Recipes
New and Improved Tomato Sauce Recipe (from Scratch)
Last year I wrote about making my tomato sauce from scratch—as any good gardener married to an Italian needs to do. But the truth is I have improved it this...
Summer Gazpacho That Kids Will Love
How do I know kids will love this cold soup? Well, the other day I made it as an experiment and served it for lunch. Eve had a friend over....
Sweet-and-Sour Tomato-Pepper Salad Recipe
This clean, quick, and easy recipe tastes just like my childhood summers to me. My mother used to make it, and I always loved it—even after I learned how she...
Orange Cream Float: The Taste of August
Remember when you were a kid and you got all hot and sweaty from running around outside, and you smelled like crushed grass, dirt, and salt, and you were so...
Maria’s Fried Country Chicken! Part 2
You’ve heard me say it before: I love fried chicken (in moderation, of course). But the chicken recipe’s got to be worth it. To me, the perfect fried chicken is...
My Favorite Organic Baked Beans
My favorite picnic dish just got better. It was late. I was starving for baked beans and could have sworn I had my favorite nonorganic brand in my pantry. In...
Fizzy Sparkling Water-Lemon Float: July Float of the Month
Ice cream drinks like my coffee float and blueberry float are cool treats, but my fizzy sparkling water lemon float is the ultimate refreshment to beat even a scorching Northeast...
How to Make the Perfect Lobster Roll at Home
We’ve been going to Maine for 20 years to drop kids off at camp, and each time we have eaten lobster rolls, which are a uniquely Maine delicacy. There seem...
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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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