Cooking Basics Recipe Index

Learning how to live a more sustainable, green lifestyle can start in the kitchen.  These basic tips include tutorials on how to preserve garden produce, how to prepare basic pantry staples, and helpful ingredient guides.

Check out our most popular preservation tutorials: How to Freeze Basil, How to Dry Chives, How to Freeze Potatoes, and How to Freeze Kale.

Learn how to make pantry staples such as: Classic Marinara Sauce, Basil Pesto, Homemade Ricotta and Herb Salt.

Learn more about the ingredients you're buying: Canned Fish Guide, How to Buy Shrimp, Lox vs Smoked Salmon: What's the Difference?, Wild vs Farmed Salmon (and more!).