Maria's Farm Country Kitchen

November 11, 2010 • in Food & Recipes

A Visit to My Kitchen: Ayala Laufer-Cahana, MD

Ayala Laufer-Cahana, MD, is in my kitchen today to talk about the whole-circle benefits of organic food, her healthy favorite foods from childhood, and her well-rounded sources of news. Dr. Laufer-Cahana, physician (pediatrics and medical genetics), is an artist, serious …

Beautiful Butte, Montana

My first thought as we came in for a landing at the Butte, Montana, airport on a gorgeously sunny fall day was…What the heck is that?! What is that giant sculpted hole right next to town that looks like it …

Organic Carts NYC

By guest blogger Alberto Gonzalez, founder and CEO of GustOrganics, the world’s first certified-organic restaurant using 100% organic ingredients, and one of the greenest and most progressive restaurants on the planet, www.gustorganics.com. Organic Carts NYC is a project that I …

Long Live Pee-Wee Herman

Many, many years ago, in a land far away (actually, the next town over), my then-fiancé (now husband) and my 8-year-old daughter, and I would wake up on Saturday mornings looking forward to watching Pee-Wee’s Playhouse on TV. When the …

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Tofu

My friend Warren just asked me if I knew any good recipes for tofu that his daughter (who is an alleged super-taster, and often picky, as a result) will eat. Tofu is one of those things that get a bad …

A Visit to My Kitchen: Mike Lieberman, the Urban Organic Gardener

Mike Lieberman is in my kitchen today talking about his personal connection to food, his addiction to his produce and his fear that we might be banned from growing our own food. Mike Lieberman started urban gardening and growing some …

Eataly: Eat Awesome-ly

Now that I don’t really read The New York Times and Gourmet has folded, it’s harder to hear about new places in New York to check out for great food. I rely more on word of mouth or other insider …