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Egg Safety
Easter is just a few weeks away, and many children will find colored eggs nestled side by side with chocolate bunnies in cheerful baskets or lurking in hiding places awaiting to be...
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Bean Dip or Spread
2 cups cooked pinto beans 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 cup cooked green onions with tops 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, or to...
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Sunn Hemp: Grazing Option for Producers
Sunn hemp is a warm-season legume that producers are adding to their grazing and pasture management plans. Traditionally, producers do not use sunn hemp because of limited seed...
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ServSafe Course in Shelby County
ServSafe Course Date: May 24 & 29, 2018 Location: Shelby County Extension Office 56 Kelly Lane, Columbiana, AL. 35051 Contact: Angela Treadaway Office: 205-669-6763 cell: 205-410-3696 email:...
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Low Sugar Alternatives for Jams and Jellies
Strawberry Jam time is here and soon behind it will be blueberry, blackberry and then peach jam time. This year when you consider making jams and jellies think about using a low sugar alternative....
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Whats for Dinner? Getting Kids to try new things.
I just did a cooking camp with kids from ages 10-14 called “Whats for Dinner” and found that they really liked asparagus and cauliflower with it fixed this way. See...
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Grilling: Safely for the Summer
With news stories about food contamination and harmful chemicals appearing almost weekly, it is not surprising that many would-be chefs are taking food preparation more seriously,...
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Protect Pastures from Fire Ants
From the field to the pasture, fire ants cause issues for producers on many levels. Surprisingly, the biggest issue they cause is damage to equipment. This not only cost farmers time...
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Freezing Foods as a method of Preserving
Freezing has many advantages over other methods of food preservation. Frozen foods are often more like fresh, because they often retain their color, flavor and nutritive value....
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Pickles Pickles Pickles
The pungent aroma of vinegar mixed with spices such as dill, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seed indicate that something is being pickled in the kitchen. This aroma brings to mind the wonderful sweet lime...
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