Local Food and Local Knowledge with Liza Gyllenhaal
Please join us in welcoming our newest Guest Blogger Liza Gyllenhaal as she blogs about cooking what's fresh from her organic garden in the Berkshire mountains.
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Summer Sipping
A cold goblet of Summer Sangria is the perfect antidote to a sweltering day. Mix up a batch in minutes, gather with friends and splurge.
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Making great gazpacho
I crave cold soups in the summer. Nothing is more refreshing than a bowl of crisp, cool vegetables in a robust soup base. However, cold soup is not an easy sell to my family. It can be downright hard in fact. So here’s what I did:
Read more.The Daily Plate can be a powerful nutritional tool
Lance Armstrong wants to turn you into a nutrition expert with a few clicks of your mouse. His free online calorie-counter, food diary and nutrient tracker is almost as awesome as Lance himself.
Read more.Time for Dad to check the gaskets and clean the coils?
Do the stuff on this list once a year, and you’ll double the chances your refrigerator will make it to the ripe age of 14. We'd suggest Father's Day, but it might not go over all that well.
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Online video shows the art of the Mojito muddle
If you want to make a terrific Mojito, it all comes down to the exact Art of the Muddle. The right muddler doesn't hurt. Thanks to this video at ChowHound.com we finally figured it out.
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Microwave bearnaise is foolproof, fast and fabulous
To make a béarnaise sauce in the authentic French tradition you have to stand at the stove and hope. It’s not easy. But our microwave replica is foolproof, fast and fabulous.
Read more.Can "Let's Dish" idea be copied at home?
Has anyone been to one of those meal-assembly franchises like Let’s Dish and then tried to copy the idea at home?
Read more.Sleepy people aren't hungry but still likely to get fat
If you’re sleep deprived, you’re not as hungry, but you tend to gain weight anyway. How fair is that?
Read more.Change is Hard When Birdies Fly
Finding a way to cope with the Dreaded Empty Nest could lead to an all-organic diet or maybe eating one raisin at a time.
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