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Potatoes make for a crispy, tasty and surprising pie crust
If you are among the many people who don’t find pie crusts as easy as pie (or even if you’re not in that group), try this neat trick.
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Soup’s on: Prep now, eat later
Make homemade soup cubes now, when local produce is at its peak. Enjoy soup later when crisp autumn days and deep snow call for a warming cup.
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Perennial wheat could help strengthen Maine’s soil
Across the nation, and in Maine, farmers are experimenting with a perennial wheat known as Kernza that’s an environmental booster.
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Classes that teach Maine’s food insecure how to cook are under grave threat
Federal funding for the classes was eliminated by Congress. To keep these classes going, Mainers will need to ‘Put a little more grit into the game.’
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As the price of eggs goes ever higher, try these tips to use fewer
Whether you are baking with eggs or eating them for breakfast, you can swap in other ingredients, use commercial egg substitutes or bulk up dishes so eaters won’t notice the lack of eggs.
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Experimenting with a local flour that may surprise you
There’s a learning curve as you learn to use Maine Grains’ Organic Black Bean Flour, but expect healthful payoffs.