Category: Cooking & Canning

Tips for better pantry organization

Photo by Natalie Williams Between the racks filled with spices, bags of loose grains and stacks of cans, pantries can…

July 26, 2019 9:35 am

How to care for kitchen knives

Whether you are dicing fresh vegetables, butchering backyard chickens or slicing homemade sourdough bread, having a quality set of kitchen…

July 3, 2019 10:11 am

How to make a homemade electrolyte drink

Photo by Sam Schipani When the weather is pleasant, I love to run outside. I may even train for a…

June 28, 2019 12:00 pm

6 sustainable grilling tips

Grilling hot dogs. | BDN file photo The weather is warming, the mosquitoes are waning and the long summer days…

June 27, 2019 3:50 pm

How to care for cast iron cookware

It doesn’t take much to get Fritz Appleby, a retired Maine State Park manager, to wax rhapsodic about his love…

June 25, 2019 2:45 pm

What are microgreens and why should you eat them?

Arugula microgreens. | Photo by Pamela Hargest With delicate stems and tiny leaves, microgreens are often found sprinkled on salads…

June 12, 2019 4:25 pm

How to make your own vegetable broth out of food scraps

Because I do not compost in my apartment, I have started saving my vegetable scraps from cooking in the freezer…

June 12, 2019 12:10 pm

Why you should put nooch on everything you eat

Nutritional yeast, or nooch, is a pantry staple among vegans. | Photo by Natalie Williams Mention nutritional yeast to the…

June 6, 2019 2:47 pm

How to preserve Maine’s summer berries for enjoying all year long

BDN file photo In Maine fresh berries are available throughout the summer. With strawberries appearing in June, raspberries and blackberries…

May 28, 2019 12:05 pm

Compound butter will make your kitchen feel gourmet

Compound butter and mix-ins. | Photo by Sam Schipani One of the easiest ways to make your home kitchen seem…

May 24, 2019 12:29 pm

Don’t throw out those citrus rinds

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Citrus fruit and juice have a wide variety of uses in your daily life. Whether you are squeezing…

May 20, 2019 1:16 pm

How to make your own fruit and vegetable wash with a few simple ingredients

Photo by Sam Schipani You may be used to rinsing your fruit and vegetables in the sink before you eat…

May 14, 2019 9:00 am