Recipes
Poached Eggs on Buttered Toast
Did you ever have a memory of food from your childhood that you simply had to re-create? Well, I have. And it took me years of experimenting (were the eggs...
Quick and Easy Kale Chips from Scratch
You can buy kale chips in the store, but they are a pale comparison to homemade, and there's a good reason: Homemade kale chips are so fragile and delicious that...
Broccoli Cheese Puffs from Scratch
I woke up on Super Bowl Sunday thinking about broccoli cheese puffs. I had cooked a head of broccoli the night before and had leftovers. Thought it would be fun...
Vegetarian Borscht
There is a cleanness and purity to vegetarian borscht that feeds my slightly Eastern European soul. What's also perfect is that it's hard to get it wrong. You can play...
Tips on Icing a Cake, Sort Of…
I have always been a horrible cake icer. Horrible. My kids have said my cakes look like a dog vomited on them (although they eat them with glee and joy)....
How to Make Your Own Sauerkraut
by guest blogger Robyn Jasko. If you’ve never had fresh fermented sauerkraut, you are really missing out. Unlike the cooked sauerkraut you get at the grocery store, which is soft...
Light and Fluffy Banana Cake
I've been making banana muffins for years (aka "happy cakes") but have been craving a good banana cake that is light and slathered in butter cream icing (NOT cream cheese...
Orange and Fresh Fennel Salad
This salad is so easy, refreshing, and delicious! It takes about five minutes to prepare and is the perfect compliment to a rich, wintry comfort meal. I made it with...
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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