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There’s an App for that

Have you ever opened your fridge to find a storage container got pushed to the back of the fridge and you are now trying to remember what’s in the container? Don’t deny it. It happens to the best of us. You find yourself at a crossroad in trying to decide whether to risk your life […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Bohlen, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Washington County

REVIEWED BY: Tammy Jones, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Pike County

SOURCES:

  • http://blogs.usda.gov/2015/04/02/new-usda-foodkeeper-app-your-new-tool-for-smart-food-storage/
  • http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/04/dial-food-storage-cooking-advice-foodkeeper-app
  • http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2016/nr-070616-01

Kitchen Inventory: How Long Have You Had That?

Have you ever pulled a can out of your pantry and realized it was 2 years past the use-by date?  Or discovered an ice covered mystery package in the bottom of the freezer? At my house, usually about once a year, I do a full inventory of the freezer, refrigerator and pantry.  Yes, I really […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, shumaker.68@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Shari Gallup, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, gallup.1@osu.edu

Tips for Freezing Fresh Herbs

Fresh herbs are one of the many joys of springtime. They add wonderful, bright flavor to your foods and can make an otherwise colorless food colorful! (Think chives on a baked potato). Whether you’re buying bunches of parsley from the grocery store, or harvesting rows of basil leaves, we all have found ourselves with more herbs […]

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