COOKING

Cooking (Dry) Beans at Altitude

May 2, 2010

Cooking with dry beans is a good way to work cooking from scratch into your routine. Also, if you’re concerned about your food budget, dry beans are a good way to save some money while working a healthy food into your diet. Canned beans are pretty expensive, but dry beans are cheap. See my related [...]

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About Dry Beans

May 2, 2010

Dry Bean Arithmetic A one-pound package of dry beans equals about 2 cups dry, or 5-6 cups cooked 1 cup of dry beans equals 2-3 cups, or 1-1/4 pounds of cooked beans One 15 ounce can (drained) equals about 1-1/2 to 1-2/3 cups cooked beans Beans (a member of the legume family) are very nutritious, [...]

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What’s in Season This Month (April)

April 1, 2010

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NOTE: Since there is very little available fresh this time of year, I have indicated when a particular vegetable or fruit is typically kept in cold storage for “fresh” use, or if it can be harvested using season-extension techniques such as a hoop house or mini-greenhouse. Arugula: Best in spring and fall (but can be [...]

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Making the Best Apple Butter I’ve Ever Had

March 27, 2010

Although I am under the weather today, I have decided that I need to use up the remaining apples from our last CSA delivery before they all rot. I am going to make apple butter. So, I’ve turned to my three favorite books for preserving: Blue Ribbon Preserves, Stocking Up and The Big Book of [...]

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Book Review: Cooking Green

March 11, 2010

by Kate Heyhoe One or two times a month I review a new book related to cooking and/or gardening. I just finished reading Cooking Green, after hearing about it on the Splendid Table podcast. If you are interested in reducing your environmental impact, and still want to put great food on your table, this book has [...]

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What’s in Season This Month (March)

March 1, 2010

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Favorite Podcasts: The Splendid Table

February 18, 2010

One of the podcasts I listen to each week is the radio show, The Splendid Table. Although the show isn’t devoted solely to local food, it does explore those issues from time to time. And it is a wonderful celebration of food and cooking. Lyn Rosetto Casper is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about all kinds of [...]

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Where Can You Find Good Recipes on the Internet?

February 7, 2010

I am a bit behind on my podcast listening, and I just heard an interview with Craig Goldwyn from the Splendid Table from December 2009 about the quality of food information on the Internet. His search for good, reliable information was inspired by Christopher Kimball, publisher of Cook’s Illustrated, who wrote an op-ed in the [...]

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