Carla Ramsdell
- Mar 14, 2019
College years are a great time to start LONG-LASTING cooking skills!
I feel very fortunate to be able to teach about the physics of food and cooking as part of my faculty position at Appalachian State...
Carla Ramsdell
- Mar 13, 2019
Get the most out of a hot oven...load it up!
Your oven is a great cooking tool and roasted meals are typically easy and delicious. The average full-size oven has 30 pounds of steel...
Carla Ramsdell
- Feb 22, 2019
Reduce your single-use plastic use…carry your own cutlery!
Single-use plastic has invaded our lives so completely; eliminating it is effectively impossible. In fact, we often don’t even “see”...
Carla Ramsdell
- Feb 12, 2019
What's more energy efficient...A Gas or Electric Range?
A frequent question I receive is if gas or electric stove-tops are more efficient. As with many of these questions, the answer is a very...
Carla Ramsdell
- Jan 23, 2019
Energy Efficient Food …. It’s all about the SAUCE ! ?
OK, so this blog title may seem like a bit of a stretch but here’s my thinking…. In order to realize a sustainable food future, we have...
Carla Ramsdell
- Jan 8, 2019
How does an electric INDUCTION cooktop work?
In the past, there used to be only two mainstream options for stovetop burner selection: Electric resistance and Gas flame. Now there’s...
Carla Ramsdell
- Dec 11, 2018
Make simple, delicious HOME-MADE SODA, and reduce single-use plastic and transportation energy (Ging
Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Home beverage carbonizers, such as Soda Stream, provide us with an easy way to make delicious...
Carla Ramsdell
- Nov 15, 2018
Free online interactive book explaining the connections between climate change and our food system.
Kudos to The Center for Ecoliteracy for producing this great educational tool explaining the connections between our food system and...
Carla Ramsdell
- Oct 23, 2018
Community Gatherings Build Momentum for Local Food (Community FEaST, Take 2...)
There is incredible momentum building for a future sustainable food system and much of this is starting in our communities. While we...
Carla
- Sep 11, 2018
TAP water is perfect for hurricane preparations
OK – so hurricane preparations are upon us once again. The one item on many people's “to do” list that you can scratch off now is buying...
