Loose Leaf Green Lettuce Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing 

Enjoy this quick loose leaf lettuce salad and dressing (made with common kitchen ingredients) with fresh lettuce from the store, farmers market, or your garden.

Grilled Vegetables - Not Like Your Mom Made! 

Check out this recipe for a summer vegetable salad with grilled vegetables and grilled bread (you can vary the vegetables!) from my Extension colleague and busy mother of 3, Cindy Brison at the Douglas-Sarpy Extension office.

Photo courtesy of Cindy Brison

Grilling Salmon: Easy, Healthy & Delicious

 My Extension colleague, Georgia Jones, describes herself: “I am a food scientist by training and a foodie by practice.” Discover her tips for healthy grilling and try her yummy  recipe for grilling salmon.

Photo courtesy of Georgia Jones.

 9 Bites for Better-Tasting Fruits & Veggies

Quick preparation tips for handling fruits and veggies for best taste and lasting longer.

 Freezing Tomatoes Raw without Peeling or Blanching

This is one of our most popular Web pages right now. If you have a bumper tomato crop or friends want to give you some of their extra tomatoes, freeze them quickly with this method.

Gardening in the City for Fun, Food & Financial Savings 

If you live in a city and have limited gardening space, check out our new Urban Agriculture section. A pot or other container is all you need to begin. Lots of resources to help you get started.
 

Quick & Delicious Tomato Basil Bruschetta Recipe

Enjoy delicious (and nutritious!) in-season tomatoes with our Tomato Basil Bruschetta recipe.

Freezing Peppers Is So Easy 

Peppers taste best during the summer and are least expensive. Save some of the summer abundance by freezing peppers. It’s really quick – no blanching needed!

Photo courtesy of USDA/ARS Image Gallery

Freezing Onions for Quick Additions to Cooked Foods 

Why get out the knife and cutting board more than once or let the remainder of an onion go to waste? Freeze your chopped onions and add to cooked foods.

Canning, Freezing, & Drying Summer Fruits & Veggies 

To save money and to enjoy the flavor of locally grown foods, many people are home-preserving foods. We have collected the best, safest methods and recipes for home food preservation. Plus, provided answers to commonly asked questions.

Photo courtesy of National Center for Home Food Preservation

Take our quick “Test Your Summer Food Safety Savvy” quiz and learn how to keep your food safe. USDA has simplified its recommended temperatures for cooking meat - you’ll learn about them in our quiz.

Choose MyPlate Update 

It’s easy to eat healthy with the new USDA Choose MyPlate recommendations.  Watch our 1-minute video, “Choose MyPlate Update” to learn 3 consumer messages everyone should know.

If you'd like to know still more about MyPlate; view our online self-paced slideshow. You can even download a free PowerPoint if you want to use for giving programs!