Need a New Turkey Cooking Method This Year?

Try this.

You cook a turkey, what, once a year? Maybe your go-to turkey-cooking method's been handed down from your grandmother; maybe you try a different recipe every year looking for a better way. I'm not saying you or your grandma are wrong, but if you're turkey is in the oven for more than two hours, you're wasting your life. Here's the best turkey recipe I've ever found, courtesy of the exhaustive test cooks and food scientists at Cook's Illustrated. Bake time: Two hours.

Things Your Butcher Won't Tell You

The Readers Digest Version.

1. Don’t be fooled by supermarket brand names like Butcher’s Brand, Rancher’s Reserve, and Blue Ribbon. The label to look for is USDA Quality Grade. Prime is the best (and most expensive), followed by choice, select, then standard.

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How to Make a Garden Out of 5-Gallon Drywall Buckets

How to grow plants in small outdoor spaces that lack natural dirt: 5-gallon drywall buckets.

Tap vs. Bottled Water...... Gimme Tap

Chemicals, contaminants, pollution, price: new reasons to rethink what you drink and beware of bottled water.

The Spring Newsletter from Senior Helpers is here! Check it out.

Our Spring Newsletter is here! Check it out: Pathways to Independent Living Spring 2010- http://ow.ly/1u7Nt

In This Issue

Age in Place

Volunteers Welcome!

Long-Distance Caregiving

Honey Roasted Chicken With Rosemary & Dijon    Warning Signs of a Stroke    Puzzle

Easy Ways to Improve Your Vision

 

A Marvelous Sense

They are two of your most precious possessions, but chances are, you take your eyes for granted. Most of us do. But think for a second what life would be like without being able to gaze on your grandchild or your flower garden or even navigate the kitchen without incident.

Prevent Blindness America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to vision issues, estimates that 50,000 people lose their sight needlessly every year and that 80 million Americans are at risk of eye diseases that can lead to low vision and even blindness.

The good news: The most common diseases -- age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), cataracts, glaucoma, and dry eye disease -- are all preventable to some extent. Read on to see (pun intended) how you can get Stealth Healthy protection for your peepers. Before we go any further, we have to tell you that the first step, if you smoke, is to stop. Smoking increases your risk of cataracts, glaucoma, dry eyes, and age-related macular degeneration.
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The Facts about How Ground Beef is Made: Cook well!

 I must admit, I'll be cooking my hamburgers well from now on!

 E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection