Successful vegetable gardening can be tricky, and the more preparation that is done before breaking ground, the better a home garden will perform. Jerry Baker’s “Garden Line Series,” which includes this short booklet, offers practical tips using homemade tonics to help vegetable gardens flourish. Baker’s advice, which is based on many years of gardening experience, …
According the Department of Health and Human Services, the production of processed food requires “large amounts of materials and energy.” Bread is a staple of the U.S. diet and consumers often forget it is a processed food. A loaf of bread purchased on a quick trip to the grocery store requires hours of human energy …
If this is your first year baking, or even if you are an old hand at cookie making, the following tips will help keep you sane and organized. Cookie Baking Tools You need the right tools to make good cookies. You should have a number of cookie sheets if you are making multiple batches. This …
The funny thing about baking bread with the best bread maker is that it can easily become mediocre. Okay, let me just get that put of the way. Now, I’m probably going to fend some people. I’m probably going to discourage some people, but that’s just the truth. If we don’t deal with the truth …
Have you ever had a nice Italian stew? Whether we’re talking about minestrone or a really saucy version of chicken cacciatore, Italian food can be very hearty. It really all depends on how you prepare it. This is especially true if you are preparing beef stews. Italian beef stews are just heaven sent. Seriously, there …