Sue_in_garden

Susan Peterson is an award-winning writer. She has authored five books, including her most recent, "Western Herbs for Martial Artists and Contact Athletes" and her novel "Clare," a story of Irish immigration in the early 20th century. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in text theory from the University of Texas at Arlington.

She likes cooking, cats, playing Irish whistle, Tai Chi and karate, and computer Scrabble. Current research obsessions include the mind-body connection, gardening, and the difference between real food and the simulated food-like substances that most of us eat on a daily basis.

http://www.susanlynnpeterson.com

In the Spotlight

Disadvantages of Drinking Tang Instead of Juice

Tang may look like orange juice, but it isn't juice. Here's why.

In the Spotlight

Substitution for Canned Pumpkin

Canned pumpkin is not universally available. In Europe especially, canned pumpkin is rare. Even in some parts of the United States where pumpkin is native, finding canned pumpkin can be difficult in the spring and summer. If you wish to make a...

In the Spotlight

Cooking Accessories for Solar Ovens

You can, of course, do some basic solar cooking with very few accessories. In fact, a Mason jar, turkey bag, and windshield reflector are all you need to heat soup or cook beans. When if comes to "simple," solar cooking is one step up from roasting...

In the Spotlight

Can You Cook Frozen TV Dinners in a Solar Cooker?

Do a quick search on the Internet, and you will find that people do cook frozen dinners in their solar cookers. The dinners get hot enough to eat. A palatable temperature, however, is only part of what you are looking for from the solar cooker. The...

• 
  3
  U.S. Government Policies & Processes

  How Do I Remove a Representative from Office?

  4 years ago

  A member of the United States House of Representatives may be removed from office using two different methods: ethics hearings or a recall election.

• 
  0
  Education and Science

  How Did the American People Live From 1800 to 1840?

  4 years ago

  The first four decades of the 19th century were a time of great technological change in the United States. With these technological changes came changes in the daily lives of Americans.

• 
  0
  owlcation.com

  Privileges of Ordained Ministers

  6 months ago

  Ordained ministers have religious, social and economic privileges that the laity don't have.

• 
  0
  Christianity, the Bible & Jesus

  The Episcopal Church: Last Rites

  5 years ago

  The Episcopal prayers for the dying, which are called "Ministration at the Time of Death," have some things in common with traditional Catholic Last Rites, but they are also somewhat different.

• 
  2
  delishably.com

  Do Clementines Ripen After Picking?

  4 months ago

  Clementines, like other citrus fruits, don't ripen after picking. Find out why.

• 
  14
  caloriebee.com

  Disadvantages of Drinking Tang Instead of Juice

  5 months ago

  Tang may look like orange juice, but it isn't juice. Here's why.

• 
  1
  Culinary Arts & Cooking Techniques

  Substitution for Canned Pumpkin

  7 years ago

  Canned pumpkin is not universally available. In Europe especially, canned pumpkin is rare. Even in some parts of the United States where pumpkin is native, finding canned pumpkin can be difficult in the spring and summer. If you wish to make a...