Carolyn Anderson: Steer Clear of Refined Sugar and White Flour

There is evidence that we can help strengthen the body's defenses against cancer by diet and exercise changes. The problem is that the things we should omit from our diets are often things that we enjoy, things that taste good and things that we have on a regular basis.

Girl Scout Cookie Sales Are Annual Rite of Winter

Every January, families around the U.S. have an annual ritual of ordering and consuming tasty Girl Scout Cookies. Sales began Jan. 7 and ended Jan. 21. There may still be chances to buy cookies through your local Girl Scout council. Distribution of cookies begins in earnest Feb. 4 as orders are delivered to each Girl Scout troop so girls can bring cookies to their customers.

Sweet on nuts: Grizzly bear pie and toffee squares

Walnuts dessert recipes: Grizzly Bear Pie, Toffee and Walnut Squares

Cicero: Hawaiian bread, with and without oatmeal

Nancy Marino asked for help finding a lost recipe for Hawaiian bread made with coconut and pineapple, which she thought might have come from the label on a container of oats. Lucy Bryant sent the recipe here, from 3-Minute brand oats.

High Country Baking: Pear Almond Galette

This column isn't about shaving, though the spell-check program on my computer keeps insisting it must be. A galette is not a razor; it's a free-form tart, made without a pan. And this one, featuring pears and almonds, is Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News High Country Baking: Pear ...