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Learn basic cooking techniques and get inspired to cook a variety of new and tasty meals for your family. 

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Beans, Lentils, Chickpeas and Split Peas

Cooking 101

Family Meals

Field to Fork/Garden to Table

Grilling

Now You're Cookin'!

Quick Mixes

Recipes

Pinching Pennies in the Kitchen

Pulse Crops

Vary Your Veggies

Whole Fruits

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Food Preparation Publications

Quick Facts: Grill Something Different!

Who knew an entire meal could be prepared on the grill? Try these recipes the next time you want to ignite your guests' taste buds.

Quick Facts: Your Game Plan: Healthful Snacking for Sports Fans

Your favorite team is winning and you just watched the best half-time show you have ever seen. You reach into the bowl of crunch snacks and discover it's empty. How did that happen? Included in this publication are tips to manage snacking…

Safe Food for Babies and Children: Making Homemade Baby Food for Babies 6 Months and Older

This handout provides general guidance for making pureed foods at home, which can be a money-saving option or a personal preference. Making your own baby food has several advantages. You will expose your baby to more flavors, which could…

Spillin' the Beans: Dry Edible Bean and Snap Bean Recipes, Nutrition Information and Tips

Beans are one of the most commonly eaten foods around the world because of their versatility, nutritional value and cost effectiveness.

Steps to Healthy, Economical Meals

We chose the recipes in this cookbook because they are tasty, nutritious, economical and easy to prepare. We hope some become your family favorites!

Steps to Reducing Sodium in Recipes

Let’s practice our food sodium knowledge by modifying a chili recipe.

Teens and Protein: How Much Do You Need?

Protein is essential to life and needs to be consumed with each meal. The amount of protein you need depends on your height, weight, whether you are a boy or girl, and your level of activity. In general, teenage boys need about 52 grams of…

The Art and Practice of Sausage Making

Sausage is a convenient food available in a great number of varieties and flavors. Sausages are an excellent source of high quality protein, containing all the essential amino acids in appropriate amounts necessary for growth, maintenance…

The Windbreak Cookbook Featuring Fruits of Prairie Forests

Beside shade and wind protection, many trees provide edible fruits that can be used on our menus. This publication provides information about trees, as well as, many recipes that show how they can be incorporated into our menus.

Tips for Living With Low Vision

Do you find certain activities, such as reading, shopping or cooking, difficult because of your vision? Does this cause you to eat most of your meals at restaurants instead of at home? Try the tips in this publication to help you maintain…
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