by the Rodale’s content team What is spring without a basket of beautifully dyed eggs? Dyeing Easter eggs is wholesome fun for the entire family. However, to keep things green and safe, it’s best to stick to coloring them with natural dyes instead of using artificial ones. One of our favorite ways to dye eggs […]
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Easter Craft: Eggshell Vases
by guest blogger Mark Kintzel, designer Easter floral creations don’t need to be boring or expected, right? Let me show you how to transform a few simple eggs into an impressive table centerpiece… You’ll need: Eggs Spoon Acrylic paint Small craft brushes Toothbrush (for speckling) Flowers of choice Here’s how you do it: 1. Using a […]
Maria’s 5 Favorites: Easter for Everyone!
Easter is on its way, and I’m dreaming about the ham we’re going to eat and the candy we’re going to make. I’m also thinking about Easter baskets—not just for the kids, but for everyone! Here are my favorite Easter basket picks: 1. Handcrafted Trug Garden Basket. You can’t have an Easter basket without an […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Easter Basket Gifts
Easter is just a couple of weeks away! So it’s time to decide how you’ll be prepping that organic ham and what side dishes to whip up. You may even want to consider making your own organic candy. But as healthy and organic as we may be in the kitchen, there’s one place many of […]
Make Your Own Organic Easter Candy! Candy Nests
This recipe didn’t start out organic. I first saw it 27 or so years ago, when my babysitter made it with my oldest daughter. It was her favorite Easter candy, and it’s become a tradition among my girls to make it with Gigi, the awesomest babysitter of all time, who has been with me for […]
Deviled Easter Egg Salad
The egg hunt is over, the Easter dresses are all scuffed with grass stains—now, what to do with all those hard boiled eggs? Personally, I love the taste of deviled eggs. But it’s too fussy and time consuming to make them. Plus, if you use super-fresh organic eggs like I do, it’s real trouble to […]
See Inside My Kitchen!
Note: Yesterday, my TV segment aired on The Doctors; see my post last week about the behind-the-scenes experience! You can watch it here on The Doctors youtube channel. In the April Issue of Prevention magazine (on newsstands now), with Vanessa Williams on the cover, there is a nice big story on me, with great photos […]
Why I Do It
By the time you read this, they will be on their way home: 8 in-laws for the weekend, dinner for 12 on Friday night, lunch for 18 on Saturday, and Easter lunch for 26 on Sunday. It all takes weeks of preparation, none of which my husband quite understands. Massive lists and multiple trips to […]
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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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