How to recognize and respond to signs of heat exhaustion, heat stroke
Learning to recognize and respond to the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke can mean the difference between life and death.
Don’t bring infant into bed with you
Parents can be tempted to put extra blankets in a crib or bring their infant into bed with them, but both practices can lead to death for infants.
Mother Nature’s best-kept secret: Hickory nuts
Tami Gingrich shares her love of hickory nuts with readers, offering tips on collecting and eating them.
Warm yourself with soup
Soup is high in liquid, which means it usually is lower in calories than other foods.
Study: Coaching, app use could reduce food waste at home
Individualized coaching coupled with an app for tracking could help families greatly reduce some types of food waste, in turn helping combat climate change.
Farm bureau: Cost of Thanksgiving dinner increases 14%
Farm bureau's annual survey indicates the average cost of this year's classic Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $53.31 — a 14% increase from last year.
Ask Jen about meringue
Do you have a hard time making your meringue stick to the edges of your pie crust? Or does your meringue shrink once it's been refrigerated? Jen offers five tips to solve your meringue problems.
You can’t go wrong with Cincinnati chili
We'll happily take our chili served on top of spaghetti, along with some cheddar cheese and oyster crackers.
Here’s the scoop on toasting nuts
Toasting nuts at home is easy. You can toast them in the microwave, oven or on the stove.
Maillard Reaction from Grilling Makes Foods Flavorful
The Maillard reaction occures when heat, proteins, and sugars in food react in a process to create hundreds of different flavor compounds.

























