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Pickled, fried, oven-baked, steamed, nestled in a cheesy casserole or even baked into bread—zucchini is popular any and all ways during the summer months because of its affordability and abundance....
08/5/2011
Ahh, fresh herbs! The appetizing aromas and fresh flavors lend distinctiveness to home-cooking by intensifying, expanding, and even completely modifying the taste of appetizers, entrees, side dishes—...
08/30/2011
It’s hard to resist the smell of homemade banana bread baking in the oven; its sweet, spicy aroma quickly drifts throughout the house, pulling all those who catch a whiff toward the kitchen with the...
11/7/2011
If you’re like most home cooks today, you want to feed your family wholesome and nutritious dinners but know the kids might balk at anything deemed “healthy” (ie, “yucky”). The good news is that if...
12/28/2011
With their enticing aromas, strange shapes, and sometimes stranger names, mushrooms may seem to be mysterious and mystical. But these fungi are popular in most every cuisine worldwide, and add...
02/23/2012
Did You Know? • Yam or sweet potato? In America, these words are used interchangeably, but sweet potatoes and yams are not the same; in fact, they are two different species of...
03/1/2012
Indigenous to North America, blueberries were used by Native Americans for both medicinal and culinary purposes for centuries. They start out tiny and green; as they grow, they develop a high level...
03/7/2012
Many recipes call for the "zest" of a lemon, orange or lime. So what exactly is citrus zest? It's simply the colored part of the peel, without any of the white pith below, which can be...
03/26/2012
Making your own tomato sauce for pasta and pizza is really quite easy. You can use staples that you have on hand (canned tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, onion) and save money over costly...
03/26/2012
So many recipes these days call for canned pumpkin, probably because it's so convenient to use. But did you know that you can substitute roasted fresh pumpkin for canned pumpkin puree in any recipe...
03/26/2012
