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Kitchen Tip : Solid disk elements and radiant elements under glass stove tops are easier to clean than conventional electric coil elements, but they take longer to heat up and use more electricity.

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.

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Safety in the kitchen

Consider using a thermostatically controlled deep fat fryer.
If you've consumed alcohol, don't be tempted to cook with a chip pan.

Barley Nut Muffins

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Ingredients And Procedures

3/4 c AM Barley or Buckwheat Flour

3/4 c AM Whole Wheat Flour

2 ts Non-alum baking powder

2 ts Sea salt (optional)

1/4 c Raw honey

1 Egg; beaten

-OR- egg replacer 1/2 c AM Unrefined Vegetable Oil

1 c Fresh milk or water

-OR- milk substitute 1/2 c Pecans

Combine dry ingredients. Mix liquid ingredients thoroughly. Add dry ingredients. Stir until moist, but not smooth. Stir in pecans. Fill well-oiled muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 F. for 15 minutes. (Yield: 24 small or 12 large muffins) Source: Arrowhead Mills "Whole Grain Muffins" tri-fold Reprinted by permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of: Karen Mintzias

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