Food volunteers. The Douglas County Extension office is offering Master Food Volunteer classes starting Feb. 12. The cost is relatively modest ($75) for the 40-hour training, and 40 hours of volunteer service is required as part of the deal. If you have any experience with the classes, let us know what you thought. (Lawrence Journal-World) [...]
Entries from January 10th, 2009
Roundup: Local food in the spotlight
January 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Roundup, local food
Tags:local food
Sweet potato muffins a nice use of excess tubers
January 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Last we mentioned my end-of-season sweet potatoes, it was in a post complaining about the sad quality of supermarket pecans. Not to worry, though; they aren’t rotting in my basement. I did fear that might be their lot, however, if I didn’t do something with them since they weren’t “cured.” What to do with pounds [...]
Tags:baking·muffins·sweet potatoes
Slow-fermented whole-grain bread a puzzler
January 2nd, 2009 · 16 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
My first venture into making artisanal (ha!) style whole-wheat bread has been…interesting. Here’s the deal: I have a favorite 100 percent whole-wheat bread, from Farm to Market Bread Co., that I like to use for sandwiches. It’s tasty, has a nice texture and is local, more or less. (It’s from Kansas City, about 40 miles [...]
