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  • Food Safety
    • Food Safety Training (Cottage Food, Retail & Consumer)
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    • High Risk Populations (Young, Old, Pregnant & Immunocompromised)
    • Foodborne Illness
    • Emergency Resources
  • Food
    • Foods and Beverages
    • Colorado Grown Produce
    • High Elevation Food Preparation & Preservation
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    • Cleaning Produce Videos
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    • Cooking and Baking
    • Preservation
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  • Nutrition & Health
    • Diseases and Conditions
    • Healthy Eating
    • Nutrients
    • Physical Activity
    • Wellness
  • Food Safety
    • Food Safety Training (Cottage Food, Retail & Consumer)
    • Food Safety at Home
    • High Risk Populations (Young, Old, Pregnant & Immunocompromised)
    • Foodborne Illness
    • Emergency Resources
  • Food
    • Foods and Beverages
    • Colorado Grown Produce
    • High Elevation Food Preparation & Preservation
    • Shopping, Budgeting & Preparing
    • Cleaning Produce Videos
  • Recipes & How-tos
    • Cooking and Baking
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How-To’s

Fruits


How to Juice a Lemon or Lime


How to Pit and Dice Avocados


How to Store Bananas in the Freezer


How to Zest Citrus Fruits



Herbs & Spices


How to Prepare Fresh Ginger


How to Use Cilantro Herb Scissors


How to Mince Garlic Using a Press and Rocker


How to Mince Garlic


How to Store Fresh Herbs



Kitchen Tools


How to Use Cilantro Herb Scissors


How to Mince Garlic Using a Press and Rocker


How to Open Jars Easily with a Jar Popper


How to Use a Kale de Stalker


How to Juice a Lime with a Lime Squeezer


How to Use a Spiralizer


Screenshot from the video: Calbrating a Thermometer. There is a measuring cup, thermometer, water and ice on the table. The text on the picture reads: Gather: 1) Glass 2) Ice.

How to Calibrate a Dial-Stem Thermometer



Kitchen Skills


How to Cook Frozen Vegetables in the Microwave


How to Cook a Sweet Potato in the Microwave


How to Cook Pasta


How to Hard Boil Eggs


How to Measure Dry Ingredients


How to Measure Liquid Ingredients


How to Properly Hold a Knife to Cut Food


How to Chop, Dice and Mince


Screenshot of High-Altitude Holiday Baking Tips video title page.

High Altitude Holiday Baking Tips



Shopping and Meal Planning


How to get more fiber in your diet video

How to Get More Fiber in Your Diet


How to Shop on a Budget


How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label



Vegetables


How to Eat More Greens


How to Make Microwave Kale Chips


How to Make Stir Fried Bok Choy


How to De-Stem Leafy Greens


How to Chop an Onion


How to Safely Cut Hot Peppers


How to Cut a Tomato


How to Blanch Leafy Greens


How to Caramelize an Onion


How to Chop a Bell Pepper


How to Prepare Kale


How to Make Fresh Salsa


How to Prepare Fresh Salsa


How to Braise Greens

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