When my daughter Lucia asked for vanilla cupcakes for her birthday, I had to figure out how to make them myself. Luckily, they turned out great. Actually, everyone was kind of shocked at just how good they turned out to be, especially because I cut the sugar in half! I made these in mini cupcake […]
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Smoked Trout Spread Recipe
I’ve wanted to make a smoked trout spread forever, and I finally did. Ultimately, it was simple and easy. After preparing the spread, I asked my daughter Lucia to taste test it. She sniffed it, as she does any new food. (Do all kids do that? I’ve only seen her do it.) She took a […]
Join Us TODAY at the Organic Apple Festival!
by the Rodale’s team It’s apple season! And more importantly for us, it’s organic apple season. We’re celebrating organic apples at the 7th annual Organic Apple Festival at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, TODAY, Saturday, September 19th! We invite you to come on down and join us for a fun-filled day of apple picking, […]
How to Make Pierogies from Scratch
Pennsylvania is the land of pierogies. It’s probably from all our Polish immigrants, but I don’t really care where they came from because they’re totally yummy. They aren’t that hard to make from scratch, either. You can boil them, sauté them in butter or olive oil, bake, or deep-fry them. You can serve them as […]
This Is the Single Best Tomato Soup You Will Ever Eat
by guest blogger Paul Kita, food and nutrition editor at Men’s Health The words “tomato soup” usually conjure the image of gloppy condensed tomato goo slopping out from a can. Sure, serve the shelf-stable stuff with grilled cheese and you have a nostalgia-invoking comfort meal. Admit, though, that the tinny-tasting soup plays a minor role […]
Dear Reader
Dear Reader, Thank you for your patience over this past summer. My blogging has been less than consistent. As you might have seen, I did a lot of traveling! Iceland, England, France, Iowa, Memphis…some of which I haven’t even had the chance to write about yet. And most importantly, I delivered my second daughter to […]
A Nostalgic Recipe for Senfgurken (German Mustard Pickles)
by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s As a little girl, I spent two weeks of every summer at my grandparents’ house in New England. The little navy-colored home sat by the edge of a picturesque lake with an abundance of trees, wildlife, and lily pads. Most of the small wooden […]
Energy-Packed Popcorn Snack
by Shelbi Stoneback, content manager at Rodale’s This is the perfect trail mix recipe to enjoy by the campfire or out on the trails. But if outdoor adventures aren’t your thing, this snack also makes a deliciously nutritious movie-watching treat. Ingredients: 2 cups freshly popped organic popcorn (have fun popping over a fire with this […]
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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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