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Bowl of fresh tomato salsa with lime, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes

Spice Up Summer With Farm-Fresh Salsa

Tomatoes are now at their peak, along with numerous farm-fresh ingredients to create all types of salsas. Salsa naturally goes with tacos, nachos, fajitas and enchiladas. It’s delicious simply served…

Embellish Autumn Mealtimes With Apples

Apples are an original fast food, only requiring a good wash before eating. They also add texture and flavor to familiar recipes, including tuna or chicken salad, green salads, slaw, grilled-cheese…

New Orleans-Style Seafood Gumbo Making Class

With a heritage claiming both French and West African roots, gumbo is a thick stew served over rice and made with a roux (a mixture of butter and flour) and a wide variety of ingredients such as…

Feature Summer Bounty With Veggie-Rich Meals

When I visit a farmers’ market, everything looks so fresh and delicious that it’s hard to resist buying more than I need. Does that ever happen to you? Or do you have a garden full of ready-to-pick…

Baguette slices topped with melted cheddar, thin apple slices, and dried herbs

Autumn Inspired Treats

Fall is such an invigorating season, offering fun festivals and gatherings, along with vivid colors and flavors. Now’s the time to choose unique apple or winter squash varieties while visiting a…

Spring Greens Goat Cheese and Sausage Pasta Cook-Along With Locally Produced Foods!

Did you know that April isGreening My Plate Month? The perfect time to decide how you will support our local food economy this season. To celebrate, Extension Agent and Culinarian Margie Mansure will…

Easy Thai Chicken Peanut Curry Stir Fry

Join Extension Agent Margie Mansure and "Food Fan" Eric Stafford for this 23-minute video as they cook up an easy and flavorful stir-fry Thai Chicken Peanut Curry Stir FryIngredients ½ cup creamy…

Pandemic-Driven Habits to Keep for 2021

What a Year! After experiencing numerous ramifications from a pandemic to enduring negative political campaigns, most are not sad to say goodbye to 2020. On a positive note, some habits formed in…