“Have another Nutter Butter peanut butter sandwich cooooookiiieeee!” For us old-timers, that song sure can get stuck in our heads. But this peanut butter cookie is the cure. And it’s gluten-free! (Too bad almost all of my gluten-free family members hate peanut butter.) You can make these as plain-old peanut butter cookies or fill them […]
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36 Million Dead Chickens Can’t Be Wrong: The Bird Flu Blues
I am not a specialist; I am a generalist. But one thing we generalists have over the specialists is that we tend to see the connections between things a lot faster and more easily than specialists do. In fact, sometimes it’s so easy for us to see the connections that the specialists think we’re stupid. […]
Roasted Squash, Seeds, and Greens Salad
If you’re looking for a yummy salad that can be a meal in itself—one that’s packed with nutrition and flavor—then this is it! You can roast a squash just to use in this salad or use leftovers, chop, and toss it in. Feel free to experiment with the kinds of seeds. Or better yet, use […]
10 Things I Learned from Reading Romance Novels
From the very first lines of the very first romance novel I ever read in 1977 (Shanna, by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss), I was hooked: “Night gripped the city with cold, misty darkness… The miserable night masked the passage of a carriage that careened through the narrow streets as if it fled from some terrible disaster.” […]
My Grandmother’s Potato Salad
My grandmother’s name was Ardath Harter, so I called her “Grama” Harter (she would write her surname with a heart!). I only remember her making three foods. For me, when I visited her house, she’d make a grilled cheese with dill pickles on the side and a cup of tea in a gold teacup. For […]
Non-Mayo Coleslaw
It’s picnic and backyard party season, and where there are BBQs and grilled meats, there MUST also be coleslaw (without mayo!). Something about the vinegar cuts and balances the smoky grease of any good BBQ. For the cabbage, you can use regular, purple, savoy, or napa—or, for fun, a mixture of cabbages! This is a […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: It’s Picnic Time Again!
It’s a bright, warm, sunny day where I am—just how I like it! I suggest we all celebrate the beauty of spring and summer this year by breaking out the picnic blankets and enjoying some good old-fashioned fun in the sun… To help get your started, here are my five favorite earth-friendly picnic picks: 1. […]
Homemade Salmon Niçoise Salad
This is a recipe I love to make in the summer for entertaining because it looks fabulous on a big platter. Plus, it tastes absolutely delicious and is super easy to make and serve. I prefer to make my niçoise with salmon rather than tuna simply because I think salmon tastes better and tends to […]
Scratch
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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