Happy spring from your local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program at Eastern Oklahoma Development District, Area Agency on Aging. This month is National Volunteer Month and we would like to recognize all ...

I have always enjoyed bananas. Growing up Dad taught us to eat a bite of banana with a Cheezit. Don’t ask me why, but it works and I like to eat them that way even today. My granny always made banana ...

2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda Pinch salt 3 overripe bananas 2 Tbsps. milk 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract ½ cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup chocolate chunk...

½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 1/2 large bananas) 1 tsp. baking soda 2 cups all-purpose flour Pinch salt ½ tsp. ground cinna...

½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 6 large overripe bananas 2 tsps. pure vanilla extract 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda ...

Cinnamon granola, more or less to taste (I found a bag of cinnamon granola at Walmart) 1 3.5oz box French vanilla pudding mix Milk called for on pudding mix Cool Whip 3-4 bananas 4 clear cups or glass...

Monday we had thirteen ladies weighed in. We welcomed a new member, Machelle. We will support and encourage her on her weight loss journey. I had the best weight loss this week with 3.2 pounds gone. D...

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 10 a.m. ROLAND – The inaugural community EGGStravaganza will be 10 a.m. to noon at Roland City Park. There will be 5,000 Easter eggs for participants to find, as well as candy and p...

Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will offer fun eclipse activities on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will receive a free pair of eclipse glasses while supplies last. People can stop ...

Death makes so many of us uncomfortable. People don’t know what to say so they give empty platitudes. I get it. Before I lost my husband, I didn’t know how to deal with those that were grieving either...

The annual garage sale for the Friends of the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Old Sallisaw High School Association Event Center, 220 W. Creek Av...

The Sequoyah and Adair County Health Departments will offer fun, no-cost MyPlate classes during the month of March. Led by Health Educator, Kassandra Briggs, participants will learn about healthy swap...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities and can act as a resource for individuals and thei...

Skip asked what I was making for dinner at the beginning of February. I made up the recipe for this week and didn’t know what to call it at the time so my response was a sausage in a skillet with some...

3 Tbsps. butter 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups unsalted chicken broth 1 13.6oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained 1 cup heavy cream ...

4 Tbsps. butter 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 large zucchini 1 large yellow squash 1 medium sweet onion 1-2 pkgs. Sazon Goya seasoning, to taste Salt and pepper to taste Cut squash and zucchini...

2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage, sliced into 1/4” slices 1-2lbs chicken, cut into cubes 1 medium onion, diced 1 12oz bag frozen green beans 1 medium orange bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 Tbsp. min...

2 Tbsps. butter 1 Tbsps. avocado oil 1lb white potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-inch cubes (2-3 medium) Salt & pepper to taste 1 small onion, diced 2 13oz pkgs. smoked turkey sausage 1 orange bell pe...

The natural world is wondrous to behold. In a given day, there is no shortage of events to capture human attention and imagination, and such occurrences are free of charge. A solar eclipse is one phen...

Raising kids, eating right, spending smart, living well—that’s the theme of a national Living Well Campaign that is being promoted by the Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, both at...