Rice is a common staple to always have on-hand in the kitchen cabinet. It can make a stir-fry, add to a soup, fill a casserole, or stuff a burrito. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages us to make at least half our grains whole grain. Whole grains contain the complete grain kernel, which...
Mayonnaise is a staple of summer. It’s the glue that holds together the potato salad, coleslaw, deviled eggs, and the classic BLT. But you may have asked yourself, “should I use mayonnaise or salad dressing, and what’s the difference, anyway?”
Mayonnaise is a mixture of eggs, oil, lemon...
If you hadn’t noticed, we are in the midst of a pickle obsession. Pickled flavored products are sweeping the nation, including pickle potato chips, pickle beer, pickle slushies, pickle popsicles, and even pickle cotton candy. The sweet, salty, sour combination of dill pickle seasoning can actually...
Nothing beats a cold treat in the summer heat. While ice cream is a popular choice, we cannot forget about sorbet. This frozen cup of deliciousness is packed with the taste of fresh fruit. Sorbet is made from the simplest ingredients: fruit and/or fruit juice and sugar. That’s it! It differs from...
While most Americans have three meals a day, not everyone partakes in breakfast, which is often referred to as the “most important meal of the day.” Maybe you’re in a time-crunch, maybe you’re trying intermittent fasting, or maybe you’re just not hungry. Whatever the reason, you may wonder...
Pasta salad is the quintessential dish of the summer. This cold side dish makes it’s appearance at every cookout, picnic and potluck. It’s hard to pick a favorite pasta salad, when there are so many variations to choose from. There’s the antipasto salad, BLT pasta salad, caprese pasta salad, Greek...
If you’ve ever tasted hummus, you’ve likely eaten tahini. Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It’s similar to a nut butter, but instead of using nuts, it uses sesame seeds. Tahini is typically expensive, and thus, I’ve always avoided this specialty ingredient. Instead, I always made...
This blog post was written by Illinois State University student, Hannah Gold.
Zucchini is a great source of antioxidants and nutrients, but it might seem like there are only a few ways you can prepare it, such as eating it plain or with minimal seasonings. A fun new way to eat zucchini is...
Oregano is found in many herb gardens likely due to the large number of dishes it can help flavor. It’s famously known for it’s use in pizza and complements most any tomato dish. Fresh oregano has a bold peppery taste that pairs well with cooked vegetables, including eggplant and zucchini, egg...
Now that gardens are being planted, it’s my turn to plant this important seed: how you are going to use the bountiful harvest so that it doesn’t go to waste? Canning is one way to preserve your food, but if that always seemed too overwhelming and time-consuming, maybe you haven’t yet explored the...
