Produce & Pantry

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...

Here, learn how to bake a butternut squash the easy way! Cutting a tough, hard, roly-poly butternut squash before baking is dangerous. So, don't do it! Instead, follow these directions to bake...

A mango is a delicious tropical fruit that is indigenous to the Indian Subcontinent and cultivated in tropical regions. It is delicious as a snack, in a smoothie, or as a salsa. However, those...

Lemons are unrated very common and widely used. We use them for many things to add zing or a citrus smell. But there are other ways, they are not only used for lemonade.

Carrots are a wonderful and healthy meal any time of the year. As summer ends, what can be better than fresh carrots from the garden? Freezing your carrots for use throughout the year is a great...

Most people have only tasted the deep-fried heavily-breaded okra that many restaurants serve --- this isn't truly Southern Fried Okra!

You will be able to learn the step by step guide on how to create your own grocery list template.

Wild mushrooms are a wonderful flavorful addition to many dishes. However, sometimes those mushrooms aren't available in your area or are out of season. Dried mushrooms, although pricey, can be...

With renewed interest in gardening this year the next question is what do I do with everything I have grown. These are some of the things I have done for years to help stretch my food budget and...

If you have a small-home garden, and you want to freeze your own, fresh-grown vegetables for future meals, then following the below steps will make it easier to do. Many people think that simply...

There's nothing worse than limp lettuce (well, yes there is, but you know where I'm going with this...) when it comes to salads - so here's an easy tip to help keep your lettuce crisp longer.

Freezing strawberries is a great way to preserve their freshness and take advantage of their peak season. Whether your strawberries are from the grocery store or from your own garden, the summer...

Dried fruit is a tasty way to enjoy fruit past its peak season. Drying the fruit preserves it so that it can be stored in airtight containers year-round. The process brings out the sugars and...

Olive oil infused with lemon is a flavorful addition to recipes. The oil is imparted with a citrus flavor, but does not have a bitter aftertaste. It imparts a fresh light flavor to vegetables,...

The internet has brought us convenient ways to shop for clothing and gifts from home. But did you know you can buy groceries online? Whether you are a busy mom with no time to shop, or you have a...

Almond flour is flour made by grinding almonds. It is similar to almond meal. Almond flour can be used in quick breads and rolls, cookies, cakes and as a thickener.

When in season nothing can beat a plate full of fresh fried okra, but okra frozen using the blanching method just won't fry up very well. To get a good batch of fried okra during its off season...

If you grow your vegetables, you've got some real advantages over those who rely on others for their food supply. You can harvest your vegetables when they have reached the perfect stage of...

We've all done it. Gone to the cupboard in the middle of a recipe and realized the brown sugar is hard as a rock! There are a number of things you can do to soften and refresh your brown sugar...

Olive oil can go rancid quickly if it is not properly stored. Exposure to heat, air and light are three controllable factors that affect how quickly olive oil will go bad. If you store your olive...

Cabbage has long been staple in the human diet. It materializes in various forms from fresh, to sauerkraut, to relish, and beyond. A whole head of cabbage is often too large to be used all at...

Oh the dreaded hangover. You wake up after a night of partying and you feel like garbage. You have a headache, couple with a stomach ache; feels like you have to go to the bathroom, but you really...

Summer is right around the corner and an ice cold slice of watermelon comes to mind. With the economy such as it is why not use the rind to make delicious pickles? They aren't that hard to make,...

Pineapples are a fabulous fruit, but sometimes the whole fruit in the store can be intimidating. How do you know if they're ripe? It's tempting to grab a can of pineapple, but those can be full of...

Don't you just hate it when you go to use your brown sugar only to find it is hard as a rock? Here is an easy solution to soften up your brown sugar without it costing you a thing! This is a...

If you're looking for the candy kind of truffles, stop right now – I'm talking about the fungal kind! Forest truffles are actually a mushroom, but an unusual one; a mushroom that grows under the...

When It comes into season nothing can beat the taste of fresh sweet corn. Its not hard to pick out fresh ears in the farmers market or to harvest it yourself. You can save money by filling your...

In our recessing economy, many seek out ways to save money. A typical family can well spend over a couple hundred dollars a month simply through food. However, follow a couple of steps and you may...

This is an age old recipe that I inherited from my grandmother. This is fairly easy and so delicious! The Strawberry flavor is wonderful, and combines with the sweetness of the figs to perfection.

It is easy to live on $20 of groceries a week. When you follow these steps, you will eat well and save money. Expand the amount per person in the household, but you will not need a full $20.00...

Peppers are a vegetable that can be commonly found in supermarkets and roadside stands, but many people are not aware of just how many different varieties are available and how to use them. All...

Fresh, crunchy, great tasting sauerkraut was an everyday experience growing up with German parents in Wisconsin. Recently we shared some of our homemade sauerfraut with friends. "WOW, this...

Fresh, crunchy, great tasting sauerkraut was an everyday experience growing up in Wisconsin with German heritage. Recently we shared some of our sauerkraut with friends. "WOW, this is MUCH...

Kennebec potatoes are a premium variety of russet potatoes. Russet potatoes are the brown skinned, mealy ones that are best for baking and mashing. Kennebecs are usually big potatoes. Since these...

Sitting down to some nice aged cheese and wine is a real treat. Cheese is known for symbolizing good times and prosperity. Perhaps you are interested in making an extravagant Christmas basket for...

Oranges have been cultivated around the world. It is a popular, widely used fruit in many countries. Oranges are used to make many products. This article discusses some of the different varieties,...

Fresh pineapple is an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C, and sumptuous flavor not easily found in a can. Shipped worldwide, and readily available in most grocery stores, fresh pineapple is...

How many times have you gone to the grocery store and bought an over flowing cart full of groceries only to throw 50% of those groceries in the trash a week or two later? Well many people end up...

In this day & age, eating leftovers is becoming a necessary way to save money. But how do you make sure you're leftovers are stored correctly? Read on.......

Chocolate is the stuff of movies, music, dreams and many a midnight snack. For the cook, however, chocolate can be a conundrum, a difficult product to keep well and use properly. The first thing a...

Growing your own garden vegetables is a sure way to get fresh vegetables into your home and diet. However, there usually comes a time when you are harvesting more than you can eat. You can give...

Freezing bacon is the best way to use only what you need and store the rest. It also allows you to purchase in bulk without waste.

Classified as a pasteurized processed cheese product, Velveeta has been a staple in American kitchens since the 1920s. It is made from cheese and dairy products and is used for recipes from...

Used often when making salads, dips and sandwiches, avocados are commonly thought of as a vegetable. These heavy, oval or pear-shaped avocados are in fact a fruit, and like fresh berries and...

There's nothing better than sweet, fresh blueberries picked right from the patch. Whether you have a blueberry patch on your property, you've run across some blueberry plants in the woods, or...

Bread boxes were invented to keep bugs from eating the bread. Plastic bags do not keep mice and rats out of the bread, as the rodents chew through the plastic. So, bread boxes are still handy today.

Palm oil is derived from the palm fruit and is the second most widely produced oil in the world. Every year, upwards of 20 million tons of the oil are packaged and shipped for a wide variety of...

Cacao trees are grown for the chocolate industry throughout South America and Africa, generally within 20 degrees of the equator. The trees produce large, melon-like fruits that contain the cacao...

Some plants in the celery family (apium graveolens), have been consumed by humans for hundreds of years. Popular in healthy diets, due to its high percentage of bulk fiber and its low calorie...

It can be really hard to pick a ripe watermelon and there is nothing worse than getting home on a summer day and finding out your watermelon isn't juicy and delicious. Here are some simple tips...