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From Pen to Table: How to Roast a Whole Pig
[Editor's Note: Many omnivores enjoy a taste (or three) of pork now and again, but most of the time, we approach our piggy meals in pieces: a chop here, a rib there, perhaps a rasher of bacon. Rarely...
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Hearty Vegan Kale, Butternut, and Barley Soup from Cafe Johnsonia
Lindsey from Cafe Johnsonia is trying to work out a compromise with her husband on the question of whether or not to eat meat, but she reports that this lovely meatless soup with kale, butternut...
View ArticleSwiss Chard & Bacon Hand Pies
{Editor's Note: Trying to sneak in an abundance of leafy greens? Here's one way to turn them into a delicious, portable lunch, dinner, or snack that's packed with chard but flavored, deliciously, with...
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How to Make Homemade Pastrami
[Editor's Note: Pastrami? I think of it as something one gets at a deli. But I'll admit, this recipe has me intriguedas it turns out, turning a hunk of beef brisket isn't something that's out of reach...
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How To Make Vegan Cheese At Home
[Editor's Note: Is it possible to make cheese at home...without any milk at all? Indeed, it is, using a few simple steps that might take a few days' patience, but definitely yield great results. If...
View ArticleBeiterbrott (Spent Grain Bread)
I was trying to type a blog entry Monday and must have hit the touch-pad on the netbook. Sigh. Ten minutes of typing lost. So today I am typing my entry in a text editor using a plugged-in, full...
View ArticleCitrus from home, #2
Another batch of candied citrus peel is drying. My first batch of marmelade is setting up. About time for yours truely to get some shut-eye.
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A Sunday Road Trip to a Farm Reminds Us Why We Choose Local
No recipe today, just a story that will live in our hearts and memories for a long time to come. On Sunday afternoon, our family took a road trip to WIndcrest Dairy, a farm located about 45 minutes...
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Feeding Body and Soul: How Growing Our Food Enhances Spirituality
I am what some would call a cradle Episcopalian. I was raised a member of Bethesda By The Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida; and have spent my adult life a part of the family of St....
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Everything You Need To Know About The Paleo Diet
At the start of the year I got a few questions asking about the Paleo Diet, which is starting to build momentum to be "the next thing in weight loss". I thought I would dedicate today's post to looking...
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The Future of Food: Farmers Markets Go Virtual
In the San Francisco Bay Area, we're pretty spoiled when it comes to farmers markets. There's a market within easy striking distance of most area residents six days a week year-round. But in most parts...
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Happy Pig Day and a Brief History of American Pork
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” and those times, if we’re talking about the origins of our modern day pigs, were before--and for a relatively brief period immediately...
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Last Hurrah for Winter: Butternut Squash, Lentil, and Kale Salad
I'm drooling over this amazing sounding Butternut Squash, Lentil, and Kale Salad with Tahini from Oh My Veggies, and I've spotted four of my very favorite ingredients all in the same place in this...
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New Book 'Behind the Kitchen Door' Exposes the Injustice of the Restaurant...
Over the past month or two, my office has been a veritable hotbed of infection. Even some of those who are normally immune to hacking coughs and feverish faces have been felled by the viruses running...
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Top 5 Herbs To Grow This Year
Today’s lesson on Gardening is all about Herbs. Without Herbs, you would be eating food that tastes like baby food ~ which is fine if you have no teeth I guess…but most of us prefer the food we eat...
View ArticleThe Farmers Market and the Main Street Merchants: why can't we all get along?
It's harder to write about the things you really care about than the things that come from off the cuff. And not because you fear rejection or because you are afraid of being judged. It's harder...
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Homemade Ketchup: Healthy, Easy, and Way Better Than Heinz
Yesterday, as I was cooking lunch, my oldest daughter asked the all-important question “What’s for dinner?!” (Apparently lunch isn’t important.) I informed her that I would be making chicken nuggets,...
View ArticleForage #1
Forage-intransitive verb/ 1. to wander in search of foodThat's what this blog is about; me wandering, in search of really good food, real food and the people who grow it, create it, cook it, serve it,...
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How to Buy Eggs: Cage-Free, Free Range, and Pastured, Oh My!
Have you ever stood in front of the egg refrigerator at your grocery store and debated for entirely too long about which eggs to buy? Cheaper conventional eggs? Free range, cage-free, or pastured?...
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The GMO low-down: a guest post from Tori Leitch
Confession time: I find it very difficult to purchase organic products. Yeeeah, I know they’re healthier and yeeeah, I know they’re better for the environment, but really—$3.00 for an organic apple...
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