Category: autumn

Potatoes in Roasted Sesame & Coconut with Lime (Recipe)

A topping of crunchy, roasted coconut shavings and sesame seeds hug soft potatoes covered in lime juice, Southeast Asian style.  Servings: 4 Prep Time: 30 MINUTES Ingredients 3 tbsp Coconut flakes 1 whole Lime 2 whole Potatoes 2 pinch Salt 3 tbsp Sesame seeds Preparation of This Healthy Recipe Start the potatoes boiling. Meanwhile roast the coconut shavings and sesame…


Healthy Potato Latkes (Recipe)

Crispy and hot around the edges, sizzling Potato Latkes will be devoured as soon as they leave the frying pan. As this fun & hearty treat sizzles in the pan, it will warms your heart. Bright green scallions sprinkled on top add a light freshness. A dollop of yummy applesauce or sour cream adds cooling…


Taking the Kids: To a Fall Festival

Trailing sheep, mating elk, or maybe tarantulas? They are the subjects of popular fall festivals, along with apples, pumpkins, cranberries, brats and beer, pirates, starry skies and even covered bridges. Fall festivals are back big time across the country, offering the chance for an outdoor-oriented getaway from chores, soccer, swim meets, etc. Some are strictly…


The Beginning of Autumn: East Versus West

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


7 Essential Leaf-Raking Tips to Make Your Fall Cleanup so Much Easier

Trees and shrubs in all their brilliant fall finery are an amazing sight to behold. But those color-drenched leaves eventually make their way to the ground, where you may find them much less welcome. Raking leaves is at the top of most fall garden to-do lists, and it can be a rather labor-intensive and time-consuming…


Roasted Veggie Soup Starter

If you do this 3 or 4 times a year, you will always have the makings of great soups, veggie stews or chili on hand. Your choice — any or all: Onions Celery Peppers-red, green Carrots Fennel Turnips Garlic Potatoes Sweet potatoes Winter squash Mushrooms etc. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice or chop all…


In Search of Autumn Color

By Bill and Bonnie Neely We live in South Carolina, but we have family in New Jersey. It being October, we decided to pack our RV and go northward. In one trip we could celebrate loved ones’ birthdays and also do some leaf-peeping. But this time we were a bit too early. Fall temperatures were…


Fall Into Travel with Family Road Trips

Fall travel allows us to embrace change, from new crops of pumpkins and apples, to stunning leaves bursting with vibrant hues. Why not take a Fall road trip and experience this new season with your family. Road trips are some of the best ways to experience fall fun, as you never know what you may…


Colorado’s Fall Colors Are Coming — and Leaf-Peepers Have a Lot to Be Excited About This Year

By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver–Having spent the past two months flying over all 24 million acres of Colorado’s forests to assess their health, one of the state’s leading forestry experts foresees a good-to-great year for fall foliage with peak colors starting in mid-September. Dan West, the state forest entomologist for the Colorado…


Fall Foliage 2022

In case you haven’t already started, it’s time to plan for any fall foliage trips you might want to take. Although New England has pushed the idea that it is fall foliage central, you can find good fall foliage viewing throughout much of the U.S. and Canada — maples, oaks, and such east of the…