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National Coffee Day is coming: What your brew says about you

With National Coffee Day around the corner, have you ever wondered what your go-to coffee says about you? Recent research suggests that your favorite brew could reflect aspects of your lifestyle, values and even your social habits. The debate is hotter than ever: Is your cup of joe just a ...

Support immune health with four everyday habits

FAMILY FEATURES — The coughing and sneezing you hear at home, in the office and at the gym means one thing: It’s cold and flu season. Although it’s impossible to guarantee you won’t get sick, adopting a few healthy habits can go a long way toward avoiding the sniffles and ...

Ten tips for great tacos

METRO —Tacos are wildly popular comfort food around the world. The taco as most people know it evolved from ancient Mexican recipes blended with modern influences. Before tacos were widely eaten in America, native Mexicans enjoyed a version that was very different from the taco of ...

Five tips for healthier baking

METRO —Baking is a beloved pastime for many people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people turned to baking as a way to not only while away the hours, but to have a tangible product they could enjoy after all of their efforts. Baking certainly can produce delicious results, but oftentimes baked goods are not the healthiest fare. Many baked goods are high in sugar and fat. The World Health Organization considers it urgent to reduce the extreme consumption of sugars and other fast-absorbing carbohydrates which tend to be found in baked goods to curb rising rates of obesity and type ...

Comforting cabbage

The cooler weather has me returning to the kitchen to prepare my favorite comfort foods. Currently, I’m working on a giant cabbage that I got at the farm market. So far, I’ve added it, shredded, to a pot of vegetable beef soup and made creamy coleslaw. There is a lot of cabbage left, meaning more soup, stew and a casserole are on the menu. If your family enjoys stuffed cabbage rolls but you hesitate to make them because they’re time consuming, give baked Unstuffed Cabbage a try. The same great taste in a fraction of the time. Stuffed Cabbage Soup is another option, perfect on ...

Toss homemade pizza with ease

METRO — Pizza is one of the most widely enjoyed and consumed comfort foods around the world. Although it is believed to have originated in Italy, pizza can now be found in many countries across the globe. Canadians and Americans consume many pounds of pizza every year, and pizzerias are ...