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 […]
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March Madness Mango Float
I had a request in March to do a Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen float version of the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake, which I think is minty because it’s green. But the problem is I don’t really care for mint-flavored drinks unless the mint is REAL, and my mint isn’t up yet. It’s usually ready in time […]
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, […]
How to Make Crackers (It’s So Freaking Easy!)
It started with a picture I saw in the local paper about making crackers from scratch. I saved it, but then never found it again. But I kept thinking…how do you make crackers? And how would they taste different? So I decided to experiment. It was right before we were having lentil soup for dinner, […]
Brussels Sprouts That Will Blow Your Mind
I used to hate brussels sprouts. In fact, I once went to bed without any dinner because I tried to hide them in my water glass, and then I tried to feed them to the dog—who wouldn’t eat them either. Well obviously, my mother just didn’t know how to cook them right. Because now it’s […]
How to Make Traditional Apple Pie
by guest blogger Dana Blinder I come from generations of foodies. My auntie Rae makes a brisket that will knock your yarmulke off and my papa had a backyard garden that yielded crisp cucumbers and plump raspberries. My immediate family cooks often, as well, though not many meals are duplications of family recipes. The one […]
How to Cook a Goose
For some of us (unfortunately, not my husband), there is no better way to celebrate Christmas than with a roast Goose. One of my favorite carols is the one that goes “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny, a […]
How to Make Sober Fruitcake Muffins
Look, I know right away this blog post will be controversial. First, who really likes fruitcake? It’s a joke, right? But someone must keep eating it, because you can still buy it. Well, I like it, and for a very specific reason. So here is my fruitcake story…. Once, long ago, someone I loved dearly […]
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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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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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