Speaking of my childhood and what I ate, this was another popular lunch item in my mother’s repertoire. It was a very good day when she would take the time to make this for all of us, and I remember that I usually ate three of them if I was allowed to. It involves bacon, […]
Main Dishes with Meat
Cornell Chicken: The Way-Western New Yorker’s BBQ Chicken!
If you are in “upstate” New York (not THAT upstate, but the real far upstate otherwise known as Western New York, so upstate that it’s got Buffalo in it), and you see a sign for BBQ chicken, the taste will not be anything remotely like what you would find down south, or in a jar […]
How to Make a Genuine Healthy and Organic Philadelphia Cheesesteak
Sometimes when I travel, everything goes so smoothly that it feels like a miracle of modern transportation. Other times, everything goes so horribly wrong that I have to cry and comfort myself with an airport cheesesteak, which makes me cry even more because mine at home are so much better. Such was the case recently. […]
My Mother’s Ham Glaze
I had wanted to write this blog post before Easter so you all could try this recipe on your Easter ham. But I hadn’t tested it yet, so it had to wait. It’s such a great story, though, that I just couldn’t wait until next Easter to share it. When I was little, I remember […]
How to Make Organic Bratwurst “Burgers”
When I was in Germany, I tried the local Nuremburg sausages, which are a skinny little bratwurst that taste so good. Now, I can get “bratwurst” anywhere around here at home, but would I actually eat it? Hell, no! Not unless it was organic! So that means I have to make my own. But I’m […]
Shepherd’s Pie—Quick, Easy, and Organic
The other night I had a pound of organic grass-fed beef thawing in the fridge, and it had been the third snowstorm in a week. What to make? I needed the comfort of something hearty, easy, warm, and yummy to ease my winter pain. I checked the pantry and there were six potatoes left at […]
Real Men, Women, and Kids Eat My Quiche
It’s hard to remember what all the fuss was back then when real men wouldn’t eat quiche… Was it the name? The fact that there might be vegetables in it? Anyway, around that time, I made my first quiche, from the original Rodale’s Basic Natural Foods Cookbook. Since then, I’ve made quite a few quiches, […]
Curry Chicken from Scratch
We never ate Indian food when I was a kid, except for this recipe. I am pretty sure my mother got it out of The Joy of Cooking. I’ve altered it a tiny bit (for instance, the book calls for raisins or currants and I don’t really care for that.) And of course I made […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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