heritage The traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of the history of a group of people. Celebrating our heritage is an important way of remembering where we came from.

Kwanzaa is a week long celebration held in the United States to honor universal African heritage and culture. People light a kinara (candle holder with seven black, red and green candles) and give each other gifts. It takes place from December 26 to January 1 every year. It was created by Maulana Karenga and was […]

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Healthy Twists! These chocolate chip cupcakes look really unhealthy but they are actually really good for you filled with banana, whole wheat flour, and yogurt! Makes 12 cupcakes Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 2 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp honey 1 egg 1 ripe banana 4 tbsp Greek yogurt 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 […]

Christmas December 25 celebrated in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ. My family goes to midnight mass on Christmas.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. The story of how this happened is told in part of the Bible known as the Gospels. There are four Gospels telling the life of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke tells the most about his birth, and the Gospel of Matthew tells another part of the story. The Gospel […]

Banana Berry Breakfast Muffins Yummy and healthy breakfast muffins make a great grab-and-go breakfast or anytime snack! Makes 12 Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup rolled oats ( the old fashioned kind) 1/4 cup honey 2 eggs 3/4 cup  Greek low-fat yogurt 2 ripe bananas mashed 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking soda Olive oil or butter […]

Variant One of two or more things that show slight differences. Omicron and Delta are variants of the coronavirus.