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Cooperative Extension: Food & Health

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Over 100 new recipes!

  • All recipes have been taste-tested. Many feature Maine produce. Recipes were created to be easy to prepare and use readily available ingredients. 
  • Each recipe includes a new FDA nutrition facts label. Learn more about the new labels.
  • Many recipes include how-to videos!
No-Bake Chocolate Chip Bites with mini chocolate chips spilled on the table
Snacks
Winter Salad
Salads
Ramen Noodle Skillet
Soups/Chilis
fajitas
Main Dishes
Carrot Fries
Side Dishes
Blueberry Cobbler
Desserts
Honey-Sweetened Lemonade
Drinks/Smoothies
homemade master mix
Homemade Convenience Mixes
root vegetables
Make Your Own: A Recipe Guide
Three decorated bags with dry mix in each of them
Gifts from the Kitchen
Tomatoes, mushrooms, green beans, peppers, and garlic
"How To" Videos: Preparing Food


Spoonful: A Bite-Sized Food and Nutrition Blog

  • Turkey sausage on a plate.

    Mainely Dish: Turkey Apple Sausage Patties

  • Mother and son cooking together.

    5 Tips for Quick and Healthy Back to School Dinners

  • Three pictures of zoodles. First, in the dehydrator. Second, as cooked zoodles. Third, as dehydrated zoodles.

    Dehydrating Zoodles – It’s Worth It!

  • Lobster

    The 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Lobster

  • Five spoonfuls of different spices with a variety of colors.

    Saving Money with Homemade Convenience Mixes

  • Taco pie, tomatoes and shredded cheese on the top

    Mainely Dish: Taco Pie

  • Plum tomatoes

    Best Types of Tomatoes For Canning

  • Tomato salsa with peppers and a towel

    The Missing Ingredient: Adherence of Food Blog Salsa Recipes to Home Canning Guidelines

  • Close up of cucumbers covered in salt, pieces of garlic, and sprigs of dill

    News Flash: Vinegar Concerns for Home Food Preservers

  • Blueberry shake in a mason jar with frozen blueberries on the top

    Mainely Dish: Creamy Blueberry Shake

  • Beans, dill, garlic, and canned dilly beans.

    Dilly Beans for Your Pantry

  • Washing an apple in the sink.

    A Guide for Best Produce Washing Practices

More Spoonful: A Bite-Sized Food and Nutrition Blog
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Recipes

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