I know I’ve done something right as a mom when my 15-year-old tries multiple times to make her own version of hummus just the way she likes it, and keeps on trying until she gets it just right. Once she did, she wrote it down in my recipe notebook! And now I get to share it with you.
Snacks
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 they can’t be packaged for sale. And they’re so good that it’s too much bother to think about how to sell them when you can just eat them. How good are they? My teenager and her friend asked me to make them. And then they ate them…all.
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 to start the day with some canapés! These are so easy you can actually make them for a party and it’s no big deal. They’ll be gone in a flash.
Super Bowl Snack: Easy Guacamole
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. There are only two things I like about sports: 1) dramatic moments of triumph accompanied by the entire stadium erupting in cheers and 2) the food!
Cinnamon-Sugar Popcorn: A Holiday Craft Project
A delicious recipe that will be made again and again no matter the season (although, it does taste a bit like Christmas).
Inside S’mores
by guest blogger Maya Rodale. Inside S’mores—or Baked S’mores—were invented by necessity on a rainy day, but now they are one of my go-to treats.
Organic Piggies In A Blanket? Almost!
If you are anything like me, you have a taste imprinted on your tongue from childhood that associates parties with piggies in a blanket.
Easy Organic Party Appetizers,
Part 3: Raw Fennel
Fennel is one of those vegetables that seem a bit odd if you aren’t used to it, but think of it as round celery that has a hint of licorice flavor to it and you’ll be fine.
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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