Trisha Haddock

Hawaii’s Nutritional Taro Root and Recipes

The edible taro is a corm that is cut from the Colocasia esculenta plant. Its root system stores its nutrients inside a thick swollen part of the root. This section is chopped, peeled, then cooked and added to a meal. The word esculenta is the Latin word for edible. Captain Cook found the Colocasia growing ...

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The Taro plant plantation in Hawaii at sunset.

Nature Welcomes Us to Spring With Bright Yellow Wattle Flowers

Walking by the Yarra River in Warrandyte, I noticed how amazingly the bright yellow wattle flowers stood out, like sparkling yellow lights glowing in the trees. Wattle is Australia’s national flower. The colors of this flower are green and golden yellow. When I see it, it always ignites my patriotic heart for my country. September ...

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Yellow wattle flowers are small ball like flowers growing in a cluster on a stem of a tree.

Japan’s Remarkable Mount Fuji Culture

The Japanese people are struck by Mount Fuji’s beauty throughout the seasons and the nation has been in awe of it since ancient times. Locals learned to respect the mountain’s fiery nature, as it is an active stratovolcano. Mount Fuji is situated on the island of Honshu and is 100 kilometers (62 miles) away from ...

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Japanese building overlooking Mount Fuji.

The Age of Scurvy

In a time of warring empires and transoceanic voyages, sailors dreaded scurvy more than any other disease. Citrus fruit is packed with ascorbic acid, which is a water-soluble vitamin C that prevents illness. Not eating a nutritionally balanced diet that has little or no vitamin C can make a person develop the symptoms of scurvy. ...

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various citrus fruits.

Rescued With Flowers

At a young age, I enjoyed watching my mother paint flowers on porcelain. Her painting to me was amazing and inspirational. The bright cheerful geraniums, the gorgeous roses, lavender, and delicate irises growing outside in our garden also left an imprint on me.  I suffered from epileptic seizures from the age of 9 until I ...

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A rose from my Mother’s garden.

Jan’s Delicious Vegan Sausage Rolls

Prepare time: 35 mins Cook: 25 mins Ready in: 1 hour   Jan’s Vegan Sausage Rolls contain no meat. They can be served to vegans and non-vegans alike as they are healthy and tasty to eat. What are Vegan Sausage Rolls? What does it mean to be vegan? It is a conscious decision that comes ...

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Jan's vegan sausage rolls on a white plate.

Pumpkins Are Fun to Grow and Highly Beneficial to Eat

Pumpkins are very versatile. Our pumpkin plant trailing across the lawn in the backyard was a wonderful sight to see with its big bright yellow flowers glowing in the sun. We walked through the vine mass and we were up to our knees in leaves counting the flowers with fruit, laughing and smiling as we ...

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Pumpkin growing and over flowing the garden bed.

Healthy Protein Ball Recipe With No Sugar, and They Taste Delightful!

Healthy Protein Balls are a great choice for getting away from treats that have too much sugar. Today, many people are becoming aware of the health problems that come from eating too many processed foods that have high sugar content. Processed sugar is used in foods as a sweetener, of course, in order to make products ...

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Healthy Protein Balls made from cocoa, coconut, hazelnut, dates, passionfruit, walnuts that are compressed into small balls with peppermint leaves as decoration on some, others are rolled in shredded coconut and there are a few decorated with red pomegranate pips, displayed on a blue square plate.

The Story of Easter and Holiday Traditions

The birth and death of Jesus are recorded as significant events in history. His life has been studied and researched intensively by many historians, scientists, and other learned people. Their intent is to learn how his story unfolded and to reveal the truth. Our modern calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, is based on the moment of ...

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Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov painting, 'Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection.'