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I’m not a huge fan of brown rice, although I appreciate its nutritional benefits. My complaints are that it takes too long to cook, and its chewy texture just doesn’t work for me with a lot of dishes.
Brown rice, though, is perfect for soups. The bran and germ that make it nutritious, brown, slow to [...]

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If you love and make pesto—more than you can use at one meal—you know that storing it can pose problems. The miracle of zipper-lock plastic bags comes to the rescue.

Here’s how it works: Put your pesto in a bag (I use a jar funnel to ease the task) and flatten it out to remove the [...]

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Does anybody really like zucchini?
Seems as though most people (or at least those with gardens or CSA memberships) regard eating it as a duty, which is understandable given its proliferation and blandness. I can’t say I have the solution, but I have one link to offer. Rather than providing a compendium of recipes (who can [...]

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If you’d love to get CSA produce, but you didn’t sign up in time last spring, you just might want to see whether there are openings now for fall.
You know how it goes. People lose interest, move, get sick or drop out for some other reason (whatever the activity), which makes room for someone else.
At [...]

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A simple combination of half & half plus fresh fruit makes for a supremely simple and seemingly decadent dessert.

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A long handled wooden spoon or cooking spoon with a heavy, rigid handle makes easy work of lifting a hot (or cold!) chicken. Just insert the business end of the spoon into the large cavity and lift.

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