Kitchen Bookshelf

Welcome to the kitchen bookshelf. Here are some articles about Fall and Holiday cooking. In addition, we’ve add cookbooks which specialize in regional recipes.

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Strategies for Saving a Bundle on Groceries

(ARA) Food prices are up, way up. The overall cost of weekly groceries today is nearly six percent more than last year – higher than the inflation rate. As food prices continue to rise, shoppers are on the hunt for easy ways to save money on groceries.

“The key to cutting the grocery bill is not about changing the way you eat, but about changing the way you buy the foods that you like to eat,” says Stephanie Nelson of www.CouponMom.com. She offers three simple principles to help everyday grocery shoppers become “strategic shoppers” who can save big at the checkout. To learn more click here.

How to Make that Good Dietary Advice Work for You

Dietary advice is plentiful and easy to come by – from the importance of consuming omega-3 and antioxidants, to the dangers of trans fats. It’s often less easy, however, to find the “how-to” guidance that can help you put the health advice into practice.

“Most people value convenience and taste over low fat content and high antioxidant levels,” says Carmen Bazile, a New Orleans culinary icon and chef educator in Southern cooking for the Southern United States Trade Association. “With all the emphasis on healthy eating, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with figuring out just how to do it.” To learn more click here.

Navigating the Meat Case

(ARA) – Have you ever paused in front of the beef case in your favorite grocery store, overwhelmed at the choices available? Armed with a little knowledge about the options -- like grain-fed, grass-finished, certified organic and natural beef -- meat case shoppers can make an informed decision and feel good about taking home the type of beef that best fits their family’s needs.

“Rather than feel overwhelmed, consumers should be excited that beef producers are providing a variety of choices to fit our varying lifestyles and tastes” says Janet Anderson, M.S., R.D., food safety expert and director of the Safe Food Institute. “The key to navigating the meat case is to understand the differences and similarities between the various choices of beef.” To learn more click here.