by guest blogger Stephanie Eckelkamp, senior associate editor at Prevention magazine Most summers, I actually find the thought of cooking kind of nauseating—the kitchen of a brick house built in 1925 with no air conditioning is not a happy place. And roasted veggies, normally a dietary staple, have now been figuratively packed up and thrown in […]
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This Easy Homemade Pesto Tastes Way Better Than Anything Out of a Jar
by guest blogger Paul Kita, food and nutrition editor at Men’s Health There’s nothing like a good pesto to slap your tastebuds awake after a winter of root vegetables and chili. The problem, however, is that it’s hard to find good pesto. The Army-green glop in the supermarket jars always tastes like, well, it came […]
Ravioli Cupcakes
Photograph by Quentin Bacon Adapted from Laurie David’s The Family Cooks If you think about it, a ravioli is already a mini layered lasagna. All it needs is some vegetables, sauce, and cheese, and another layer of the same, then…ta-da! A ravioli cupcake lasagna. For kids, for adults, for parties…these ravioli cupcakes are a hit […]
Must-Try Mason Jar Meals for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s What’s the best place to house everything from pennies to pasta to pickles? A mason jar, of course! Since its creation in 1858, the glass canning jar has been used to help keep us organized, preserve our seasonal harvests, and look lovely on our […]
Quick and Easy “No-Cook” Summer Tomato-Mozzarella Pasta
Well, you do have to cook the pasta! I made this up last week when my family and I were all starving and it was hot and I happened to have some fresh organic Rigatoni pasta from the Emmaus Farmer’s Market (which was delicious!). Everyone loved it and it was so easy, I would definitely […]
A Rodale’s Easy Organic Dinner
by the Rodale’s Discover team We love the idea of a cozy dinner in the midst of fall. One of our favorite meals combines high-quality, organic ingredients to create a healthy Italian feast. Organic pasta, tomato sauce, and flavored sea salts—all available online at Rodale’s—are simple ingredients to have on hand for an easy delicious […]
Sausage and Gravy on Pasta
Where do recipes come from? From necessity, distant memories, and problem solving, mostly. This one came from the fact that my littlest one won’t eat hamburger but loves sausage. And I had picked up some freshly made pappardelle pasta from Eataly. And I found a green pepper in my late-summer garden. Hmmmm… I remembered Hamburger […]
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 be worse than deciding you are going to make a positive change in your life—let’s […]
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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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