By Maria

A Road Map to the Future

A Road Map to the Future

Fire, Pestilence (Pandemic), Climate Chaos, the Economy, The Post Office and the Truth

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A Letter To My Readers

A Letter To My Readers

A letter to my readers about where I’ve been and where I might be going.

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whipped cream

How To Make Whipped Cream From Scratch

The other day someone who shall not be named showed up to a dinner at my house with the kind of whipped topping that squirts out of a can. It wasn’t organic. And I try not to judge. I ate it. But I thought to myself how easy it is to make it from scratch, […]

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Eat The Whole Damn Egg!

Eat The Whole Damn Egg!

I’ve often said if nature made an egg with a white and a yellow, there was probably a good reason and you should not be afraid to eat the whole thing. But still, people in search of a “perfect” body or those who feel guilty about something else they ate either avoid eggs altogether because […]

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The Organic Label Needs Your Help

The Organic Label Needs Your Help

One of the things that stood out for me most about Standing Rock was that the indigenous people were adamant that they were not protesting, they were protecting. They were protecting the water, the Earth, their homes, and their future. With a new administration coming into Washington, the future of food, organic, and farming is […]

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The Healthy Alternative

The Healthy Alternative

We finally got a Whole Foods Market in our little area of Pennsylvania. Finally. Even though I live in the birthplace of Organic in America, and Whole Foods was launched in 1980, it took 36 years for it to find it’s way into my regular food shopping range. As you can imagine, since I cook […]

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thanksgiving gratitude

5 Ways Gratitude Starts At Your Table

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, and a post-election cloud of tension hovering over the world, it’s easy to get lost in our own stories, our own fears, and our own problems. As of this moment, it’s too early to tell whether health insurance costs will go up or down, and whether we will recover […]

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Shepherd’s Salad, Fresh from the Garden

Shepherd’s Salad, Fresh from the Garden

The other night, I went to a Turkish restaurant for dinner and ordered Shepherd’s Salad, which is a perfect and refreshing salad for summer. But as I was eating it, I became sad because I knew at home there was a fresh cucumber I’d harvested from my own garden and tomatoes ripening on the vine. […]

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