Tips & Tricks

How to Roast Green Chiles

August 6, 2010

We had 22 green chiles in our Bountiful Basket this week.  I knew that we wouldn’t be able to use them all in one week, so I decided to roast and freeze most of them for later.  This was my first experience roasting green chiles, and it was amazingly easy!   How to Roast Green [...]

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How to Grill Corn on the Cob

July 9, 2010

Here’s a quick how-to on grilling fresh corn on the cob.  It’s one of my favorite summer vegetables and shows up frequently in our Bountiful Baskets.  Grilling is a quick and easy way to cook corn so that it maintains it’s crispness and sweet flavor.  First, you want to take your corn and look for [...]

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How to Crack a Coconut

June 13, 2010

Credit   We got an amazing amount of food this week in our Bountiful Basket.  I will share the full haul with you tomorrow, but I will tell you that we got 3 coconuts.  I have never prepared a coconut before so I needed some guidance.  This video from Gourmet.com is perfect.  I can’t wait [...]

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