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Dry beans cook up quickly into a healthful, inexpensive meals in electric pressure cookers. (Photo: Pixabay)
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It’s electric?! Breaking down electric pressure cookers

October 17, 2018
By Shannon Klisch, Katherine E Soule
You may have heard the buzz about electric pressure cookers. Even if you don't follow kitchen trends, this piece of equipment may take some of the "pressure off" of preparing meals. From personal experience, I can say that they're also quite fun! Pressure cooking vs.
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Missy Gable, Director of the UC Master Gardener Program shares tips for keeping a fall vegetable garden producing.
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Tips to prepare, plant, and grow a fall vegetable garden

September 14, 2018
By Melissa G Womack, Missy Gable
The transition of fall is upon us and gardeners are busy tending to late summer harvests, pruning back perennials, prepping for slower plant growth and more. But fall doesn't have to be all about wrapping up the growing season.
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