertain with Grazing Boards

If you’re having a few folks over this holiday season, you might want to try somethingdifferent and make a grazing board. These arranged displays of food are designed fornibbling and snacking and…

NC Produce in Season

Even in colder weather, you can get fresh North Carolina produce. The availability of local fruits and vegetables vary by time of year and weather, but there is still fresh produce available. So,…

Thanksgiving Food Safety “Rules”

I’ve been writing these columns for a long time. Each year around this time I feel theneed to write about Thanksgiving food safety. But, I’m also aware that each year many people don’t follow this…

A sign reading "Try a Sweet Potato 'Natures Dirt Candy'"

Candy or Sweetpotato?

This was so successful last year, we did it again. Our N.C. Cooperative ExtensionBrunswick County Center team and 4-H members participated in the recent Brunswick County Fall Festival. While all the…

More Fall Squash Flavors

I recently wrote about eating pumpkins (I hope you gave them a try). What many people don’t realize is that pumpkins are a type of winter squash. This is a great time of year to checkout the other…