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John Ash Cooking One-On-One, Private Lessons from a Master Teacher |
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Revised and Expanded From the Earth to the Table: John Ash’s Wine Country Cuisine |
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COOL KITCHEN TIPS
Some thoughts to “brew” over with your next cup of java…
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Why Buy: How to Brew the Best Cup of Coffee Keeping you informed: Some Helpful Resources!
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Some Helpful Resources
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Handy Cards for Food-Related
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Cooking Oil
Smoke Points Click here for a great little chart from Spectrum that lists the smoke points of various cooking oils. |
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Earth Dinner Cards These cards were created by Organic Valley and Douglas Love to celebrate Earth Day, but are a great idea for a fun dinner party any day. Using these are a fun way to inspire conversation about our food and where it comes from. |
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Shoppers Guide to Pesticides
in Produce Labeling laws have helped us make better choices about packaged foods by listing things like use of artificial colors, saturated fats and the like but nothing has been done about pesticide residues which are especially of concern with fresh produce. Now there's a little help. The Environmental Working Group has created a downloadable card that you can keep in your wallet or purse that lists the 12 most popular fruits and vegetables that are highest in pesticides and the 12 that are lowest. |
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Seafood Consumption On the cautionary side, Oceans Alive has put together a chart on how many servings of various fishes you can safely consume each month. Mercury and PCB contamination rule out many species. Oceans Alive Seafood Consumption Advisories |
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