Canning & Kitchen
Eliminating Weevils in Flour and Rice
Add to Favorites Their little legs wriggled on my spoon. How harmful could they be? Casting my eyes to each side, I watched for approaching family members as I dropped …
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Finding the Best Pumpkins for Pies
Add to Favorites It’s not a pumpkin. Or is it? Three pies sat on my table. A sweetly spiced aroma wafted through the room while condensation glistened atop the baked …
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Using and Seasoning Cast Iron Pans
Add to Favorites By Paul Wheaton & Suzy Bean – Cooking with cast iron has many benefits. There are a few rules to follow however in order for your cookware to last. …
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Cranberry-Apple Chutney Recipe for your holiday table.
Here in Maine, leaves have aged to rich, deep shades of red and orange, the nights are chilly, and the days crisp–though often gloriously sunny at the same time.
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$50 Worth of Chicken Recipes from a $15 Bird
Think of these simple chicken recipes the next time you enjoy a tasty roasted chicken dinner, and know that you’re only a few meals away from turning that single bird into $50 worth of food.
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Muffin Mania!
What’s more inviting than a warm muffin with a cup of tea or mug of coffee? Someone to share it with! The muffin recipes I’m sharing our family favorites and easy enough for the little ones to help.
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An Old Fashioned Mustard Pickles Recipe
Add to Favorites What do you do with those renegade cucumbers that hide under the vine until suddenly they appear — huge and yellow? You could, of course, relegate them …
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Roast Chicken with Green Beans, Tomatoes, and Olives
One of my family’s favorite dinners is roast chicken with green beans, tomatoes and a handful of Greek olives tossed in.
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Preserve Recipes Turn a Bountiful Harvest Into Holiday Gifts
Add to Favorites Want to avoid the traffic, crowded stores, and expensive prices when shopping for holiday gifts? Here’s how. Use these preserve recipes to keep seasonal foods when they’re at …
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20 Easy Zucchini Recipes For Your Surplus
Add to Favorites If you’re new to gardening, you’ve probably researched when to plant squash, how to grow zucchini and which zucchini varieties to choose, only to hear jokes about locking your …
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Selling Homemade Food: Laws and Considerations
Add to Favorites Cottage food law is the legal permission or ban on selling homemade food. And it’s gotten a lot of attention lately. Within the past few years, states …
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How to Tell If You Have a Healthy SCOBY
Add to Favorites Of all the things that couples argue about, I’ll bet the last one you’d ever think of is whether or not you have a healthy SCOBY in …
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My Experiments With Milking Plants
Add to Favorites By Daniel Strauss This cartoon was my first exposure as a child to the concept of non-dairy milk alternatives: After all the milk wells on the planet of Felina had gone …
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Wild Coffee Alternatives
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges You’ve heard all the pros and cons regarding regular coffee. Some are good, some are not good. Even if you’re a regular coffee drinker, there …
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Pavlova Dessert: Easy and Elegant
Add to Favorites Pavlova. Does the name intrigue you? Well, you’re not alone. I first encountered a recipe for Pavlova years ago in cooking school. I was intrigued and impressed …
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