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How Fresh is Fresh? A Case for Your Local Farmers’ Market
Oct 13th
Naturally when we think of wholesome, healthy foods, we think right away of fresh vegetables. And, it’s true, fresh vegetables are the highest in nutritional value. However, just because you bought vegetable from the produce section of your grocer, does not really guarantee that you are getting the freshness you expect.
Some vegetables have spent quite a bit of time in process and transit on their way from the farm to your nearby supermarket. From the pickers, the cleaners, the packers, the trucks, the distributors, and finally your local shop, each stage takes time. Often the vegetables you put in your More >
Keeping Bananas for Banana Bread
Sep 14th
Just a quick note here for those of us who plan to make banana bread this winter. Have you ever started to get everything out, only to discover that someone had eaten the last of the bananas that morning for breakfast? Isn’t it a pain to have a major ingredient missing from your plan? Or, perhaps, you know you have bananas, but when you go to get them, they are hard and green, and you just know that your banana bread is not going to be as sweet and delicious as it could be, if you’d had those browny, spotting, More >