Not only did the U of I place 2nd overall at last week’s solar decathalon, they dominated in the food preparation portion of the competition. Anna reports on what they ate.
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Take that Cali — U of I Back on Top in Solar Decathlon
U of I took 2nd in lighting and beat the California team at its own game in the home entertainment judging to retake the lead. Engineering and netmetering, which the Illinois team should do very …
Bad apples
Oh sure — the Honeycrisp apple sounds delicious, and looks good too. But here in East Central, we’ve really got no business producing them, let alone pretending they’re delicious.
U of I leads in solar decathalon
With results from 4 of 10 categories in, Ill. is ahead of Cal., the Germans, and the Canadians with its solar decathlon house featuring recycled barn wood and a cutting-edge, student-engineer designed heating and cooling …
Soymilk: Simplified
With all this soy growing around us, you’d think that it’d be easy to just make your own soy milk. Guess what? It is.
Things you will not find at the CU Craft League show next month
Words fail me: www.regretsy.com
Cooler weather = time for Kim Chi
Perhaps you are already familiar with this staple of Korean cuisine. Even if you are, making it for yourself is well worth the effort.
The less processed PBJ
From the bread, right down to the peanut butter, Anna goes all-in for making her very own homemade PBJ.
Gender testing reveals true disparity in sports
Gender testing in athletics isn’t about fairness, Anna writes. It’s about money.
Here we call it corn relish
Take that extra corn, throw in some complimentary vegetables, a little vinegar, a little sugar? You’ve got corn relish, a perfect early autumn salad to go with most any meal.