Louise L. Hinsley, Author at Washington Daily News

Agriculture

Beaufort County Extension offering home food preservation classes

When it starts getting warm and the gardens are being planted you may start thinking about learning how to can your own foods. The price ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 10:57 am

Community Columns

Med instead of Meds: Extension classes to focus on healthy diet

The Mediterranean diet has been extensively studied and is associated with promoting health and decreasing the risk of many chronic diseases including some forms of ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Tuesday, March 29, 2022 3:18 pm

Home & Real Estate

Sheet pan meals make for easy clean up

Sheet pan meals are one of our family’s go-to weeknight dinners. They are called sheet pan meals because the whole meal is made on the ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 1:57 pm

Home & Real Estate

Plan ahead for home canning this summer

If you are thinking about joining the trend in our communities to can food this summer, you might want to take a home canning class. ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:39 pm

Agriculture

Celebrate strawberry season in style

The best strawberries are the ones you pick yourself or buy from your local strawberry farm. These berries will be the freshest you can get, ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Thursday, April 15, 2021 12:02 pm

Agriculture

Cooperative Extension to hold cold food storage class

The Beaufort County Cooperative Extension is offering a hands-on cold food storage class! Whether we purchase food from the store or farmers market, or it ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Thursday, April 1, 2021 1:32 pm

Home & Real Estate

How to make the perfect refrigerated pickled egg

As we approach the Easter holiday, boiling eggs seems a part of my family rituals. Oh, and dyeing the eggs…starting with the lightest to darkest ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:02 pm

Home & Real Estate

It’s easy incorporating green

Be sure to include the color GREEN on your dinner plate! Leafy green vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. They’re packed with ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:00 am

Columns

Choose your snacks wisely

It is time to make some savory treats that are not loaded with empty calories but are packed with healthy nutrition. One of my favorite ... Read more

by Louise L. Hinsley, Friday, March 5, 2021 4:15 pm

Agriculture

Choose extra virgin olive oil to tastefully improve your health

For overall better health and chronic disease prevention, consumers are looking for a healthier oil that can be used for most of their cooking, baking ... Read more