HOME, GARDEN & SENIOR LIVING
Making your own gift basket allows you to handpick items that you know will be appreciated. The recipient will be touched that you went to the extra effort.
BY KATY G. WILKENS | April 15, 2025 at 1:35 p.m.
Chocolate, the Fourth Food Group
Chocolate’s fat molecules have a unique melting point just below body temperature. This gives chocolate its creamy texture and “melt in your mouth” feel.
Giving Garden
Marra Farm in Seattle's South Park neighborhood hosts a P-Patch Community Garden, a Senior Garden, and many other uses including a Growing Garden for the hungry
Is a Reverse Mortgage a Good Idea?
There’s a lot to know and consider to be sure it’s a good option for you
English Muffins or Crumpets?
For a delicious, healthy alternative, try this recipe for making your own English muffins, which are called crumpets in England.
Plant-based for the Planet
Eat less meat to save the planet.
Garden Longer with Less Muscle Strain and Fatigue
Whether you are a young or young-at-heart gardener, include some strategies to help extend your enjoyment and reduce fatigue and muscle strain
Celebrate Monarch Butterflies and the Year of the Asclepias by Planting Milkweed
support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape
Fresh Alternatives to Salty Asian Sauces
Once you make these homemade Asian sauces, you'll never buy on in the store again.
Quick Asian stir-fry meals
Tofu cooks quickly and is packed with protein in stir-fried dishes packed with plenty of vegetables.
Eat the rainbow with orange cauliflower, red carrots and purple broccoli
If you don’t have a garden and don’t see these bright vegetables in your regular grocery store, head to your local farmers market. You’ll get produce as fresh as if it just came out of your own backyard.
Alternative Housing for Seniors
Alternative senior housing options are starting to gain a “toe hold’ in the minds of retirees in Western Washington
Grow Tasty and Nutritious Leafy Greens Indoors
Plant, tend and harvest greens for garden-fresh flavor now and throughout the year
Drink Your Nutrients Hot & Cold
recipes for spice chai tea and spa water
