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Blog Posts (30)

Are there health benefits to apple cider vinegar?

One sliced apple and two whole apples beside a pitcher of glass pitcher of apple cider vinegar

Recognize hunger cues with intuitive eating

Fish tacos next to limes and a bowl of guacamole

Cooking with your kids

mom and child baking together

Salud y Bienestar Durante las Fiestas Decembrinas

Holiday DIY: Gifts from the kitchen

gifts from the kitchen including pomander balls, chai, homemade tea bags and roasted nuts

Cabbage Recipes for Every Season

Every Season Recipes for Cabbage

One pot meal made simple

A pot on a stove with steam coming off the top

Meatless meals

Cutting board with avocado, tomatoes, mushrooms, and various other vegetables

Nut Nutrition: Healthy Fats, Protein and Fiber

Nut nutrition. With tips on shopping, storing, and cooking

Level up on legumes

Chickpeas on a baking sheet

5 wholesome ways to add more oats to your day

oat-based recipes including overnight oats, savory oats, and oatmeal bars.

9 Sweet and Savory Pumpkin Recipes

Sweet and savory pumpkin recipes with tips on shopping, storing, and cooking

Meals in the Field for Farm Families

Farming combine in background with text in foreground reading Meals in the Field

3 Apple Side Dishes for Fall

Three apples on wood background

5 easy ways to fit fruits and vegetables into your day

picture of a green fruit and vegetable smoothiehea

Time to eat your tomatoes

Tomato basil salad on a blue plate

10 Recipes for the Zucchini and Summer Squash Overflow

Three green zucchini on wood background

Use herbs to flavor up your favorite drink

Assortment of green herbs laid out on a wooden cutting board.

Sweeten up with kiwifruit

Various pieces of food creating a bunny face (pretzel sticks for whiskers, kiwi slices for ears) on a white plate.

Pass the chili sauce

Lighten up your summer salads

Chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and bread, set on a napkin on top of a table.

Thyme to enjoy fresh herbs

A bundle of thyme sprigs in a white bowl set on a white wooden table.

Cocinando sanamente al aire libre

Outdoor cooking

Perk up your dinner with pesto

Basil leaves on a wooden table.

Give your meals a Mediterranean makeover

Mediterranean Foods

Root-to-Stalk Cooking Ideas

This is Not a Snow Day

MAN BAKING BREAD

Matcha Madness: Health Benefits & Recipes

Green tea late with foam flower in a white mug

Cooking Together

spoon with heart

Rounding Up Some Fresh Blueberry Recipes

Fresh blueberries in square paper containers

News Releases (12)

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Dry and Dry Again

Fun with Fermentation

Upgrade Your Salad

The Mediterranean Lifestyle

Every Step Counts

Is Gluten-Free Right for Me?

Cracking Open Canned Food Myths

Using Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen

What's the Best Diet/ Plant-Based Eating Trend Grows

The Cook's Garden

Cooking Under Pressure: Air Fryers & Pressure Cooker

Cooking and Booking Club available to local youth in Dixon

Staff (1)

Caitlin Mellendorf

Caitlin Mellendorf

Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness