Cathy Isom gives you a hand with your everyday health by letting you know about the 10 must have spices to keep around in your kitchen for healthy cooking. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Kitchen Spices to Keep Around When it comes to spicing things up in the kitchen, but also keeping it healthy, here are the …
Why You Should Recycle Pistachio Shells
As we all know, yesterday was National Pistachio Day. Save those pistachio shell hulls. Cathy Isom tells you why you should recycle pistachio shells. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Why Recycle Pistachio Shells Empty pistachio shells are useful for recycling in several ways. If unsalted, the shells need not be washed and dried before reuse, but washing …
Celebrating National Pistachio Day
Cathy Isom continues her series celebrating a popular nut with a distinctive color. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Pistachio Day Today is National Pistachio Day. So grab yourself a handful of these distinctive pale green nuts in their beige shells, crack them open and eat them up, or enjoy them in ice cream or your …
Celebrating National Banana Bread Day
Cathy Isom has a bit of history, and different variations, about a well-known food holiday that may have you going bananas. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Banana Bread Day Every year on February 23rd you can probably smell it in the air. The sweet smells of banana bread wafting through kitchens and bakeries everywhere. That’s because …
Celebrating National Margarita Day
After a hard day at work, Cathy Isom tells you why you may be inclined to unwind with one of the most common tequila-based cocktails today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Margarita Day Had a Margarita lately? You may want to celebrate with one today, because it’s National Margarita Day. The margarita is a cocktail …
February Garden Prep for Spring Gardening
February is the month to prepare your garden and flower beds. Cathy Isom has some things you can do right now to get your garden or flower bed ready for spring. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. February Garden Prep for Spring Gardening When weather permits, February can be a great month for getting that garden in order as …
Celebrating National Cherry Pie Day
Cathy Isom has a bit of cherry history and tells you why you’ll want to celebrate today with a sweet or tart piece of pie. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Cherry Pie Day If you’re a lover of cherry pie, then you’re in for a treat, because today is National Cherry Pie Day. Celebrated every …
Superfoods Grown in Your Home Garden
In planning your garden, Cathy Isom tells us about some superfoods you can grow at home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Superfoods Grown in Your Home Garden Super foods have supreme nutritive value, but also, if grown in the garden, they can be eaten fresh and at the height of their power. Not only good for our bodies, …
Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food
Keeping us on our New Years resolutions, Cathy Isom has a great way for celebrating the most heart-healthy foods on the planet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food February 16th is National Almond Day. Whether you are eating them by themselves, using almond milk, pasta, flour, butter, oil or meal, almonds offer a …
Mulch Plants for Your Garden
Cathy Isom has suggestions about some mulch plants beneficial for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Mulch Plants for Your Garden It’s important to have mulch plants in the garden. They protect from erosion, keep soil moist by shading it from the sun, they also add biodiversity, which helps with pollinators and can deter or distract pests. …