On Your Table: Fall back for a little pasta
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Green vegetables add brightness to this dish and the meat makes it a substantial dish.
No meal is more perfect for the onset of cold weather than a nice hearty plate of pasta. We all love these but you don’t need to limit yourself to the classics like spaghetti.
In fact, I think greens makes some of the best inspiration for seasonal pasta dishes....
The winds of change in dentistry
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Each fall dentists from around our nation gather to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Dental Association. Most years the meeting centers around improving the quality of our care. Hundreds of continuing education seminars along with tremendous displays of new products, equipment and techniques keep the average dentist busy for the...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Pay inspiration forward
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Do you give yourself enough credit? Most of us don’t. If we did we would feel so much more fulfilled. It would give us a purpose. If you struggle with feeling a sense of purpose, consider inspiring someone else. The saying goes that it’s better to give than to receive. This certainly is true in my life.
No matter what our age, each of us is...
Your rights and responsibilities as a patient
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
In just a few days I will be representing the state of Pennsylvania at the annual meeting of the American Dental Association. As a member dentist I subscribe to a code of ethics. Whatever the future of our healthcare holds, we cannot lose sight of ethical care. The American Dental Association also has a patient’s bill of rights. This document...
Don’t retire, Refire: What are you hanging onto that you should let go?
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
As we go through life, we carry memories and emotions that warm our hearts but also ones that block our creative flow and, sometimes, because of that blockage, we are stifled to the point where many of us don’t believe we’re worthy or deserving. We lose our confidence, our Mojo. This might seem like a grim way to start an article but, keep reading,...
All About Connecting: Just for the ladies
By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times
Although many of us strong, independent women don’t want to admit it, it’s still a man’s world. Moreover, without getting involved in the nastiness of politics these days, our rights, ladies, are definitely on the down-turn. Thus, I feel it is my duty to encourage every woman to start standing up for herself all day and all night. Not just in your dating...
On Your Table: Nothing says ‘Fall’ like apple pie
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Nothing beats a great apple pie this time of year
Being a Midwest girl from Northeast Ohio I am particularly drawn to apples. Remember Johnny Appleseed? When we were kids my father took us and our bag of dropped apples to a cider mill nearby where our apples were popped in a bin with everyone else’s and we certainly enjoyed that pungent juice...
On Your Table: Savoring the last of summer, preserving your tomatoes
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent , The Times
Tomato jam is a wonderful way of making summer tomatoes last longer.
If you’re like me you’ve been pampering garden tomatoes all summer, and guess what, now they’re all coming to harvest. What to do? I love to eat them like apples with a little salt sprinkled on. But really – what can one do to preserve this bountiful harvest?
Here’s how...
If it sounds too good to be true….
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Spend time on Facebook or any other website for that matter and you will see advertisements for do-it-yourself dentistry. Just today I was solicited for mail-order orthodontics and do-it-yourself veneers. No dentist needed. These might seem like a great way to save money and get a nicer smile – but there are plenty of pitfalls.
Some of the...
Four easy ways to improve your relationship with your man
By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times
I’ve often wondered why it is that much research has revealed the sad truth about most traditional relationship counseling…over 75% of couples who go for counseling together, end up divorcing or ending their relationship. I felt it to be true, even with my own experiences in the past, and when I did some more digging, I found some solid evidence.
Dr. Steven...
