Produce & Pantry

Have you ever tried to remove the shell from a Coconut and ended up with a big mess. Coconut shells can be very difficult to remove if you don’t know how to do it. Many people will take a hammer...

Fresh Coconut is a wonderful addition to many desserts and dinners. Coconut can be used grated, whole or the Coconut milk can be added to many dishes. If you want to use fresh Coconut in one of...

Its great to find a bargain at the grocery store these days, but what we do with our purchases afterward may determine just how much of a bargain it really was.

This article talks about how to save money on grocery in USA.

A pineapple is a delicious, tropical fruit. Many people do not know how to pick out a fresh and ripe pineapple. This article will give tips on how to pick a ripe pineapple.

It`s easy to make you`re own Sweet Onion Relish. You can enjoy this relish on everything from hamburgers to sandwiches. Give it a try I`m sure you`ll enjoy it.

Our family is very fond of eating the sweet pickled beets that we preserve from a recipe in Kerr Canning Book (now the Ball Canning Book). We like to grow beets that are a dark glossy red color...

A cantaloupe is a delicious and low calorie fruit, but unlike most other fruits, cantaloupes do not continue to ripen after they are picked. Therefore, it is important that you purchase a...

Keeping fruit fresh can be difficult. Having fresh available is a nice thing in order to eat healthy. Unfortunately, fruit takes time to reach the grocery. By the time it reaches your home, it...

Raw tomatoes can be frozen sliced, chopped, pureed, or whole, and peeled or unpeeled. You can also freeze them cooked. Frozen tomatoes do not remain solid when thawed; therefore are not suitable...

Tomato is in the same family as bell peppers, eggplant and white potato. Because it is related to bell peppers, the tomato has all the nutritional value one can get like eating bell peppers. One...

Fish is a produce that needs to be frozen and unfrozen with care. Fish can easily go bad and can make you sick if you eat. But doing it the right way is really not that hard.

The avocado plant is native to tropical America. Cultivators believe the plants originate in southern Mexico and have spread around the world through trades, evidenced by its abundant growth even...

Kale is a nutritional powerhouse and super cheap and about $1 a pound at most grocery stores. But how do you cook it? and better yet how do you cook it so you like it?

There are little things we all can do to save precious time while grocery shopping. It doesn’t take much effort at all and you might be surprised about these tips that should save you some time....

Nothing tastes quite like freshly squeezed orange juice. There's a vibrancy and freshness that's hard to describe. To see for yourself, why not make some hand-squeezed orange juice? It doesn't...

I have just finished drying and storing some of the last produce from my garden. One thing I did this year was to make a simple food dryer. My home dehydrator worked very well to dry most fruit...

You will learn a tried and true way to freeze Green Beans from the garden or farmers market. the green beans will stay fresh (if you follow the instructions) for up to a year - with minimal effort.

This is an excellent side dish - nutritious, delicious, elegant, and inexpensive! It is very quick and easy to make. Honey Glazed Carrots, with their bright orange color and fresh flavor, are a...

Kosher Dill Pickles are found in wonderful Jewish delis everywhere. Making them yourself is very easy and they’ll taste just as good as the ones you buy in the deli! My grandmother always raised...

How to Join the Cookie of the Month Club. Are you a fan of the tasty little morsels called cookies, but have never even considered joining a cookie of the month club, or believe that it's simply...

Cooking red chard is an easy task and whether it is grown at home or purchased. The cooking is easy and doing the steps outlined here will ensure a successful side dish.

When food is bought and stored, cooked and there are leftovers, or made and needs to stay fresh there are requirements to help determine the food shelf life. Here are websites that show shelf life...

This recipe is my favorite marmalade of all time. the combination of kumquats and prickly pear produce a flavor similar to candied cherries as well as the same red coloring. There is no need for...

For those who enjoy shopping on a budget, this little guide is packed full of money saving tips. Knowing who to talk to and where to look for high quality cheap meat can save you a bundle, and boy...

For millennia man has used dehydration as an effective form of food preservation, and as electricity becomes to expensive to run the large freezers that allow storage to be economic people are...

Buying a turkey is something that many people contemplate doing at least three times a-year on holidays such as Easter Thanksgiving and Christmas. Shopping for a turkey can a confusing project....

How to keep Cookies Moist for Longer, after you've baked them. Here are a few helpful ideas to prolong the gooey deliciousness of your home-baked disks of goodness.

Delicious and healthy, the fresh avocado could truly be one of the best fresh fruits of the gods. Loaded with nutrients and healthy fats, the fresh avocado makes a perfect snack or side dish for a...

When fall gives way to the Christmas holiday season, think twice before throwing away those cute little decorative pumpkins and colored squash. Most are edible, and often they can be baked for a...

Have you ever wondered how to pick out a good cantaloupe? Have you seen bizarre rituals at the store and wonder if anybody knows the right way? Do you squeeze it? Do you shake it? Do you toss...

I will show you in three easy steps the easiest and fastest way to peel your potatoes, white or red. This is the best, no more messy peels falling to the floor. No more red hands. I wish I have...

Love the simplicity of using pumpkins for decorations - but feel guilty about letting food go to waste? Save your pumpkin for baking! Follow these simple directions for keeping your pumpkin all...

Inside each pomegranate are hundreds of seeds bursting with flavor. Here's how to get at them so you can enjoy them as a snack or use them as an ingredient in other dishes. You also can juice...

Vegetable Soufflé is an easy and economical way to transform leftovers into a wonderful main dish or can be served as a side dish. Any vegetable or available ingredient can be used to create...

All produce contain bacteria and enzymes. Over time, the bacteria and enzymes destroy flavor, change color and texture of food. Freezing vegetables (and other foods) can help slow the breakdown of...

Over 30 years ago, a friend's grandmother gave me some Damson Plum Preserves, and they were probably the best thing I ever put in my mouth. Since then, I've found Damson preserves in the grocery...

The crisp mornings of the fall signal the time for the final harvesting of the summer tomatoes left on the vines. If you have already made spaghetti sauce and tomato juice with your bounty, why...

There are several great ways to save money while buying groceries, the best that I can think of are in this article.

A fresh salad is a healthy, tasty addition to any meal. But if all the salad isn’t eaten, you are faced with a dilemma: save the leftover salad and eat soggy leftover vegetables the next day or...

Are you tired of struggling trying to open that Banana to get out the rich tasty contents? There is a better easier way to get to the contents of that banana. Read my How to Correctly open a...

You like the desserts with caramel but you do not have the patience to make your caramel on the stovetop. Why not test the microwave? It is very fast! Attention however, will burn... Take...

Got hard avocados? Need them for that special dish tomorrow? The majority of the time you buy avocados from the store they are anything but ripe. Here are a few tips on how to get your avocados to...

Learn how to preserve hot peppers on a sting and have them ready to use without bottling them. A pretty fall decoration for the kitchen too.

Peter Piper picked a peck . . . but, of course, his peppers weren’t already pickled! What type of pepper would you use for cooking, seasoning, pickling or decorating? There are over 100...

This article with describe an easy way to cut and peel a fresh cantaloupe.

We are all used to putting things in the freezer that are already frozen when you buy them, but what about items like chicken, fruit, fish, eggs or butter? If you know how to freeze food properly,...

Fall is a great time to make homemade apple cider vinegar. In the Autumn, there is an abundance a ripe delicious apples to use for your project. Of course, you can go to the market to buy apple...

Half of the enjoyment of a vegetable garden is being able to eat your own home-grown vegetables. The other half of the enjoyment is preserving your harvest so you can enjoy those vegetables all...

Eating healthy can be a chore especially if you have a busy schedule. In addition it seems that eating healthy will cost much more money and with things tighter and the economy down, how can you...