This Year, Resolve to Eat: • Better • Right • Healthy No matter how you say it, lots of us have a resolution that has something to do with eating. When you’re a parent struggling to shop for food, put…

Pecan Clusters Arrange 48 pecan halves, plus a few broken ones, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Toast in a 350-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. When baking sheet is cool to the touch,…

  Cornbread Dressing Place ½ cup butter in a 13x9-inch pan; heat in oven at 425 degrees for 4 minutes. Stir together 3 cups self-rising white cornmeal mix and 1 cup all-purpose flour; whisk in 3 eggs and 3 cups…

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie This creamy smoothie is perfect as we transition into fall. It requires only six ingredients, and tastes like liquid pumpkin pie. Place all ingredients into a high-powered blender, blend until smooth, and enjoy. • ½ cup canned…

Meatball Sliders Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have a lined baking sheet ready. In a large bowl, mix 2 pounds of ground beef (or ground turkey) with 2 eggs, ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs, ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon…

Lima Bean Hummus In a medium pot, add 12 ounces thawed baby lima beans and cover with about an inch of water. Bring to a boil, and add a large pinch of kosher salt. Cook until the beans are tender,…

With the abundance of pick-your-own berry farms in Central Virginia, it’s hard not to get excited. Depending on the weather, strawberries usually show up first in late April, followed by blackberries and blueberries through August, and raspberries into October. The…

Zucchini Pasta Boil 6 quarts water (add 1 tablespoon of kosher salt when boiling). Slice 4 zucchini very thinly. Cut them lengthwise down the center, and lay flat-side down to cut extra-thin slices. Dice 1 medium onion and mince 8…

Plant-based recipes contain a variety of healthy ingredients that can help lower your risk of heart disease and cancer. For example, beans are rich in potassium, magnesium, folate, iron, and zinc, and they are an important protein source in plant-based…

Picking your own produce is a wonderful memory-making experience with your family, and nothing beats eating a perfectly sun-ripened strawberry. Heading to a pick-your-own farm with the kids often creates this idealistic picture in your mind. Do you imagine children…