Maria's Farm Country Kitchen

May 14, 2010 • in Food & Recipes

Quick and Easy Couscous (10 minutes max)

Sometimes you want something as a side dish that is filling, satisfying, yummy, and just quick as can be. That would be couscous. What is couscous? It’s a teeny-tiny little pasta-like thing that originated from the food cultures of Africa …

Accelerated Aging Strikes Again

In my book, Organic Manifesto, I write about how studies are finding that genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which are now found in almost all our processed foods including nonorganic corn and soy, cause accelerated aging. Then, last week I read …

May’s Float of the Month: Coffee!

I’ve been a little obsessed by ice cream floats lately. They are thirst-quenching and dessert-quenching at the same time. I’ve been experimenting with all sorts of floats, so I’m going to share a new one each month—they’re seasonal, of course. …

Grilling! Quick and Easy Lemon Garlic Chicken

Ah, it’s grilling season. Nothing tastes quite as good as something cooked outdoors and infused with the flavor of wood smoke. Yes, I mean real grilling—with charcoal and wood. No dangerous-looking propane tanks for me…and certainly, no lighter fluid! We’ve …

First Annual Spring Planting Festival at the Rodale Institute!

This Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, the Rodale Institute will be having its first-ever spring planting festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. It’s the perfect time of year to stock up on everything you need …

Recipe: Raw Asparagus Salad

Asparagus is delicious cooked, but it’s also really good raw. And this time of year, when the asparagus is coming in fast, you need more than one way to cook it and eat it. I made up this recipe on …

It’s Derby Weekend! Vote for Your Favorite Derby Day!

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Kentucky Derby. I’m not a betting kind of woman, or a proponent of mistreating animals in any way, but something about all that glorious horseflesh (especially in high-definition) makes my …