Monthly Archives: December 2010
New Year’s Champagne Manual
Green Top Market would like to extend to you a happy and safe New Year Holiday! Celebratory Champagne is a New Year’s tradition so Green Top would like to help you make a choice your family and friends will be happy with. Bring in the New Year with the following Champagne guide.
Vermont Cheese Pairing and Events
Vermont boasts more artisan cheese makers per capita than any other state, producing about 53 million pounds of cheese each year. It has become known as the Napa Valley of Cheese as it continues to produce new and exciting varieties to match every palate. Additionally, Vermont has the nation’s only comprehensive center devoted to artisan [...]
Momma’s Roast Turkey Recipe
Mom’s method is to buy the best quality turkey available (organic, free-range, etc.) and cook it breast-side down. She also cooks the turkey stuffing separately, not in the cavity, which makes it easier to cook the turkey more evenly. This method creates the most delicious, succulent turkey you have ever had.
Compost is Good for You and the Environment
Composting on your own is the intentional and managed composition of organic materials for the production of compost, the magical soil enhancer that is so great for good gardening.
Cooking With Wine
Cooking with wine can be a great flavor enhancer but like any sauce should be used appropriately. Wine has three main uses in the kitchen—as a marinade ingredient, as a cooking liquid, and as a flavoring in a finished dish.
Green Cities
The following cities were scored from public data sources in these categories: air and water quality, green space, number of US Green Building Council rated buildings, percentages of residents who walk, bike, and/or use public transportation as their primary mode of transportation, percentages of houses with gardens, percentages of population that eats natural foods, availability of locally grown food, and municipal governments climate change policy
Organic Gardening: Tomatoes
Tomatoes are America’s favorite garden vegetable and a common ingredient in every week’s menu. There are literally hundreds of different types of varieties to choose from ranging from bite-size cherry tomatoes to huge beefsteak fruits in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Your geographic location and climate will dictate which tomatoes you can grow, as will your preferences and cooking style.
Role of a Butcher Explained
The butcher trade has been a time honored profession, supplying people since the dawn of humankind with nutritious food that has been, and still is, vital to our very existence as living beings.