Opinion

The theme for National Nutrition Month is Personalize Your Plate. March is National Nutrition Month. Creating nutritious meals is important when planning what you want to eat. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics states America is a nation of immigrants, with each group adding its cultural traditions, sharing multiethnic experience. As part of National Nutrition Month’, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers ways to personalize your plate with foods from all corners of the globe.

He couldn’t have been more than a kid, early 20s maybe, though he looked older. Life outdoors tends to age a person prematurely.

If 2020 was the year from hell, it looks like 2021 is the year hell froze over. This last week has been very tough on Texans, as multiple winter storms swept across the Lone Star State, dropping over 29 million Texans into the deep freeze.

It’s February. It’s cold.

In January, the world changed following closely behind the disruption of financial markets at the hand of individual investors. The invisible hand of free market economics, originally introduced by Adam Smith, was abruptly replaced by a very visible hand - Robinhood.

Jeremiah1:7-8 7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘lam only a boy; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you, 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord’ I find it amazing how God equips us to accomplish the tasks that He has set before us. He is constantly providing new and different opportunities for us to learn new trades and skills.

We even celebrate a folktale of our first president involving them. Cherries are drupes, or stone fruits, related to plums, and more distantly to peaches and nectarines. They have been enjoyed since the Stone Age - pits were found in several Stone Age caves in Europe. The Romans carried cherries throughout Europe and England along the routes of conquest

Dear Neil: While I was preparing a bed last week where my ornamental sweet potatoes had been growing last year, I came across this alien-looking creature. It looks rather frostbitten. I don’t know if it has eyes and could be planted.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me. 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord.

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday. You will want to remember those special individuals and that special someone in your life. What are you going to get that special someone? Why not prepare or make something for your Valentine. I have several recipes for your enjoyment. Feb. 8-14 is National Jell-O Week, so prepare a nice cool and refreshing jello salad.