Organic Living

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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3 Beauty-Boosting Benefits of Turmeric

3 Beauty-Boosting Benefits of Turmeric

by the Rodale’s content team We’re currently obsessed with turmeric. This powerful, brightly colored spice, extracted from the roots of plants in the ginger family, has been used for centuries in medicine, dyes, and an incalculable number of tasty meals. And these days, turmeric is really having a moment! That’s because various current research studies […]

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Labor of Love: Celebrating the American Worker

Labor of Love: Celebrating the American Worker

by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Labor Day is right around the corner. It’s the one day of the year when all working Americans can kick up their feet and celebrate, well, themselves. While it’s thought of as the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day is really a day for […]

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The Best Way to Peel a Hard-boiled Egg

The Best Way to Peel a Hard-boiled Egg

by guest blogger Caroline Praderio Peeling hard-boiled eggs is a task I would not wish upon my worst enemy. Seriously. Here’s how things usually go: After a firm tap with a spoon, the shell shatters, leaving you to pick off each infuriating little shard, and removing most of the egg white in the process. You’re […]

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Denim, a Legendary History

Denim, a Legendary History

by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team When you’ve lived for a long time and are well traveled, your story can get complicated, be misrepresented by others, or if you’re really lucky, become the thing of legends. That’s the case with denim. In today’s world, denim is a modern-yet-classic, fashionable-yet-casual staple […]

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