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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

Food Preservation: Jellies, Jams and Spreads

Sweet spreads are foods with many textures, flavors and colors. They are thickened or jellied to varying degrees. The traditional jellies and jams are preserved primarily by sugar.

Food Preservation: Let’s Preserve Fruit Pie Fillings

The following fruit fillings are excellent and safe products. Each canned quart makes one 8-inch to 9-inch pie. Fillings may be used as toppings on dessert or pastries. Clear Jel is a starch modified to produce excellent sauce consistency…

Food Preservation: Let’s Preserve Salsa

Food Preservation: Making Fruit Leathers

Fruit leathers are nutritious, high-energy snacks for children and adults. Fruit leathers are portable, making them convenient additions to school lunchboxes or backpacks when camping or hiking. Making fruit leather is a good way to use…

Food Preservation: Making Pickled Products

Pickling is one of the oldest known methods of food preservation. Pickled foods add a special touch to many snacks and meals.

From field to table . . .a pocket guide for the care and handling of DEER and ELK

From Garden to Table: Garlic!

Many cooks find garlic indispensable in the kitchen. Garlic is used to flavor salsa, stir-fry, spaghetti sauce, soups, stews, pickles, salads, salad dressing and breads.

From Orchard to Table: Apples!

Research continues to show that the fiber and natural antioxidants and other phytochemicals ("plant chemicals") in apples may help prevent chronic diseases. Learn about growing apple trees, apples and health, and how to preserve and…

From the Garden or Orchard to the Table: Getting Started With Home Winemaking

This publication provides information to help you get started with making wine at home from locally grown fruit. It includes directions to make wine from apples, black currants, cherries, strawberries and rhubarb.

Give the Gift of Joy With a Quick Bread Mix

The act of gift giving originated centuries ago and continues today. Gift giving has become a common part of peoples’ everyday lives — from commemorating special occasions to expressing gratitude. Several cultures practice the thoughtful…
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