Celebrate Spring - Pack a Picnic!

Celebrate Spring - Pack a Picnic!

At last! It's warming up! Start the season with your family, friends and neighbors. Pack a picnic for the park. It's wonderful to be outside in the late spring air. Think about filling your backpack with food for feasting that doesn't hurt your budget, your back, or your health. Skip the bottled drinks and packaged snacks and try some of these.

Mother's Day YUMMY

Mother's Day YUMMY

Happy Mother's Day from Harvest Home. You deserve a celebration (and a Thank You, Mom) for all the meals you make, the laughter you share and the tears you wipe away. What's a celebration without a meal that's a bit special? We thought you'd enjoy a different twist on a breakfast favorite: pancakes. Not thick, heavy pancakes, these are light and thin as a tortilla and twice as delicious. Fill them with fruit, like applesauce or blueberries with yogurt. Mouth-watering! And healthy!

Fighting Off Spring Colds

Fighting Off Spring Colds

It's Spring: one day sunny and warm; the next day, cold, damp and rainy. It's the season of runny-nose colds and sometimes the flu. No worries! With a little natural help, you can stay healthy. Our bodies have active immune systems that fight off all kinds of infections. We just need to eat the right food so your body can do its work.

Stretching Your Food Dollar: Satisfying Soups and Stews

Stretching Your Food Dollar: Satisfying Soups and Stews

Looking for hearty, delicious meals that fits your food budget? Something really tasty to cheer everyone up on a gloomy winter day? Try fragrant soups and stews: Easy to make with ingredients you may already have; fills the house with tantalizing smells; gives your family an delicious hearty meal of veggies, protein, vitamins and minerals. A great way to use left-overs; stretch your food $$ with beans or lentils instead of costly meat. Stews become soups by adding more liquid or soup becomes a stews by using less liquid. Any way you like, the warm hearty flavor satisfies and comforts.

Super Bowl Sunday: Feed the Fans!

Super Bowl Sunday: Feed the Fans!

Amid the shouts and groans of touchdowns, there’s always a call for more food! Harvest Home has a few suggestions for snacks that will help keep you out of the kitchen so you can enjoy the game. At the same time, you can also help keep your family and friends from gaining as much weight as a quarterback by sneaking in a few healthy nibbles.