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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

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.

Steps to Reducing Trans Fat and Saturated Fat in Recipes

Let’s practice our heart-healthy fat knowledge by modifying a brownie recipe.

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…

VARY YOUR VEGGIES: Add Some Vegetables to Your Diet

Keep washed, ready-to-eat vegetables on hand and easy to find. How many times does someone in your family open the refrigerator door to see what there is to eat and take one of the first foods he or she sees? So let the cleaned vegetables…

VARY YOUR VEGGIES: How to Prepare Vegetables

Try something new! To take advantage of all their benefits, eat a variety of colors every day and vary your cooking methods to add variety to your menus. Cooking methods: microwave, steam, sitr-fry, pan, bake, broil.
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