Saturday, June 10, 2023

Congratulations to our Week Four Reader's Kitchen Winner, Rosalie Parker! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!

Janet Cassidy shares her Supper Club idea — a way of entertaining and socializing with friends.
spice blend

Homemade spice blends make great gifts, and they inspire home cooks to try new recipes.
lily, plantain and dandelion

Local foods are hot right now, and it doesn’t get more local than foraging food in your backyard or at a nearby park.

It’s hard, but Putnam County 4-H’er understands Ohio's decision to ban county fair poultry shows to minimize the risk of bird flu spreading.
brown eggs

Why do brown eggs have that extra wholesome, homespun appeal?
Stille Nacht score

(Note: This column first appeared in Farm and Dairy 16 years ago. I offer it here again this year, because its message never dims....
washing leafy greens

Proper storage of produce keeps it fresh and ripe until you are ready to eat or preserve it. Storing produce in ideal conditions also improves its taste, texture and appearance.

From our Dinner Guests Hank and Joli Fichter: "Having sources of locally produced food has changed the way we live... The resources are most likely within miles or minutes of your home."
Cargill pasture perfect beef

Single-origin cuts: Is the U.S. food market splitting into a premium niche that few consumers can afford and the place where the rest of us shop? Editor Susan Crowell isn't sure that's a good thing.