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Making the Maple Syrup Grade
Maple syrup is a sweet and sugary substance made from the sap of maple trees. This popular pancake and waffle...
Picking Pumpkin Species
It’s pumpkin season, and there are a wide variety of gourd-eous selections to bring home from the patch. Among the...
Give 'Em Pumpkin to Talk About
  Halloween is well on the way, and there’s no better way to christen the season than snacking on candy...
How to Pair Pasta & Sauce Like a Pro
Tossing pasta with sauce may seem like an easy task; simply pour your sauce on whatever pasta you have in...
The Goodness of Ginger
Ginger is a common culinary ingredient with extraordinary medicinal properties. The thick, light brown shoots we see in grocery stores...
Appealing Ways to Repurpose Apple Scraps
When you’re through baking with apples, don’t toss your scraps away. The skin and core can have a repurposed apple-ly...
The Apple of Your Eye
There are thousands of apple varieties grown across the U.S.A., with flavors ranging from sweet and honey-like to tangy and...
Go Green With Composting
Composting 101 Did you know you can benefit the environment, and your wallet, right in your kitchen? Instead of throwing...
3 Knives to Sharpen Your Tool Kit
  With such a wide variety of knives on the market, you may feel overwhelmed when selecting a set. Some...
Shelling Your Seafood
As we approach the tail-end of the lobster eating season, there’s still some time to cook up seafood crowd favorites....