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It’s Easy Eating Greens

November 10, 2009 Factory-Free Food

Whether from cold frames, greenhouses or winter gardens, now that the days are cooler, an abundance of leafy greens are ready to harvest. Between our CSA box and the farmer’s market, we’ve been enjoying a lot of fresh kale, cabbage, broccoli and romaine lettuces for the last two weeks.

Stevia: Traditional Medicinal or Modern Pseudo-Food?

October 23, 2009 Health & Nutrition

If you haven’t heard yet, sugar is bad for you: it converts to fat in your liver, it severely compromises your immune system, it contributes to both insulin resistance and high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol in your blood, and it fosters nutrient deficiencies and the demineralization of your bones and teeth. This is why [...]

Arugula-Ready Recipes

September 29, 2009 Garden & Farm

The cool weather greens are just starting to come ready for harvest here, and this week both my garden and my CSA box have plenty of arugula with which to make salads and other delights.
Arugula is a very nutritious, leafy green vegetable with an unusual spicy flavor. Arugula is high in vitamins A, C and [...]

Raw Butternut Squash Cookies

September 22, 2009 Factory-Free Food

Before I had Babyzilla, I was a regular Cookie Monster. I loved cookies in all their permutations, chewy, crunchy, chocolately, nutty and spicy. However, now that we eat grain and dairy-free, I have to find other ways to satisfy my cookie craving. If you’re senstive to gluten, on a raw food or GAPS/SCD diet, or [...]

Raw Eggplant Ravioli

August 26, 2009 Garden & Farm

Eggplants are ready for harvest in the garden, and they are making their appearance in my CSA box too. Eggplants are beautiful, relatively easy vegetables to grow and delicious, diversely nutritious vegetables to eat.

Minimal-Mercury Marinated Tuna

August 12, 2009 Factory-Free Food

Americans eat nearly three pounds of tuna each every year (usually in cans), making it the nation’s second most popular seafood after shrimp. The government promotes it via school lunch programs, WIC (the federal food program for poor women and children), and even in the U.S. Department of Agriculture dietary recommendations. Low in fat, high [...]

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