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Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.












Piperade Frittata Recipe
Piperade Frittata Category Casserole Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

8 eggs -- beaten

1/4 cup cold water

3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese -- grated

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 large basil leaves -- (fresh) chopped

1 1/2 cups piperade*

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 tablespoons ham -- finely diced

Pepper -- to taste 1/2 cup chunky tomato sauce -- (optional)

Beat together eggs, water, cheese, salt and basil. Stir in piperade. Heat oil in 10- to 12-inch nonstick skillet. Add ham; saute over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Cook until set on bottom. Reduce heat to medium. With spatula, lift edges of fri ttata so uncooked egg runs underneath. Cook until set, 1 to 2 minutes. Continue lifting and cooking until egg is completely set and lightly browned on underside. Flip frittata and brown top side, about 2 minutes. Transfer to platter; dust with pepper. Cut into 4 wedges. Top with tomato sauce, if desired.

 
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