Beans. Lentils. Split peas. Garbanzo beans/chickpeas. Black-eyed peas. These are pulses or legumes. A pulse is a seed; it grows in a pod of one to 12 seeds. After harvest, it is dried and becomes a legume. These include beans, lentils, peas and other little seeds. Lentils are small, ...

“Mix a pancake, stir a pancake, pop it in the pan. Fry the pancake, toss the pancake, catch it if you can. — Christina Rossetti In Poland, Fat Thursday came on Feb. 11 — time to eat donuts and fatten up before Ash Wednesday and Lent. Throughout the British Isles, Shrove Tuesday has ...

It’s Carnival Time! So many fun-filled outdoor events! This winter has been unrelentingly cold. It’s great for snow activities like skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and skating. But it’s good to have a hot beverage to warm up with! To help you stay warm, bring along a thermos! A ...

Sausage is a great convenience food. The pork meat is well seasoned with herbs and spices. You can use it in soups, skillets, casseroles ... There are two main types of sausages: fresh and cured. Fresh sausage includes breakfast sausage and Italian sausage. These have to be cooked before ...

Brr! It was a cold weekend in the Adirondacks. When the weather chills, we crave wholesome, starchy food. Enter chili, with bold spices and fresh flavor. Chili is always a crowd pleaser — and everyone has a unique recipe. Vegetarian, vegan, paleo, meat — they’re all different. Even the ...

Its Flu Season, and time for Chicken Soup. At my house in winter, chicken soup was known as Jewish Penicillin and was most often served when someone was sick. For variety, it was made with egg noodles or matzo balls. A steaming bowl of chicken soup always makes you feel better! My Italian ...