In these times, with families struggling with grocery bills and also having the desire to do better for the planet, food waste is becoming a more prominent topic. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, one third of all food in the United States goes uneaten. EPA data ...
For Christmas last year my sister gifted me the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. I’ve only used a few recipes from it, but it has changed my outlook on canning. Pre-recipe book, I was cautious but fairly comfortable with water bath canning. I started about eight years ago, canning ...
By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC The days are getting shorter, the nights are feeling cooler and summer is beginning to come to an end. Even though school is starting back up, we are still enjoying those sweet, juicy, fresh summer fruits. Also, August is National Peach Month! From ...
When my sister and I were teenagers, we went through a candy-making phase, making many flavors of chocolate truffles, lemon drops, taffy, fondants, peppermint patties and more. In the many years since, I’ve continued making candies for special occasions. Truffles are my ...
By Rick NelsonAssociated Press During several visits to Ireland, prolific Minneapolis cookbook author Zoë François became obsessed with the simple scones she seemingly encountered everywhere. “My first stop after the long flight was to a farm, where I had my first Irish ...
One thing I wasn’t without this year was an abundance of hot peppers. Whether I picked them up from my parents’ garden, a garden in Smithsburg, Md., or meticulously picked through the bins at Kroger, I’ve been dehydrating and using those peppers since the weather was still nice and ...