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I just finished putting up our food for the winter. Part of that process included chopping and vacuum sealing about ten pounds of onions from the local…
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You may have been hearing more about food insecurity these days. What does this term mean? Well, it’s more than a simple linear relationship between how…
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My husband bought a sous vide machine for our recent anniversary. Up until about a week before purchase, I didn’t know what a sous vide machine was…
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A few years ago I was dejectedly strolling a salad bar on the campus, despairing at the mini-bucket of flavorless, waxy tomato slices on offer. It was…
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I’ve helped my son grow a garden all summer. While I don’t have a particularly green thumb, it’s more of a light shade of chartreuse, bumped up from the…
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Baking powder vs. baking soda. Even experienced cooks sometimes get confused. I’ve had a few bumbles. They look the same. And they’re both leavening…
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When the bounty of summer comes, you put some aside for winter. It’s a concept and truth that has been instilled in my cells from birth. But I often…
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The other day I plugged in my cell phone to recharge and felt a surprising rush of gratitude. What if this was how we gained energy, too? Sitting for…
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Here in Utah, we’re fortunate enough to live in an area rich in agriculture. One list puts a farmer’s market on the upside of 50 throughout the state,…
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Last summer, lurking in a corner in the dark of my basement was a vat of tiny warty cucumbers from our garden, now drowning in a salty brine of…