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Cooking & Recipes
Calling all Valentines: Senza offers gluten-free treats
Two steps inside Mary Manulik’s home you spot the cellos of various sizes spread across the living room floor. Music stands are positioned all about the room, and sheet music is strewn atop the piano. Two more steps and you’re inside the kitchen where heart-shaped sugar cookies and cheery pies adorn the counters. Manulik, owner … Continue reading
We, as a nation, love our spuds. Let’s pause and appreciate that.
Everyone loves spuds, so really, National “Potato Lovers” Day (yeah, it’s a thing) is for everyone. Today I will teach everyone (yes, everyone, even you) how to make delicious potatoes. It’s super easy. Get you some o’ this: Chop ‘em up. Rolllll it allllllll around in some butter or olive oil (a couple tablespoons should … Continue reading
Pasteurized Milk vs. Raw Milk
By Laura Ebone The process of pasteurization was first discovered in the 1800s by Louis Pasteur, a French scientist. Pasteurized milk is heating milk to a certain high temperature in order to kill any bacteria within the milk possibly passed on through the dairy cow it came from. Most milk and milk products sold in … Continue reading
How to make your own biodiesel
“BioDiesel: The Un-grasped Fuel of The Future” By Hunter Maret Ahhh, Rudolph, If only you could have seen today. Rudolph Diesel was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who created the Diesel engine in and around 1893. Rudolph’s primary goal after living the inefficiencies of steam powered engines, was to create the most efficient … Continue reading
Cranberry Salsa Recipe
Perfect for a last-minute holiday appetizer, New Year’s Eve party dip or any other occasion! This berry-licious recipe was first tested at the Sustainahouse Thanksgiving potluck and met rave reviews. Feel free to try different things in it, and let us know how your experiment goes! Happy Holidays! 2 14-oz can whole berry cranberry sauce … Continue reading
Last-minute gift that will last the whole year: a Coffee Thermos
Each year my mother spends the weeks after Thanksgiving repeatedly asking me what I want for Christmas, and I never know what to ask for! I usually don’t tell her and I end up getting socks, some books that aren’t on my desired reading list, and other things I don’t particularly want. So when my mother … Continue reading
Get a job with urban agriculture!
Great news for job-seeking food lovers! The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is currently accepting applications for three AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer positions in 2012. Two of CCUA’s partners also have a VISTA position available, making the total five. Below are links to the AmeriCorps VISTA website which has more information. Urban Farm Outreach (CCUA) Urban … Continue reading
Rice Cooker Party!
For this, the final installment of the How to use a Rice Cooker series, only two recipes remain. I’ve saved the best for last, so I hope you’re ready for a Rice Cooker Party! The first surprise is…. Popcorn! Micro-pop is a staple in dorm rooms, but why suffer through too-tough pieces and fake … Continue reading
Who, me?
This week’s Who, me? challenge is to make something for someone. Every day we have two choices: the sustainable way or…the other way. It’s easy to want to help the planet, but tricky part is the who, me? question (followed by the inevitable yes, you! response). We all want to show the ones we love just … Continue reading
