The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

Who knows how long they've been in there? The freezer is obviously a great place to keep food until you’re ready to eat it, ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

ST. PAUL -- Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen successfully. It slows or stops the enzyme action which can ...

This favorite squash can be difficult to freeze successfully, which is why you need our simple method. Freezing zucchini the right way helps you enjoy summer’s harvest all year while keeping flavor, ...

Freezing can be an easy and hassle-free way to preserve your fruits and vegetables. Freezing can be an easy and hassle-free way to preserve your fruits and vegetables, especially when time is limited.

That bag of frozen vegetables you’ve been feeling guilty about buying instead of fresh produce might actually be delivering more antioxidants and nutrients than the expensive organic vegetables ...

Produce stands showcase the large variety of vegetables that thrive on cool weather and tend to taste sweeter following a light frost. Many of these vegetables store up energy in the form of starches.

Zucchini plants in our gardens often produce more than can be used as fresh produce. What can you do with extra zucchini? You can dry or freeze zucchini, but it is only safe to can zucchini if it has ...