Food tips

Buy Local Food : If you were to turn back the clock 100 years, what would gardeners in your area be growing? Try regional heirloom varieties of garden standbys such as beans, squash, tomatoes and melons, which were selected for their flavors and reliability in the days when personal survival often depended upon a garden’s success. Appalachian “greasy” beans or creamy New England-bred butternut squash can help open the door to great flavors from the past.


Buy Local Food : Bringing more local produce into your kitchen may leave you wondering what to do with unusual things such as Jerusalem artichokes, kohlrabi or mizuna. “I get requests all the time from CSAs asking permission to put my recipes into their delivery boxes,” Madison says. “I always say yes.” Get a good produce-based cookbook and don’t be reluctant to ask for recipe ideas from growers.


Buy Seasonal Food : If you're eating foods out of season, it's likely that they have come a long way - try to eat food that is both locally produced and can be found at that time of year, locally!





American Bean Bread Recipe
American Bean Bread Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 2/3 cups pinto beans -- cooked, sieved OR

1 15 oz can pinto beans -- w/liquid, sieved

1 1/2 cups cornmeal

2 eggs -- beaten

3/4 cup buttermilk

salt -- to taste 1 teaspoon baking soda

Combine all the ingredients, beating just enough to make a smooth batter. Turn into a greased loaf pan and bake 45-50 minutes in an oven preheated to 375. When top browns and sides pull away from the pan, turn out and cool on a rack. Delicious warm with butter. Source: Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie, p. 31

 
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