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Learn basic cooking techniques and get inspired to cook a variety of new and tasty meals for your family. 

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Beans, Lentils, Chickpeas and Split Peas

Cooking 101

Family Meals

Field to Fork/Garden to Table

Grilling

Now You're Cookin'!

Quick Mixes

Recipes

Pinching Pennies in the Kitchen

Pulse Crops

Vary Your Veggies

Whole Fruits

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Food Preparation Publications

From Orchard to Table: Apples!

Research continues to show that the fiber and natural antioxidants and other phytochemicals ("plant chemicals") in apples may help prevent chronic diseases. Learn about growing apple trees, apples and health, and how to preserve and…

From the Garden or Orchard to the Table: Getting Started With Home Winemaking

This publication provides information to help you get started with making wine at home from locally grown fruit. It includes directions to make wine from apples, black currants, cherries, strawberries and rhubarb.

Give the Gift of Joy With a Quick Bread Mix

The act of gift giving originated centuries ago and continues today. Gift giving has become a common part of peoples’ everyday lives — from commemorating special occasions to expressing gratitude. Several cultures practice the thoughtful…

Good Nutrition for Busy Families

With work, meetings and school activities, families have many distractions that keep them away from the family table. Eating together, however, has many benefits. Family meals promote communication skills, cooperation, cooking skills and…

Harvest Health at Home: Fast Fiber Facts

The National Institutes of Health recommends 20 to 35 grams of fiber daily for older children, adolescents and adults. Increase your fiber intake slowly, and drink plenty of water to avoid digestive upset.

Harvesting Herbs for Healthy Eating

The purpose of this publication is to be used as a guide in growing and using herbs for culinary purposes. Plants that are referred to as "herbs" are not used as a good but are grown and consumed as a garnish, and for flavor enhancement,…

Home Canning Meat: Poultry, Red Meats, Game and Seafood

Poultry, red meats, game and seafoods are low-acid foods and must be processed in a pressure canner to assure their safety. Use the processing time and pressure that is specified for each type of product.

Ingredient Substitutions

Have you ever been all set to prepare a food and suddenly discovered you were missing a certain ingredient? Sometimes it is inconvenient to go to the store to purchase the necessary ingredient. It may be more convenient to try a substitute…

It’s Clean, But Is It Sanitized?

Find out the difference between cleaning and sanitizing.

Keep Hot Foods Hot and Cold Foods Cold: A Foodservice Guide to Thermometers and Safe Temperatures

Chef's should not depend on their instincts, cooking time, oven temperature or product appearance to determine when a product is done: thermometers are important tools for protecting foods.
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