You do not need to prove anything on your first e-bike ride. You can start with a quiet practice area, a short route, and permission to turn around whenever you want. The goal is to come home thinking, “I’d like to do that again.” I started with no desire to pedal and relied heavily on…
A ride can start in Pennsylvania and end with lunch in Ohio. Mine did: Ruby and I covered 49 hilly miles on Route 5 from Erie to the White Turkey restaurant. Adventures like that are exactly why I want to understand the rules before heading out. State lines are easy to cross; bicycle rules don’t…
If you’re shopping for your first e-bike, the class numbers can sound like you’re signing up for a course instead of planning a bike ride. Thankfully, the basic idea is pretty simple: they describe how the motor helps and when that help stops. They don’t tell you how experienced a rider you need to be—or…
Apparently, having a favorite e-bike doesn’t prevent you from finding another e-bike you also need in your life. Meet Ruby, my Heybike Hybrid. Yes, we’re already on a first-name basis. 😂 If you’ve read my Heybike Venus review, you know how much I appreciate a bike that feels approachable. Ruby brings something different to our…
If you’ve been curious about getting an e-bike but feel a little overwhelmed, you are definitely not alone. When the idea was first presented to me, I immediately balked. Me? Ride a bicycle? Like, pedaling? Absolutely not. 😂 Yet here I am a few years later, with hundreds of miles under my e-biking belt and…
Make a quick sugar-free mulberry chia jam with fresh or frozen berries. This no-added-sugar refrigerator or freezer jam is easy, bright and naturally thickened.
Make easy pawpaw freezer jam with powdered pectin, plus safe storage, freezing and thawing tips for this brief native-fruit harvest.
Learn how to remove seeds, freeze pawpaw pulp in measured portions, thaw it safely and use it in smoothies, baking, freezer jam and pawpaw pie.
Creamy maitake mushroom chowder with tender potatoes, a little carrot and crispy bacon. A hearty fall soup made with fresh or rehydrated Hen of the Woods mushrooms.
Sautéed maitake mushrooms need only butter, lemon, salt and pepper. This easy Hen of the Woods recipe delivers golden edges and rich, savory flavor.
Some children seem bright and expressive when they talk but struggle significantly when they have to read or write. They may have difficulty connecting letters with sounds, remembering sequences, spelling consistently, or putting their ideas on paper. Recognizing these patterns early can help parents understand when additional support may be useful. Dyslexia is a language-based…
A child’s gut bacteria settle into their adult pattern during the first few years of life, and daily food choices play a large part in how that pattern forms. Parents hear a great deal about probiotics and elimination diets, but most families need something simpler. If you are in a similar situation, the following approaches…