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

Small Steps Get Big Results "Spring" Into Healthy

Small Steps Get Big Results "Spring" Into Healthy

Forget dieting and just freshen up your eating.  Try one small change each week. FRESHEN UP the way you eat and, you're on the way to better health. Choose one thing - "Just Do It."

 

"March Madness" Root for Roots!

"March Madness" Root for Roots!

We've had rain, snow, sleet and cold one day, followed by sunshine and warmth the next day - with the spring sun trying to chase away winter gloom. The upside is that warm weather is just around the corner and with it will come the abundance of spring harvests.

 

Roots That Comfort The Real American Potato

Roots That Comfort The Real American Potato

After putting down deep roots in the South, the sweet potato spread across America to almost every Thanksgiving dinner. Why "save" them for Thanksgiving? They're too good to "save" just for special occasions. Not only do they have more taste than bland white potatoes, they have more nutrition, more fiber and fewer calories.

Strong Hearts LOVE Longer

Strong Hearts LOVE Longer

A glass of red wine (only one, please) has compounds called polyphenols which are associated with reducing the risk of heart disease! Tomatoes and olive oil give you lycopene a natural antioxidant that reduces inflammation and healthy fat that helps lower cholesterol.

Tired of Cooking for One? Start Cooking for Three!

Tired of Cooking for One? Start Cooking for Three!

If you plan on eating it the following week or later, freeze meal-sized portions for the next time you'd rather reheat than cook. Plus, the smell of roasting chicken, a tasty stew or a hearty soup will fill the house with comforting, cozy smells that stimulate the senses on these chilly, gloomy winter days.