“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” We all know that song! If you go to Manhattan from Thanksgiving to Christmas, you will actually smell them roasting on those street carts—not exactly an open fire, but it’s a happy smell and a healthy snack! It’s also a tradition after a feast (not as if you need […]
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Maria’s Five Favorites: Things to Be Thankful For
Here are five things from Rodale’s that I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving: 1. Meat Thermometer. Because it lets you know when the turkey is done! 2. Aquarius Leggings. Because they’re made from sustainable hemp and organic cotton and let you look stylish on Thanksgiving but still have room to stuff yourself without your pants getting […]
Homemade Bread Cubes and Bread Crumbs (for Stuffing)
These days, it seems everyone has some sort of adverse feeling or physical reaction to old-fashioned, store-bought white bread. So when it comes to making stuffing, it seems wrong to buy the little white dried bread crumbs or bread cubes (or croutons) that have been sitting in a bag for land knows how long. So […]
Lamb Meatballs, Ready in Minutes
Personally, I love the taste of lamb. Actually, I love any foods with Middle Eastern flavors. Give me my Syrian Salad and a little rice pilaf, and I’m one happy camper. Having a craving, I invented this lamb recipe based on a feeling. On love. I would have preferred a lamb kabob (shish taouk at […]
Tomato Soup from Scratch
I grew up in the Andy Warhol generation of tomato soup. Not only did it come from a can, but the can itself was worshiped. But recently I was traveling and had one of those weird “it’s too early for dinner but too late for lunch, yet I’m still starving” moments and found myself in […]
GMOs and The Right To Know: We’ve Already Got It!
I completely support and admire the efforts of everyone around the country (and world) fighting the good fight and attempting to work through our government to give us the Right to Know about GMOs. But for the average consumer who just wants to keep GMOs out of his or her family’s bodies, there already is […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Holiday Gifts!
It’s November, which means the countdown to the holidays has officially begun. And despite the shorter days and colder temperatures, these weeks of holiday preparations are a fun time, because giving to others can make everything feel a little warmer and brighter. I’m already thinking about what I want to give friends and family this […]
In Defense of the Selfie
It’s popular for people my age to complain about selfies or call people who take them narcissistic. And I’m sure, as with every single thing on this planet, people can take them to an extreme, including the famed “duck face” of selfie culture. But I was thinking about it the other day while looking through […]
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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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