Spring is long gone, so why are folks still suffering from allergies?! Sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose and watery eyes are just a few of the symptoms of seasonal allergies. Unfortunately, spring isn’t the only season that can cause those irritating symptoms. Fall is another season that offers a variety of allergy offenders. Ragweed, the biggest allergy culprit, begins to release pollen in August and sometimes lasts until October. Mold and dust mites, stirred up by turning on heating units can also be bothersome. Now, that we know what causes those symptoms, what can we do to relieve them?...

The squash have taken over my garden! It’s beginning to look a little like Jumanji because the butternut and yellow squash have just gone crazy! We’ve eaten tons of it, gave away tons of it and there’s still tons of squash left. I guess I could freeze some, but my freezer is getting pretty full. So I decided to dehydrate some of these never-ending vegetables to use this winter in soup. I used to dehydrate the old-fashioned way by drying vegetables on a screen. But thanks to the Farmer (my loving husband) I now have a fancy electric dehydrator....