How to Harvest and Store Asparagus

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• Key Lime Pie Frozen Yogurt Pops

  

  As a kid on hot days in Southern California, I always looked forward to enjoying a cool treat after a long day at school. Sometimes I had an ice-cold soda or a smoothie, but the treat I loved most was frozen yogurt. Plain yogurt has … Read More

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  by Nicole Weston

• Quick-Smoked Bluefish Recipe

  

  My first time eating smoked mackerel is one of those Proustian memories: It was Father’s Day, and we were in Cornwall, England, for a family trip. The village we were staying in had one of those classic, large, white plastered buildings with a big smokestack, … Read More

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  by Jake Levin

• How to Smoke Using a Grill Table

  

  The Grill Table Using a grill table is the most bare-bones way of smoking meat and the most reminiscent of the barabicu of the West Indies. This is still the preferred technique for smoking meats in most Asian and South American traditions. It is one … Read More

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  by Jake Levin

• Make Your Own Cheese: 30-Minute Mozzarella

  

  Fresh cheeses like mozzarella require little equipment and are excellent choices for beginning cheese makers, as they are quick, delicious, and easy to make — no fermenting or aging required. Many of these high-moisture cheeses are called bag cheeses because the curds are drained in … Read More

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  by Ricki Carroll

• Foraging for Spring: Three Edible Plants to Try

  

  The first rule of foraging for edible plants is never, ever, eat anything you’re not 100 percent sure of. This applies whether you’re picking in the wild or in your own backyard. “Foraging in your own backyard!” you say. “I thought you had to wander … Read More

  Gardening

  by Ellen Zachos