Know your numbers
We’ve all heard of blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar but not everyone actually understands these terms and what levels are ideal. Listed below is a brief summary of the current guidelines and their meaning: • Blood Pressure: A healthy goal is 120/80 mm/Hg. This value compares the amount of force against your artery walls when the heart [...]
Read More →SweetSisters bakery set for weekend debut in Tiverton
TIVERTON — They aren’t sisters, exactly, more like the sister neither had. So SweetSisters seemed a good name for the Tiverton bakery that best friends Amy Paull and Deirdre Mazzeo are opening this Friday at 14A Stafford Road in Tiverton. Over time, “we have become the very best of friends, she is the godmother to [...]
Read More →Make the weekend special with hot popovers
I love to bake for breakfast in the winter, especially during the frigid weather we had recently. On weekends, it’s scones, muffins, biscuits, baked eggs, baked french toast or popovers — one of our favorites. Popovers, which aren’t hard to make, are good with butter and jam (I like to mix soft butter and jam [...]
Read More →A comforting side dish with the sweetness of summer
I revamped my southern corn pudding recipe for a recent book club meeting (we read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”). I doubled it and made it in a slow-cooker for a buffet lunch at work and it was awesome with pulled pork and coleslaw. But, I especially like how it comes out in the [...]
Read More →Get energy boost with magnesium
When your energy flags, you probably reach for an extra cup of coffee or another source of caffeine for that much-needed boost. However, the true reason behind the mid-morning or mid-afternoon slump may not be a lack of caffeine, but rather a lack of magnesium in your diet. About 70 percent of American adults are [...]
Read More →Food pantries need donations year round
Local emergency food pantries typically receive the highest volume of donations during the holiday season, but low-income families’ need for food continues year round. If you want to donate food to your local emergency food pantry, here are some of the most-needed items, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Foods six months past [...]
Read More →Fishermen serve up oyster stew, learn about alewife
The Westport Fishermen’s Association invite all to join them for their 2013 Oyster Stew Supper and annual meeting on Monday evening, Feb. 11, at St. John the Baptist Church, 945 Main Road. After dinner and business, guests will learn about alewife from the evening’s guest speaker, author and photographer Douglas Watts. The dinner is a [...]
Read More →Enjoy some veggie burger bliss
Whether they’re made from veggies, soy or a combination of both, all vegetarian burgers have one thing in common: They’re completely meat-free. Typically, the similarities stop there. “Meatless” or veggie burgers vary in their protein content, sodium content and overall ingredients. Although a veggie burger has the word “burger” in it, you can not assume [...]
Read More →Don’t turn nose up at frozen veggies, fruits
Americans are typically lacking in their fruit and vegetable consumption, only eating about one third of the recommended daily servings. Both fresh and frozen varieties are available in your local market, so when fresh produce is not in season or may not look its best, the frozen option is a great alternative. Frozen fruits and [...]
Read More →Indoor farmers’ market in Tiverton
The ground may be frozen, but you can still get your hands on fresh, local produce at local indoor farmers’ markets. The Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton hosts an indoor farmers’ market from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday through May 16. Vendors will offer jams and jellies, honey, gourmet roasted coffee, clam chowder, fresh [...]
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