Posts Tagged Disasters

Tragedy instills need to help others (Star Beacon)

The need to help a 5-year-old girl after the tragic lose of her grandfather led to an on-going effort to provide blankets for victims of disasters.

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Unique volunteer opportunities related to disasters (Kansas City Kansan)

Volunteers are so important when disaster strikes. In this article I have shared information about two disaster related volunteer opportunities available. The first involves help in sending supplies to Haiti, still in recovery from the devastating earthquake that hit January 12, 2010.  The second volunteer opportunity is to help first responders by being the “victim” of a disaster. This Friday ...

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Turkey Day disasters: Runaway turkeys, green gravy and missing eyebrows. Readers share their memorable holiday mishaps. (Pioneer Press)

We were newly married, and my husband's parents from Cloquet were coming for Thanksgiving dinner. I made an absolutely beautiful meal and was just finishing the gravy and without looking reached up for the Kitchen Bouquet but mistakenly grabbed the green food coloring. I didn't notice until it was too late. Definitely not a great color for gravy. Everyone got a good laugh out of it but me.

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Forget Pizza Hut: Make it yourself, easy as pie (The Meridian Star)

In today's world of widening waistlines and processed food health disasters, the pressure is mounting to eat simple, homemade meals. But at the same time, shrinking wallets and busy schedules make it harder than ever to eat healthy foods made in your own kitchen.

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Relish: Save Time and Still Cook Quality Meals!

Relish! "offers the plan to get you out of your dinner rut for good and to prepare healthy and creative dinners, every night. You choose your weekly recipes, the grocery list is tabulated, shop once a week and have all of the ingredients needed for five meals. Each week you choose five entrees to make for the week. All dinners are kitchen-tested (no more disasters) and take 30 minutes or less prep. The comprehensive grocery list makes grocery shopping a snap. 5 dinners and side

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