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Organic Piggies In A Blanket? Almost!

Organic Piggies In A Blanket? Almost!

If you are anything like me, you have a taste imprinted on your tongue from childhood that associates parties with piggies in a blanket.

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Thanksgiving Turkey: Which Would You Rather?

Thanksgiving Turkey:
Which Would You Rather?

They say turkeys are stupid, and that may be the case, but I’ve looked different turkeys in the eye and have seen keen intelligence and even humor. I’ve also seen the vacant stare of the doomed…

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Easy Organic Party Appetizers, Part 3: Raw Fennel

Easy Organic Party Appetizers,
Part 3: Raw Fennel

Fennel is one of those vegetables that seem a bit odd if you aren’t used to it, but think of it as round celery that has a hint of licorice flavor to it and you’ll be fine.

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Easy Organic Party Appetizers, Part 2: Cheese Toasts

Easy Organic Party Appetizers,
Part 2: Cheese Toasts

One of my earliest memories is helping my mom prepare these for a cocktail party.

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A Visit to My Kitchen: Eugenia Bone, Food Writer and Journalist

A Visit to My Kitchen: Eugenia Bone, Food Writer and Journalist

Guest blogger Eugenia Bone discusses her love of mushrooms, home-canned tuna, and the importance of clean water.

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds—Happy Halloween!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds—Happy Halloween!

Carving pumpkins is fun. At our house, I make pretty ones and my husband specializes in scary ones. (In the past, he has been known to use ketchup as an accessory.)

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What’s Really Important?

What’s Really Important?

Sometimes I remember what’s really important when I am doing something that doesn’t seem very important at all. And I remembered it while manning the grill with Dave Zinczenko at Apple Fest 2011. I didn’t ask him to help me cook organic hot dogs (generously donated by Applegate Farms) for my Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen […]

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La Boqueria of Barcelona: A Shrine to Food

La Boqueria of Barcelona: A Shrine to Food

In America, we think we are hot stuff because of all our growing farmer’s markets across the country. Or in Manhattan, a place like Eataly seems like a whole new invention. And then you go to Barcelona, which, like many cities in Europe, has a food market in the middle of the city that has […]

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