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Libby Mills
Your host, Libby Mills, has home cooked conversations, eats and tips that focus on our local food system and how sustainable choices can positively affect our personal, community and ecological health and well-being.
Libby Mills, MS, RD, LDN is a dynamic, nationally recognized registered dietitian who engages, entertains and inspires through her cooking, teaching, speaking and writing. She regularly helps people translate health recommendations into practices that fit their unique needs. Renowned for her ability to connect with everyday people, Libby combines her energy, wit and creativity to bring food, nutrition and health alive.
Facilitating sustainable health choices, Libby creates flavorful, sensory appealing food experiences, captures the imagination with history, culture, and purpose, adds new value by exploring social issues, celebrates personalized solutions and connects communities.
Looking to make something different for your Thanksgiving celebrations? Don't miss spectacular sides, delightful crafts and good cheer. And, you'll love leftovers the second time around with these creative ideas. Then jump in the car and go to the destination Shady Brook Light Show.
When disaster, crisis or other diruptors of our food system strike, how do farmers and communities respond? Speaking with Henk Hobbelink of Grain.org we campare wester food systems with small scale global family farms in rural communities to learn more. And find a grain for every culture, as we spek with Kelly Toups, the Oldways Director of Nutrition.
Could what you eat affect how long you live or your risk for cardiovascular disease, and diabetes?
Don't miss answers that could change what you have for dinner with my conversations with Andrew Julius Wyrobek, Senior Staff Scientist; Medical Biophysics, Genetics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, now retired, and Pediatric and Metabolic Registered Dietitian Debora Marie Geary Hook.
Halloween costumes, candy, trick or treating, parties and haunts and Halloween-themed foods, where did it all begin and what do our modern-day celebrations mean? As the darkness of Halloween surrounds us, Marnie Mills owner of Yoga in Sedona and Monsoon Nectar joins me to bring light to some of the darkest mysteries of Halloween.
And cauldrons, bubbling brews and spells, good-witch Dannon Elderhill wrote the book, The Magic Book of Cookery, A Collection of 17th Century Spells and Recipes.
And if you're looking to be the life of the zombie party, you are going to laugh your way into the kitchen when Frank DeCaro, host of his own Serius XM show and author of the Dead Celebrities Cookbook raises recipes from the dead.
Crisp fall air, the cruch of leaves and th streets of West Chester. Expolre fall comforts and what you need to know to pick, choose and carve your halloween pumpkins with co-host Marnie Mills (Yoga in Sedona and Monsoon Nectar) Recipe idea galore! Don't miss the Fiorenza's Food for Friends West Chester Chili Cook-Off recap and 3rd place winning chili from WCHE 95.3 FM's team.
It’s Chili season! From the New York Times to the streets of uptown West Chester Pennsylvania, bold, flavorful, hearty chili is on the menu. Co-host Marnie Mills (owner of Monsoon Nectar and Yoga in Sedona) joins me to talk all things chili and support our WCHE 1520AM 95.3 FM team Barry D, Steve and Erick who will be competing in the Fiorenza’s Food for Friends 2025 F4 West Chester Chili Cook-Off and fundraiser to end hunger. The streets of West Chester will be heating up Sunday, October 12th with music, community and thousands of tastes the greatest chili cook-off competition!
If you love food, the 44th Annual Chester County Restaurant & Food Truck Festival is where you wanted to be. To get a taste of food sun and fun, Marnie Mills (Yoga In Sedona and Monsoon Nectar), cohost and field reporter reports live from the streets of West Chester. And later, a culinary trip to Poland takes center stage, …and if your looking for some instant fun, as they say, “just add water”…On Saturday September 27th the classic rock band, Just Add Water , will play at the Polish American Citizen’s Club in Phoenixville Pennsylvania from 6-10 PM. Keeping the beat, Rich Burns drummer of Just Add Water joins us to take us back stage to meet the band and get an exclusive in the the positivity you don’t want to miss.
Into a large bowl, empty Polish traditions, culture and food, stir in a whole lot of conversation, then Just Add Water….today we’re serving up music and food baked into a whole lot of fun!
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The act of hunting and gathering food, ingredients and medicine seems so ancient, yet we still have to hunt and gather every day…or at least once a week when we do our weekly shopping. For most people, finding aromatics like 🌿herbs and garlic, 🍄gathering mushrooms for a cacciatori, or 🍵selecting a tea for a scratchy throat…. is a drive to the local supermarket. But for foragers, these ingredients are freely available in nature.
But could HOW we go about getting these necessities— from the supermarket or nature, make a difference?
If the gap between the supermarket and foraging seems vast and and foreign, todays guest Horace Sheffield—👨🍳forager and chef, will help you explore the world of foraging which is deelpy rooted in the human experience.
Joined by my sister Marnie, we explore turning foraging finds to culinary creations with passionate forager and chef Horace Sheffield. Horace's youtube chanels are passionate forager and passionate forager 2. And be sure to check out Marsnie's Yoga In Sedona and Monsoon Nectar Chakra Aroma Skin and Hair Care.
We think we are cooking healthy, but is our cookware be as clean as our food choices? Learn what the differenc clean cookware can make and why it might make a difference. And impressinve that the small community of Kennet Square Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas produces about half of the nation's mushrooms, you have to hear my conversation with Tim Page of Lmabert Spawn. Have fun!
If you love mushrooms, check out Marnie and my follow up to the Kennet Square Mushroom Festival and enjoy our teaser interview with Horace Sheffield, who will be my guest next week venture deep into foraging.
Curious, learning or committed…experience the vegan lifestyle through two sisters celebration of Vegandale, Philadelphia. Music, art and innovative animal-free foods came together, and vegans and non-vegans from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and New York, Washington DC brought high vibes to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Experience the excitement, diversity and food through our Vegandale recap. And don’t miss Vegandale Toronto on September 6th and New York September 27th.
Don't miss Vegandale August 23, 2025 in Philadelphia! Ticket available here. Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women’s Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University explains how food choices reveal your ethics. And Tonya McNabb celebrates the flavors of Belize.
As I look back on my summer pictures…digging the garden and capturing the progress of the herbs I grew from seed…first the little sprig poking through the soil, their first leaves …all that growth just to get to their first harvest… Pictures of family together, the grilled veggies—zucchini, corn, onions, eggplant on the grill… That salad I made with the white peaches—blushed with rose colored ripening, goat cheese and mustard vinaigrette…
My summer photos document all the fun times I have has with my sister Marnie and my Mom Liz. The shore, trips to China town, gardening, dinners… It seems all my photo always include food…And now as we savor the days of summer and even begin looking toward the fall, what better time for a recipe round up!
During the hot, sticky Dog Days of Summer, nothing cools you off better than a tall refreshing glass of iced tea. Black, green or herbal tea, Steve Smith reads the tea leaves for the best glass of iced tea. And, if you are waiting for the sun to go down along with the temperature outside, find out why some people are looking up to the sky instead. Anthony Nicastro, Professor Emeritus at West Chester University says it’s all in the stars. Tea can be much, much more than a brewed beverage, don’t miss how to use tea in marinades and rubs to flavor up your grilling!
Hot, hot, hot…when it heats up, staying cool and hydrated is number one. Water-slide back through summer memories with my sister and me, Marnie Mills, as we reminisce on how we stayed cool on hot summer days. How much water do you need? Test your water IQ and explore deliciously creative combinations for using peelings, trimmings, and fresh herbs for sugar-free tastes of citrus, apple, cucumbers, berries and more! Flavor up while keeping costs down, you’ll never throw out your fruit and vegetable trimmings again. And, don’t miss what foods help hydrate, you may be deliciously surprised!
Looking for sustainable steps to celebrate 🌎 Earth Day everyday? Let’s Build a Healthy Earth Day Pantry!!
Don’t miss my conversations with Jessica Ball, RD with Eating Well Magazine and ✏️writer specializing on scrumptiously healthy meals on a budget 💵, Milette Siler, RDN, LDN, CCMS (Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist), who has your personal how-to check list ✅for building an Earth Day Pantry that You Can Rely, and Ginny Hair, Executive Director of The Canned Food Alliance, will take you from field 🌱to processing and then down the 🥫canned food aisle for foods you’ll love adding to your shopping cart.🛒 Thank you for the financial support of the Canned Food Alliance, in helping us Build an Earth Day Pantry.
Celebrating the day brings attention to Cesar Chavez the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) (formerly the National Farm Workers Association), and from box to plate National Crayon Day helps us color 🖍️our plates with a variety of delicious 🍎 foods 🥒and bring a close to National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics every March, celebrating the theme "Food Connects Us," emphasizing the role of food in connecting people to culture, family, and community. And field reporter, Anuja Soneta, RD explores our Microbiome in Part 2 of Gut Sense: Unleashing Your Second Brain in her interview with Mary Purdy, an Integrative & Eco-Conscious Registered Dietitian and podcaster.
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🍄 Long-time morel mushroom hunter and friend, John Argo, reveals family secrets to morel mushroom hunting. Listen up first-timers or seasoned schroomers to tip for finding, cleaning, storage and cooking these mysteriously elusive fungi.
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What can you make when morels is combine with goaty-great conversation—no kidding : ) at a goat farm with cheese making? Let your capricious creativity go or put the two on top of the best grilled pizza crust ever--YUM! 🍕
🇹🇭And a glimpse into Thailand’s famous festival 💦Songkran 💦celebrating the traditional new year with music and water fights.💦
Build your Agri-IQ! Sustainability is not just local, it’s global. Green City Growers Chris Grallert is turning green spaces into our thriving future and shows how Agri-literacy will be a language you need to know.
Discussing community gardens for refugee, preserving culture and narrowing community gaps, University of Michigan ‘s Anthony Kolenic discusses a refugee Freedom Garden. And, Field Reporter and Thomas Jefferson University dietetic intern, Hiral Salla puts a wrap on her 4-Part Sustainable Series for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month Beyond the Table.
💰Put 40% more 💵money 💵in your pocket? Easy! Learn the three P's to quit putting 40% of your hard earned cash into the kitchen trash.🗑️
In the US, food waste accounts for 40% of every dollar earned. If this doesn’t make cents, get the waste-not strategies you need, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! ♻️My 3-Ps will get you started. When food waste and hunger are happening in the same community, don’t miss entrepreneur Even Ehlers’, Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 and CEO of Sharing Excess recovery plan and how you can get involved. It’s all part of field reporter and Thomas Jefferson University dietetic intern, Hiral Salla’s Part-3 of her 4-Part Sustainable Series for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month.
Missed Part-1 and 2 of Hiral's Sustainable Series? At iHeart.com click on ♻️Sustainability: a Working Definition to New Perspectives ♻️Urban Gardening: From Seed to Greatness Part-2
Get in on the action!
🌱Tedx talk presenter, Amazon best -selling author, award-winning innovator, educator and urban farmer…who wouldn’t want Stephen Ritz as a keynote speaker? No one knows better than Stephen how a seed, a classroom and serious enthusiasm can empower youth to better understand their curriculum, get excited about veggies and eat better!
🌱A small seed and tiny space can grow big rewards! From a spot on your window sill, to a bed outside, seed expert and podcasting author of Working in Ag, Grace Book Retail Store and Operations Manager from Rohrer Seeds will be teams up with me to get your gardening started.
Missed Part-1 of Hiral's Sustainable Series? Check out Sustainability: A Working Definition to New Perspectives Part-1
March is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ NNM and this year’s theme is Beyond the Table.
From table talks, to who’s at the table, what’s on the table…here at Libby’s Luncheonette we will be focusing on Sustainability. What is it? How is it shaping our local and global future? and What are easy actions that you can do—now.
Food affects us all and is our future.
You won’t want to miss exploring sustainability along our farm to plate thread. From a working definition to new perspectives, I'll talk with Dr. Bradly Flann, Director of the Office of Sustainability at West Chester University and field reporter and Intern from Thomas Jefferson University Hiral Salla. My guests share what you need to know about sustainability, simple everyday sustainable solutions and fresh perspectives on issues that weigh heavy on our local and global food system, health and well-being.
Your heart gives your 100,000 reasons to celebrate American Heart Month one beat at a time. What we eat and how we stay active has a BIG role in taking care of this incredible organ!
This time of year, people as asking, "How can I eat heart healthy during American Heart Month and all year?"
With prices on the rise and time always a premium, what better way to cook heart healthy than to have heart healthy staples on hand.
Celebrate National Canned Food Month with me and my friends at Canned Food Alliance who made this showpossible. You DO NOT want to miss expert how-to’s for stocking your heart healthy pantry!
Mejeir supermarket registered dietitians Jodie Vandermeer and Beth Eggleston translate heart healthy recommendations into meals and snacks that fit your lifestyle. Pick your must-have basics for a heart healthy pantry and take a deep dive into the health benefits of three cooking faves with Kelsey Torr- Kettle & Fire bone broths, Ilaria Bonucchi- Pomi Tomatoes, and Lilly Campbell- Jack’s Quality Beans. And discover how cookbook author, recipe developer and registered dietitian Jackie Newgent makes terrific recipes using 5-ingredients or less.
Originally aired on Libby’s Luncheonette 95.3 FM WCHE radio.
Check out my special Cheery Cherry Happy Birthday to my sister and celebrate National Cherry Month!
Discover Chester County’s treasure Longwood Gardens in bloom with cherry blossoms with Anthony Aiello, Associate Director of Collections. Tour one of the largest collection of heirloom stone fruit orchards with Andy Mariani, family farmer, contributing writer to the Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink and expert advisor to California Rare Fruit Grower’s Organization. What’s your favorite way to eat cherries? To celebrate her birthday, learn the secrets to making the perfect Black Forest Cake with Marnie Mills of Sedona’s Monsoon Nectar. Happy birthday, Sis!
Originally aired on WCHE1520AM 95.3 FM the Talk of Chester County.
Happy National Canned Food Month!! And I'm celebrating in partnership with the Canned Food Alliance.
From field to processing plant, supermarket shelves to your table, you don't want to miss talking flavor, wholesomeness and sustainability with Brian Flood of Pacific Coast Producers, American cooking and eating trends and how canned foods can fit with Ellie Wilson Supermarket Registered Dietitian for Price Chopper and how canned food makes centc with author of the "Thrifty" blog and Registered Dieteitian editor of Eating Well Jessica Ball.
The Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe opens the kitchen door to Mexican history, culture, family and food.
Tamales, pozole and arroz con leche-- these are just a few of the traditional Mexican foods served as part of the Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe celebrated December 12th. Step into Hispanic family life, explore the ancient Mexican food culture including the Tamale, and learn the story of Our Lady Guadalupe. Don’t miss my conversation with Nancy Sanchez, director of Religious Education at Saint Agnes Parish, Dr. Jeffery Pilcher a food historian and professor in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto and author of ¡Que vivan los tamales! Food and the Making of Mexican Identity, and Registered Dietitian Dr. Sylvia Melendez Klinger founder of Hispanic Food Communications and coauthor of Hispanic Family Nutrition: Complete Counseling Kit.
Rich pho broth and contrasting sweet, spicy, salty and sour Vietnamese foods, we dive into the the cultue through the flavors of Vietnam. Enjoy conversations with Mihn Than owner of Pho Life, Dr. Linda Bahn, and Chef Scott Anderson.
College roommates-- Anna Ashley and Kay Torres, share recipes, experiences growing up and insights into life on the islands of Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Celebrate a World of Flavors as part of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month!
And as we celebrate the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month, and the many ways we can Celebrate a World of Flavors, it’s exciting to know that we can nutritiously enjoy traditional foods from other countries! But for those new to the United States, how are they able to personalize their plates with their traditional ways of eating ---perhaps not having access to the typical ingredients, while adopting American eating patterns and foods? But beyond the stir-fry, most of us DO default to picking out a dish off the local Chinese restaurant menu. But what makes authentic Chinese food? You are going to love taking a geographic tour of Chinese cuisine.
Love canned food even more after following the thread from field to cannery, and from supermarket shelves to easy homemade meals and signature restaurant dishes. A BIG thanks to Tami Iverson Director of marketing Communications for Pacific Coast Producers and top-shelf guests: Frank Muller of M Three Ranches, Brian Flood, Director of Quality Assurance & Technical Services for Pacific Coast Producers, Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN, President & CEO for Produce for Better Health Foundation, and Patrick Mulvaney, Chef/Co-Owner, Mulvaney’s B&L.
Super Bowl commercials predictions: plant-based eating is here to stay. Chef John Serock of John Serock Catering and Chef Scott Anderson Explor how to amp up the plants in your traditional spread. And Dr. Christine Karpinski shares the nutritional score for elite athletes who want to eat plant-based.
Can the efforts of one, some or a community to not use single-use plastic add up to healthful change? Will Williams, Sustainable Dierector shares how West Chester Borough said no more single-use plastic, Scott Anderson past Executive Chef fo Shephard University shares challenges, successes and future insights for plastic-free food service and re-useable totes to the rescue!
Explore the plastic trail in our oceans with Dr. Todd Osborne, of Florida University's Whitney Laboratories, Dr. Paul Pereira puts microbes to work sustainably breaking down plastic, Conrad MacKerron, author of As You Sow, gets inside plastic food packaging and Plastic Bank's David Katz is turning plastic into cash and healthy communities.
Three book authors share their tips and secrets to a well world, healthful body and fulfilled, happy life. Janet Houser a Life Coach Healer, Registered Dietitian Ruth Frenchman and retired biology professor Gordon Hunter ask, "How are you?"
In a pickle wondering what to leave for Santa? And what ar the best treats for kids? Carly Shilhaus Senior Manager of Public Affairs for The National Confectioners Association, Brady and Hope Stewart from Hope's Caramels and Niki Toscani Cofounder & Dietitian for Fishtown Pickle Project Wish you happy holidays!
How to throw the ultimate, iconic cookie party with Liz Serbenz and Linda Morel talks about cookies for Hanukkah! And if you like gingerbread cookies, listen up!
Celebrating West Chester's first ever Chester County Hospital Lights Up lHoliday Weekends December 10-12. Talk with Katie Walker, President, Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce and event sponsor Gary Krapf, President of Krapf Transportation, Dave March, Public Information Officer for the West Chester Borough Fire Departmentand Darren Girardeau, Director or Emergency Services, Transport and Radiology Nursing for Chester County Hospital.
Meet the goats and chief cheese maker Catherine Renzi of Yellow Springs Farm and Chef Ryan Sulikowski takes us into the kitchen of Lotus Farm to Table. Ans, wondering what to give the host of your next holiday party?
Get ideas for Thanksgiving standout side. Add charm with Sandra Denneir's chocolaty "turkey" spoons, and go behind the scenes of a 2.5 mile millions of lights holiday show with Don Watts of Newtown Graphics Corn Maze Designs.
Unsafe food handling during the holidays makes 1 in every 6 people get sick . Shelley Feist, the Executive Director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education, share MUST KNOW tips to prevent food poisoning.
Holiday celebrations and sweet treats don't have to be big NO-NOs. Registered Dietitian Toby Smithson, wrote the book Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition for Dummies shares how to managing blood sugar and enjoy treats.
And just in time for making our holiday wish list, this week Jeff Toren of Kitchen Tune Up brings you number 4 of our Top 10 Kitchen Trends Count Down!
Alexandra Allred, first U.S. women’s Olympic bobsled champion, 4th degree black belt and now author of Damaged Goods talks about air quality and health. And, Joan McGregor, Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University explains how food choices reveal your ethics. And Tonya McNabb celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the flavors of Belize.
Take a walk back in time to New Castle Common's Penn Farm with Katherine Panulal, see botanical art with Brenda Akins and idlewild with Chef Mark Crouthamel.
Getting back into the spring of work, toting the kids and hanging out with friends post-quarantine has some buying pre-made dinners. Danielle Minor shares how she makes it healthy.
Getting a competitive edge could begin with your name, what you ate for breakfast, school lunch or sheer speed. Dr. Marc Levine, MD, explains how speed eaters eat a weeks worth of calories in minutes and maintain their weight. But what are the health risks?
Debbie Beauvais, RD, celebrates Kids Eat Right Month with a fresh look set school lunch.
Fire it up! Libby grills with Grill Girl, Robyn Linders, who competed on the Food Network’s First Chopped Grill Masters Season 1; cooked alongside Carson Daly on The Today Show and was a national judge on The Travel Channel’s American Grilled and favorite chef, Scott Anderson.
How do Kids Eat Right? It takes a community with guest Renee Ryan, Vice-President of the West Chester Cooperative. Also - is food preservation your jam 😉? I'm talking canning with Margie Sawicki, RD. Plus, Mozart!
Kids Eat Right kicks off with great resources and even tastier cooking videos that kids and adults will love making. Kristi King, past spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics takes us behind the scenes. And West Chester Parks and Recreation builds cultural diversity in kid campers.
National Strawberry Sundae day is not a holiday...yet, this treat and ice cream play a significant role in history says Catherine Lambrecht a culinary historian.
1 in 5 men die before he is 65, 3 out of 4 suicides are male, out of every 5 men, 2 die before they are 75, 3out of 4 of premature deaths from heart disease are male. Why and whats being done?
Visit a Sir Lanka where "green" tea farming is a win-win. Afternoon tea or high tea, what's the difference between these two traditions? Nibble a cream puff and discover a country-style American tea house.
Celebrate the last week of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Nutrition Month where we discover how Indian cultural foods and traditions of Holi can be a part of how we personalize our plates. Join Sarvesh Kulkarni of Villanova University, Vandana Sheth RDN author of My Indian Table: Quick and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes and Simi from The Star of India.
National Nutrition Month is a like a book that you WANT in your kitchen with your favorite cookbooks, dogeared for personal health, open on your coffee table and wrapped to give to everyone you care about.
What to publish a book? Ask Roberta Schwartz Wennick.
Roberta Duyff author of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food & Nutrition Guide
Tiffany McGreggor's Food Literacy Initiative
Ohio State University Romanian Club helps us discover the heritage, culture and traditions that personalize my National Nutrition Month plate through the festivals, family and food!
Experience Ireland on a motorcycle tour. Paul Rawlins Managing Director of Celtic Rider will show you the sites, showcase the history and take you into the welcoming towns and pubs. Want a taste of Ireland on your St. Patrick’s Day table? Deb from MacDougall's Victory Cakes has you covered for dessert, and everything in between! As we continue exploring cultures and traditions from around the world, we see how our favorite foods, family traditions and cultural identity can all be a part of your healthy game plan. Happy National Nutrition Month!
Personalizing our plate means including our favorite foods and family traditions. For National Nutrition Month I’m trying foods from other cultures and experiencing their traditions. From Ghana, Sierra Leone and the West African Coast, share the passion that nourishes through flavor. Guests: Deborah Kamara of Sallamin International Foods and Ebenezer Affainie of SunSobo.
What do you want to know about canned food? Don't miss next Monday at Libby's Luncheonette when guests Andy Hirneisen from the Penn State Extension, Chef John Serock of John Serock Catering and Ginny Hair of the Canned Food Alliance will answer all your questions.
- Are canned foods as healthy as fresh?
- How long are canned food good?
- How to put up fruits and produce at home?
- And what can you quickly make from canned foods that will make a delicious lunch?
If you think canned foods are bottom shelf, get ready to be wowed and wooed with how canned foods save money and make amazing meals.
Low literacy affects quality of life and health. Dr. Julie Collins, Professor in the Donna Nigh Dept. of Advanced Professional & Special Services shares what parents can do. And Registered Dietitian Roberta Duyff author of the Academy of Nutriton and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide translates recommendations into fun foods.
Marnie Mills of Monsoon Nectar reveals the secrets to making Black Forest Cake for her birthday. And keeping the celebrations going find out where and how to celebrate Mardi Gras from Alicia of the Big Easy Grill and David Yori of Yori’s Church Street Bakery.
What kind of investment are you making in your bones and joints? Dr. Dan Luczka and Registered Dietitians Lisa Diewald and Abby Copenhaver-- who is also a dairy farmer, help us better understand the importance of the easy small steps we can take every day.
Not having food is something you only really understand when you don’t have it, or don’t have enough. From tragic losses in California fires to hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are heroes. What can we learn from the weather? Chris Forest Professor of Climate Dynamics in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at The Pennsylvania State University forecasts the future of food and the cost of your grocery bill. Fires are obvious; hardship often goes unseen. No one should go hungry is the cornerstone of West Chester Food Cupboard. Founded by Joe Frat, he shares how Covid-19 has impacted our community and how WC Food Cupboard is responding.
This show is dedicated to my dad. I am so thankful for his contributions to who I am and what I value. He has inspired my creativity and taught me unique skills like whittling, making tile projects and refinishing furniture. Together we have spent some great times giving old things new life. My dad can always find the ridiculous in the simplest of moments, lightening sometimes otherwise heavy times. I love my dad and all these things and more that are now part of my life.
From great activities to do with dad, special memories and a few tips for staying fueled, this episode celebrates the important role of DAD!
As March opens, every page celebrates the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ National Nutrition Month.
National Nutrition Month is a like a book that you WANT in your kitchen with your favorite cookbooks, dogeared for personal health, open on your coffee table and wrapped to give to everyone you care about.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food & Nutrition Guidewritten by Roberta Duyff was honored as one of the nation’s best consumer health information materials in 2018 with the Best of Show Award among all Gold Awards during the National Health Information Awards. Author Roberta Duyff, share why her book is a MUST HAVE for every bookshelf with can-do’s for National Nutrition Month.
DID YOU KNOW? One in four college students may be malnourished. About 70% aren’t eating vegetables and fruits like they need. 20-25% reported experiencing some level of food security.
Tiffany McGregor, Director of Library Services at Neumann Universityis writing a new chapter in living, real time. Founder of Neuman University Library’s Food Literacy Initiativeprogram she is changing the food and nutrition culture there, one bit at a time!
As a traditionally published and self-published author of “Your Personality Lifestyle”, “Your Personality Diet”, and “Is It Worth It?”, Roberta SchwartzWennik knows how to bring a book to market. You could say, she has written THIS BOOK too! And in fact, offers Affordable Editing Services, because “No author should be without an editor and coach”
If you have ever wanted to write a book, or are considering the vast publishing environment of today, or are just curious…you can’t afford to miss my conversation with Roberta Schwartz Wennik as she reveals what authors today need to know.
Brick walks, holiday lights, evergreen boughs with red bows, local stores, unique gifts, singing with the Merrie Minstrels - Jeffrey Carr, Susan Guyer, Julie May and Daniel Williams, and sharing holiday greetings with John Serock Catering and West Chester Downtown Foundation’s Matthew Holliday.
Brick walks, holiday lights, evergreen boughs with red bows, local stores, unique gifts, singing with the Merrie Minstrels - Jeffrey Carr, Susan Guyer, Julie May and Daniel Williams, and sharing holiday greetings with John Serock Catering and West Chester Downtown Foundation’s Matthew Holliday.
Brick walks, holiday lights, evergreen boughs with red bows, local stores, unique gifts, singing with the Merrie Minstrels - Jeffrey Carr, Susan Guyer, Julie May and Daniel Williams, and sharing holiday greetings with John Serock Catering and West Chester Downtown Foundation’s Matthew Holliday.
Brick walks, holiday lights, evergreen boughs with red bows, local stores, unique gifts, singing with the Merrie Minstrels - Jeffrey Carr, Susan Guyer, Julie May and Daniel Williams, and sharing holiday greetings with John Serock Catering and West Chester Downtown Foundation’s Matthew Holliday.
I love the gold foil-wrapped chocolate coins, latkes and what’s not to like about fried sweet jelly doughnuts, but what does it all mean? Barry Rabin, co-host of WCHE1520AM's Friday Morning Magazine. From Adam Sandler’s famous Hanukkah song, 'tis the musical season! But could hitting the high notes with your best falsetto or operatically belting out your favorite carol be hazardous to your voice? Katherine Skovira, an opera singer and Artistic Director of SoundLAB and voice instructor at Taylor’s Music chimes in. And whether for Hanukkah, Kwanza, Christmas or New Years, if the gift of wine has become like a tired fruitcake? Bill Kuhn, Director of Operations at Half Time has some great ways the sparkle and bubbly excitement of the holidays is bottled and bowed?
Could giving to your favorite charity or non-profit, may have more than tax deductible benefits? It turns out that we are hard wired to feel happy when we give and science is proving it. Learn more about why giving feels good as we follow a farm to good health thread with interviews of Aaron de Long of the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Fiona of the West Chester Food Cupboard,Judy Jeffords-Hormitz of Safe Harbor and Kathy Sullivan of the West Chester Area Senior Center.
Thanksgiving is approaching and perhaps no memory of the day is better than someone, probably a woman, and probably your mom, in the kitchen making the dinner. Today will warm your heart with the important role women play in the lives of other women, daughters and sons. Natanya DiBona President of Les Dames D'Escoffier and three-time award winning journalist, Catt Sadler, renown for her work for E! Entertainment. Plus, conversations about John Debella's Annual Turkey Drop and Bill Werndl's induction into the Broadcasting Pioneers Hall of Fame, or in his case, Hall of Game!
Do you use social media or health apps? Author of Wrong Technology, Sara Water-Boettcher, shares with host Libby Mills what you need to know when the human writers of these online tools get you all wrong. Their unintended biases could lead to faulty analytics, inaccurate guidance and prejudices. And, how does France's latest labeling law affect you? Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Robyn Beechuck explains it all. And not to be missed - NUMBER 9, in my TOP 10 COUNTDOWN of kitchen trends from Jeff Toren. Plus, my garden wrap up - tomato-lemon jam.