My doctor reminded me the other day that I need to make sure I get lots of calcium in my diet to prevent osteoporosis.  Recently, I heard on the news that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against taking vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis, as […]

 This was a quick and easy side dish I threw together the other night.  You could use any kind of onion, but I think the red onions when cooked until just a tiny bit brown are especially sweet.  The browning caramelizes the onions, making them taste almost like sugar.  Yum! […]

  Livestock uses 30 percent of the Earth’s land surface (this includes land used to produced feed) and contributes 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report issued by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.  Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is largely due to land clearing for […]