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What We’re Eating:Slow Cooker Lamb & Cilantro Curry A favorite curry I make at home is lamb curry with a cilantro sauce. Usually prepared stovetop and then finished in the oven; I decided to try this in the slow cooker for possible inclusion in a Healthy Family Dinner column for next year. It made the cut but was soooo good that I must share it sooner. This could also be done with beef... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, What We're Eating

Should They Let them Play? Over the past two weeks, sports scandals (first at Penn State, and now at Syracuse, my college alma mater) have dominated media headlines raising questions about support of victims, cover-ups, ethics, and how far the blame should reach. Like the reputations of the sports programs and coaches at Penn State and Syracuse, my other alma mater,... Read More >

Categories: Family Life

Stay on Track with Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes I was at my usual Weight Watchers meeting this week and we were talking about the same thing that everyone else is talking about: Thanksgiving. Everywhere I go people are talking about the food holiday: How are you making your turkey? What are your favorite dishes? When are you serving dessert? You love to talk about it so much that we even held a special... Read More >

Categories: Diet Success, Food & Recipes

Your Slow Cooker Questions, Answered: Part 9 This week our regular Slow Cooker chat turned to tips for crock pot Thanksgiving recipes, beef stew and a reader shared her recipe for Apricot Chicken. We also discussed pot roast, slow cooker macaroni and cheese,... Read More >

Categories: Slow Cooker Chronicles

Sustainable Living Guest Blogger: Kate Ruffing Thanksgiving Day is typically filled with all sorts of family memories.  The clanking of pans early in the morning.  The warm, spicy smells that fill the house as a football game blares.  The post-food coma that you joyously settle into after giving way to much thanks.  And... Read More >

Categories: Sustainable Living