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The growing popularity of kitchen shortcuts like pre-sliced vegetables and bagged spinach mean greater energy inputs. (Photo: Leigh Paterson for Harvest Public Media)

The Rising Energy Costs Of Convenience In The Kitchen

By Leigh Paterson | January 24, 2016

To make or not to make a homemade pie?  That is a classic holiday dilemma. Do you take the easy way out and buy a fairly decent frozen pie, or do you risk making your own, resulting in a potentially burnt and lumpy version? While there is something special about that homemade option, every cook…