Maria's Farm Country Kitchen

September 08, 2010 • in Food & Recipes

Organic Whole Wheat Pasta Taste Test Results!

One of the most important things I try to do here at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen is to make things like cooking—and organic living—simple and easy, and make them things your whole family will enjoy. And I think nothing can …

A Rite of Passage: AARP

Well, it finally happened to me. I was opening my mail—feeling fit as a fiddle—listening to really cool new music—when I saw it. MY FIRST MAILING FROM AARP! Ack! I know for a fact (since I heard someone from AARP …

New and Improved Tomato Sauce Recipe (from Scratch)

Last year I wrote about making my tomato sauce from scratch—as any good gardener married to an Italian needs to do. But the truth is I have improved it this year with a new secret, thanks to another Italian. Over …

It’s Perennial Love!

Today tomato week continues with a very special treat…a short film that celebrates our passion for tomatoes by featuring passion and tomatoes. Perennial Love is perhaps the first romantic melodrama with an all-botanical cast. There’s romance, drama, mystery…and plenty of …

Recipe: Summer Gazpacho that Kids Will Love

How do I know kids will love this cold soup? Well, the other day I made it as an experiment and served it for lunch. Eve had a friend over. The next week I saw her friend’s mom and she …

Tomato Week: Easy Tomato Recipes & Tomato Plant Harvesting Tips

It’s tomato time. Tomato plants in gardens around the country are lightening their loads, as their tasty treats ripen and eager gardeners pluck the fruit. Farmer’s markets are a sea of red, orange, yellow, and green globes of flavor, from …

Sweet-and-Sour Tomato-Pepper Salad Recipe

This clean, quick, and easy recipe tastes just like my childhood summers to me. My mother used to make it, and I always loved it—even after I learned how she made it, which seemed just plain weird. I think it’s …