General kitchen advice

Have a Local Food Party : Instead of counting time or distance, simply enjoy the pleasures of local food by organizing a potluck meal in which everything must be local. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will splurge on handmade goat cheese, and don’t forget some local wine, beer or juice. If you’re organizing a big catered event, the Society for Nutrition Education has a downloadable brochure to help you line up local food resources.

Kitchen Tip : Match the size of the pan to the heating element; more heat will get to the pan and less will be lost to the surrounding air or found by the pan handle! A 6-inch pan on an 8-inch burner will waste over 40 percent of the energy.

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Best Cookie Ever Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

2 cups butter

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

4 eggs

24 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

2 teaspoons vanilla

8 ounces Hershey bar -- grated

4 cups flour

3 cups nuts -- optional

5 cups oatmeal -- blended (see note)

Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, hershey bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

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