Throughout Kwanzaa, try these favorite dishes, as well as traditional African, Caribbean, and South American recipes.

Healthy eating should be a top priority, but when you're tired or stressed, it's easier to choose the chips and chocolate over the complicated meal on Pinterest that needs to be prepared from scratch. With some easy meal prep ideas, you'll be eating healthier quicker.

As we head toward the cooler months, thoughts wander to leaf peeping, cozy sweaters, football and the appearance of the symbol of fall … the pumpkin. While we have come to see the pumpkin as the undeniable mascot of autumn, there’s more to the humble gourd than jack-o-lanterns, bread, Thanksgiving

Yogurt gives this zucchini soup a creamy texture and adds protein. Smooth and silky — the perfect way to use up summer zucchini from the farmers market or your garden.

Try the perfect addition to your next picnic: a delicious and healthy potato salad. This refreshing salad is a delightful medley of flavors, combining the earthy taste of red potatoes, the zing of red onions, crisp green beans, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and the aromatic touch of fresh rosemary. 

This recipe takes about 10 minutes to cook, once you’ve cut all your vegetables. It’s a good dish to top pasta or serve with grilled chicken, lean beef, or salmon.

Sept or Oct

Yogurt gives this soup a creamy texture and adds protein.

This fresh salsa recipe is simple to make from scratch and tastes great. It gets even better if you have time to let the flavors meld. Perfect with your favorite chips at any get-together!

Compared with highly processed foods that contain fillers, excess salt and sugar, and other non-nutritive ingredients that are less pricey, but come at a high cost to our health, purchasing whole foods may threaten to strain our food budget. However, adopting a few new practices may help eating healthy on a budget a little more attainable.