LHF Blog

March 22, 2012 It is difficult to resist the urge to start planting the outdoor gardens with this string of nice days we have been having. Anyone who lives in Iowa knows that the weather…

February 22, 2012 The third Monday in February gives Americans a token winter day off from school or work to play in the snow or get a jump start on Spring Cleaning. For me, President’s…

February 8, 2012 As we progress into February we start to see candies and chocolates displayed in our local stores alerting us to the arrival of Valentine’s Day. People have several different opinions on this…

December 20, 2011 Near the back of The Original Boston Cooking School Cookbook (1896) there is a list of different menus for the ardent housewife to draw from as she planned meals for her family. …

December 1, 2011 Now that we’ve all had our fill of turkey, it’s time to trim the Christmas tree! Recognizing that holiday traditions vary greatly based on religion and ethnic background, I still wanted to…