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Preserving Family Recipes: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions (University of Georgia Press, 2015), by Valerie J. Frey provides useful tips for successfully gathering and preserving family recipes. The book offers advice on interviewing relatives, documenting family food traditions, ...

Put ’Em Up! (Storey Publishing, 2010) offers your grandma’s traditional home-canning methods with a modern twist. Flavors are brighter, batch sizes are more flexible and up-to-date methods make the process safer and easier. An extensive techniques section allows you to think outside the box ...

Whenever we have a family reunion the food table groans under the weight of many amazing and delicious items. When my gramma was alive there was her famous ham. Now her daughter is continuing that tradition. There's also my aunt's wonderful German potato salad and wilted bacon and spinach ...

Some Amish do keep bees so that they can make and sell their own honey. Pure homemade honey tastes delicious. I often use honey in place of molasses in recipes because we seem to prefer the taste. This bar is delicious with a strong taste of honey. One of the ways the Amish savor their ...

There’s no better way to celebrate summer than by firing up the grill for fresh garden veggies paired with favorite meats. Take it one step further with the addition of fresh herbs, and your foods are sure to be even more delicious and flavorful. Another great thing about grilling is that you ...

When it comes to a social gathering, the menu is an important part of the celebration. You want foods that look and taste good, and that are easy to make and easy to eat. You also want to make sure you’ve got a variety of foods to satisfy any appetite. Whether it’s a birthday, ...

Here are the top 5 tips to ensure perfect grilling for steaks.1. Clean and preheat grill on high.2. Lightly oil and season everything before you put it on the grill. This helps the searing process and prevents sticking.3. Sear the outside of steaks when grilling, using tongs or a spatula to ...

Award-winning chef Bradley Ogden presents his first cookbook in over a decade. Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden (Running Press, 2011) includes 150 cherished recipes for a range of winter holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s — in one delicious guide for making the most ...

Warm breezes, blooming flowers – and Mom. When spring is in the air, and especially on a day designed to honor our mothers, there’s plenty of reason to celebrate. It’s the perfect time to bring family together for a welcoming brunch. When planning your menu, be sure to have plenty of ...

My windowsill is lined with seedlings sprouting their little green tops from pockets of soil. Just above the seedlings, my window frames a picture the Wisconsin winterscape, which can be impressive in December, but it gets rather gray and dreary by the end of February. I’m over it, and I ...

If you are looking for easy and quick breakfast options that are still healthy, try mixing yourself up some muesli. It’s easy to make ahead and store. I know you can buy pre-made muesli, but it’s very easy to make for yourself. You can also customize it the way you want it! Here’s my ...

Two of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are losing weight and eating healthier. But by the time the big game rolls around, many people are ready for a break – or looking for an excuse to cheat. But kickoff does not have to be a signal to punt your healthy-eating habits. Registered ...

In this field guide to foraging wild edible plants, explore the health benefits of wild-harvested food and how to safely identify plants. Wild Edibles (North Atlantic Books, 2013) outlines the basic rules for gathering etiquette and author Sergei Boutenko offers more than 60 recipes to put your ...

MAIN ARTICLE:Homemade Holiday Gift JarsGingersnaps RecipeFor Quart JarYields 4 dozen cookies1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar 2 1/4 cups all-purpose unbleached flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger 1 1/4 teaspoons ...