Thanksgiving Hacks

thanksgiving hacks

A Thanksgiving to remember…our 2020 Thanksgiving celebration may actually be more of a blessing than we can imagine. After all, this past year has brought us a health scare that has created distance between us, unexpected shut downs and as I write this, many of us are wearing masks each time we leave the house.…

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Baked Gala Apples Recipe

Ingredients: 1/3 cup dried cherries 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup chopped pecans ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg 6 Gala Apples, rinsed 1/2 cup Bragg’s apple cider vinegar 3 tablespoons butter cut into pieces 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2  cup sour cream   Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl…

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Thankful For Turkey

Very soon we’ll be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with our friends and loved ones, and of course, turkey. Most of you already know that turkey is an excellent source of protein (a four ounce serving provides 65 percent of the daily value for protein), but did you also know that turkey is a good source of cancer-preventive selenium?

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Dr. Weil’s Simple Roasted Root Vegetables

Sometime the best foods at Thanksgiving are the simplest, cooked in their natural state with minimal spices to let the original flavor shine through. That’s certainly the case with the latest contribution to the Eat Well Vegetarian Thanksgiving series. The recipe comes from Dr. Andrew Weil, the popular alternative health physician who espouses the power…

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A Grateful Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Gratitude by Jackie Silver, AgingBackwards.com Thanksgiving is a time to slow down, bond with family and friends, eat and talk turkey, and to give thanks, of course. It’s a day where diets go out the window and, usually, so does exercise. Here are a few exercises of a different type – gratitude exercises. We…

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