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July 28, 2010 — Tips for thrifty summer cooking & recipe for barely cooked tomato sauce

Get tips to help avoid wasting food and the money you spent on it. Put these techniques to work with a new recipe for barely cooked tomato sauce.

July 7, 2010 — Improving your recipes plus Butterbean Hummus recipe

I've been reworking recipes to make them more local this month, which got me thinking about ways to improve recipes in general. Get tips in this issue and try the tasty example: Butterbean Hummus.

March 19, 2010 — Cook for Good Coast-to-Coast!

I'm going to teach my way from Wilmington North Carolina to Portland Oregon for the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference (whoo-hoo!). Then back east to Gainesville Florida and north to North Carolina: the Sandhills, Pittsboro, and Raleigh. Plus get the recipe for Greens-Stuffed Bread Pockets.

March 12, 2010 — Mo' scratch, mo' local! plus onion-mushroom dip

Want to up your locavore score without bending your budget? Cooking from scratch can add a little local to nearly every dish. Plus get the recipe for a healthy onion-mushroom dip just in time for March Madness.

March 3, 2010 — Happier chickens part II, GMO alfalfa, and forest pinto beans

There's lots going on in this newsletter! Read more on Perdue's chickens, help stop Monsanto's GMO alfalfa, learn about a talk and a class, and get the recipe for Forest Beans.

February 24, 2010 — Happier chickens, baking class, job, & Spanish Rice recipe

Congratulations! Poultry giant Perdue has decided to treat its chickens better in response to shoppers' insistence on better meat. Read more below to see proof that voting with your wallet works! Also find out about the new Cook for Good baking class and the job opening for an editorial and administrative assistant. Finally, enjoy the February end-of-month super-cheap recipe: Spanish rice.

February 18, 2010 — Splurge or scrimp? plus Olympics tribute -- Canadian maple cake

As a salute to the Olympic athletes in Vancouver and to the many creative, thrifty cooks in Canada, this week's newsletter features the recipe for Canadian Maple Pudding Cake. Also called Pouding Chômeur or "unemployed-man's pudding," this treat was invented by women factory workers in Quebec during the Great Depression. Also check out the first installment of "Scrimp or Splurge?"

February 10, 2010 — Whipped-cream trials & thinking outside the school-lunch box.

Should you whip cream at home or reach for the spray can? Find out below, just in time for Valentine's Day! Get the recipe for DIY whipped cream too. And learn about the new government push for healthier school lunches.

January 27, 2010 — Grow productive, easy veggies, plus new video & recipe for braised cabbage with herbs

The ultimate local food comes from your own backyard. Or front yard, porch, or pots in a sunny window. Read on for tips on easy, essential plants for your garden, no matter what size. Also find a recipe for Braised Cabbage with Herbs that raises this humble vegetable to a new level.

January 6, 2010 — YouTube, Tahini vs. Bacon, and Tasty Greens

In this issue, check out the first Cook for Good video on YouTube! And ring out the Year of Bacon and ring in the Year of Tahini, starting with my New Year's Day invention: Tasty Tahini Greens.

December 29, 2009 — New Year's Resolutions and Hoppin' John

It's nearly New Year's Day: time for New Year's resolutions and some Hoppin' John. Check out some resolutions suggestions below and get the recipe for a classic Southern dish said to bring luck and money in the New Year.

December 23, 2009 — Fresh ginger, an affordable luxury; sweet-potato soup

Fresh ginger may seem expensive, but look at what it costs per serving and you'll see that it can be a great bargain. Try it yourself with this week's recipe: Sweet-Potato Soup with Ginger and Chipotle. Also help send a donation to Feeding America with just a few click & keystrokes. >>

December 11, 2009 — Modernizing farmers' markets

I learned so much at the Sustainable Agriculture Conference last weekend. Read below for some of the highlights, including great work to help farmers' markets accept electronic payments. Read on for a quick, healthy, and tasty holiday appetizer: >>

December 3, 2009

November prices for the thrifty menu are $1.07 a meal per person and only $1.73 for the green meals. Even the cart costs are less than the food-stamp allowance in NC. Read below to learn about the contest for a new Cook for Good logo and for a recipe for Great Northern Bean Soup, Southern Style. >>

November 18, 2009

A new study shows that junk food is literally addictive: eating it for a few days in a row raises your pleasure threshold so you have to eat more to get the same level of satisfaction. See the rest of the newsletter for more Learn more below and get the recipe for Oooo-Mama! Gravy: a healthy, easy gravy to pour over mashed potatoes and stuffing at a Thanksgiving feast. >>

November 4, 2009

Nearly half of all children in the United States will be on food stamps at some time while they grow up, according to a new study released Monday. The study analyzed 30 years of national data. The Associated Press says researchers think it could get worse because of the Great Recession. That's why I firmly believe that learning to cook in a thrifty manner should be part of everyone's "be prepared" kit, along with fire drills and knowing CPR. You may not cook this way very often, but practicing when you don't need it will help immensely if you ever do.

See the rest of the newsletter for more and for a scrumptious recipe to get you started: chocolate-pumpkin snack cake >>

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