Maritza Owens
Beat the Heat with Less Meat

Suddenly it’s Summer! After a long, beautiful spring, who expected it to become so hot so fast? And who wants to cook over a hot stove when the temperature is 100°?  At Harvest Home, we discovered a great summer meal maker: Pasta salad.

Beat the Heat with Less Meat
Maritza Owens
Balancing Your Food Budget with Beans

If managing your food budget seems harder these days, Harvest Home has a trick for you: Cooking with beans.  Beans? YES, deliciously easy way to balance your BUDGET while improving your diet! Beans can make a meal or stretch the meat in a dish without changing the taste.

Balancing Your Food Budget with Beans
Maritza Owens
It’s Spring! Mornings Just Got Better

Finally, there is sunshine in the morning instead of winter gloom! In a hurry to enjoy the day?  Wait!  Take a few minutes for a quick breakfast. A quick breakfast jump-starts you and powers you through the day ahead.

It’s Spring! Mornings Just Got Better
Maritza Owens
Good for You Treats from the Easter Bunny

Bunnies like carrots! Carrots are loaded with Vitamin C and make a delicious dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth. Our Carrot Cake (recipe below) includes carrots (of course), applesauce, eggs, and walnuts, the perfect combination of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats like Omega-3. It’ll get you hopping with health like that Bunny!

Good for You Treats from the Easter Bunny
Maritza Owens
Beat The Increasing Cost Of Eating

Is food costing more than it used to feed your family? The price of food is rising! At Harvest Home, we looked for ways you can save a few dollars, stay healthy, and not give up on taste. Try cutting back on how much meat you use in a dish. Replace meat with tofu or beans.

Beat The Increasing Cost Of Eating

Pretty on the  Outside AND The Inside

Pretty on the  Outside AND The Inside

All of the variations of squash look like delicious decorations, with colors like green, yellow and orange that match the leaves of Fall and all sorts of shapes from short and round to small and flat and big and plump to long and slender. However, their real beauty lies on the inside. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Trick or HEALTHY Treat!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Trick or HEALTHY Treat!

You can do a lot more with that pumpkin than just carve a face. Seeds can be turned into a variety of delicious and healthy snacks. Pumpkin gives muffins and pies a great nutty taste and pumpkin soup always hits the spot on chilly days.

Prepping For Winter From The Inside Out

Prepping For Winter From The Inside Out

Coats and sweaters will keep you warm on the outside, while apples and pears will build you up from the inside! 

The slightly sweet taste of fall fruits are the perfect cool weather snack. Both are loaded with antioxidants and dietary fiber to help reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.