This week’s recipe features fresh zucchini:
This week’s recipe features our delicious watermelons:
This week’s bounty includes purple hull peas, okra, tomatoes, peaches, sweet corn, green beans, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, cantaloupe, new potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, sweet onions, bell peppers, eggplant, jalapeno peppers, sweet banana peppers, green tomatoes, Kettle corn, freshly baked sweet and yeast breads, cakes, cookies, fried pies, sugar-free jellies, fudge, Tim’s butterflies, jams, handcrafted items and much more.
As families and friends join together for cookouts, picnics, reunions and other activities centered around food this summer, risks of food-related illnesses can be reduced if a few considerations are remembered.
Salads are a great way to incorporate vegetables and fruits into any diet.
When a salad is made with lots of fruits and vegetables, it can be loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, said Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist.
The 100-percent Oklahoma-grown Pottawatomie County Farmers Co-Op Market is open Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. until the end of October.
The 100 percent Oklahoma-grown Pottawatomie County Farmers Co-Op Market is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of October, come rain or shine. The market is located at the intersection of U.S. 177 and Hardesty Road, one block west of the Shawnee Feed Center.
Buying gourmet muffins for a Mother's Day treat is a nice idea, but it can set you back some serious cash if you head to a fancy bakery. But in less than an hour you can bake a dozen luxurious banana-coconut muffins for less than 50 cents each.
Browned and crispy skin gives chicken mouthwatering flavor and, unfortunately, anywhere between 50 and 75 percent of its fat. That's why most health-conscious cooks remove the skin and trim any visible fat before cooking.
Avoid the cooking chaos of Mother's Day morning. Prepare this easy breakfast-in-bed coffee cake two to three days in advance. On the big morning, just brew some coffee and warm a slice in the microwave or toaster oven.
An emerging body of science, including laboratory, animal and epidemiological studies, suggests that higher intakes of vitamin D may be protective against some cancers, including pancreatic, breast, colon and colorectal cancers.
Here’s sweet news you may find very rewarding. By creating a few tasty treats and taking part in a nationwide bake sale, Americans can do their part to protect children who are at risk for hunger.
The Great American Bake Sale campaign sponsored by Domino® Sugar and C&H Sugar® is organized every year between March 1 and June 30, by the nonprofit organization Share Our Strength®.
Lincoln County 4-Hers recently showed each other and judges their talents in cooking and serving.
Joanna Orner was the only youth showing in the Cloverbud Division. She is a Chandler Cloverbud and received a participation Ribbon for entering her favorite food “Cheesey Biscuits.”
Taste of Home cooking school made a stop in the Shawnee community April 9. More than 750 people attended the event, which brought expertise from various areas to the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center. Spencer Kidney of Tecumseh emceed the event.
Warm weather and a serious caffeine habit can make it hard to resist those fancy iced java jolts from the coffee shop.
But shelling out all that cash to suck down all those calories can thin your wallet while plumping your waistline.
The latest thing in Latino cooking is a little less Latino.
The growing political and cultural clout of American Hispanics has infused the collective American dinner plate with the flavors of the Latino kitchen. And it turns out that culinary cultural exchange goes in both directions.
These two volunteers prepare a couple of the more than 800 bags filled this weekend and await those coming to the Taste of Home Cooking School Thursday at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center.
Spring blooms signal the change of seasons and amongst those changes is a shift from heavy comfort foods to lighter spring favorites. The Taste of Home Cooking School, in conjunction with The Shawnee News-Star, on April 9 will present a sunny selection of recipes perfect for warmer weather.
The search for great-tasting recipes is a continual quest for anyone who loves to cook. Whenever conversations turn to food, someone is sure to proclaim their recipe is the best. Culinary Specialist Jamie Dunn, from the Taste of Home Cooking School, agrees that many of her favorite recipes came from friends as they sat casually chatting about their culinary endeavors.
