Category Archives: Seasonal Recipes

YEAH!! Spring Has Sprung

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A sure sign of spring, is the emergence of fresh asparagus. Asparagus is an excellent source of folacin and vitamin C, thiamine and vitamin B-6.  It is also low in calories, and is a source of fiber and potassium. A cup of asparagus only contains 35 calories. When you buy asparagus choose spears with firm, green stalks and hard-closed tips. If the tips have begun to spread, then they have lost flavor. Also avoid yellow or limp asparagus. Pencil thin asparagus are simply
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Recipe Redux – Green With Herb Envy

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I have been cooking with herbs for several years to enhance the flavor of our dishes without the added sodium. So when Recipe Redux sent out what this months topic, I had to do some major mind bending to think of a way to use a fresh herb in a non-traditional way. So instead of the savory path, I picked the sweet path to follow.

The herb I choose to work with is one that would traditionally

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Farm to Fork and Back Again!

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Working in Extension and in the nutrition field lets me see eating in a holistic way. I don't mean someone meditating about dinner--but how food influences everything we do. As my friend Alice states--"we all eat!" Eating involves food. Where does our food come from? If you ask a school age child, they may say the grocery store! Food starts at a farm. A farmer plans out his crops/animals, and puts out lots of money and time to provide food for
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