From the Recipe Box

What is your "go to" source for recipes? There are many sources for recipes from family favorites to many internet sites. Here's a few to get the search started.

• MyPlate Kitchen
• Recipe Central - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Spend Smart, Eat Smart - Iowa State University
• Home Baking Association
• Cooking for 1 or 2
• Vary Your Protein
• Fix It Fresh
• Month of Menus

Altering Recipes

• Altering Recipes for Better Health - Purdue University
• Altering Recipes for Good Health - Texas A&M University
• Updating Food Preparation to Promote Health - Colorado State University

Baking Tips & Tricks

• King Arthur Flour
• Home Baking Association
• Fleischmann's Yeast
• Red Star Yeast

Quantity Cooking

Food for Fifty, by Mary Molt, is the ideal resource for preparing large amounts of food. Recipes are sized to make 50 servings but can be easily adjusted to larger or smaller amounts. Look for Food for Fifty in libraries or bookstores.

• Cooking for Groups: A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety - USDA
• Food Safety and Sanitation: Guidelines for Volunteer Group Social Functions

High Altitude Food Preparation

Kansas is not as flat as you think! Out in Western Kansas, the elevation approaches 4,000 feet. Here are some guides to food preparation.

• High Altitude Food Preparation - Colorado State University
• High Altitude Cooking and Food Safety - USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Altitude Adjusters - University of Wyoming
• High Altitude Cooking - New Mexico State University
• High Altitude Baking - Wheat Montana