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Raising the food

One big rolling hill feeds woolly-but shedding- goats, cows, and pigs all at once. Chickens run about picking at dung and laying eggs in a house under the shadow of a giant oak. The breeds of all the animals are old (less domesticated) enough so that the cows (females) still have horns and the wild [...]

Taco. Night. Best. Ever.

Everything is totally right about this dinner. It is quick and made of all whole and active ingredients, organic and local. And the flavors are beyond. Beyond.
Pictured above is Taco Night deluxe with a fresh pupusa rather than a simple fresh tortilla. The process was inspired by a Rick Bayless recipe, which at first seemed [...]

Roast it once, eat it twice, making Turkey Soup with Rice

We had banked on having leftovers for many days after attending two Thanksgiving dinners (the strategy in visiting different families) and doggie bags from restaurant trips over the weekend when no one felt like cooking. We forgot to factor in how quickly those leftovers would disappear when we had days of people over around lunch [...]

$oup

The poster dish for the concept of “a little goes a long way” good soup is something to master in any effort to live mind to mouth. While the dish can conjure up Dickensian “please sir may I have more” poor houses, depression era or homeless shelter soup lines, and scenes of poor families boiling [...]

Spend less money on quality food- buy less food

Is this too obvious? Apparently not since the smart way to shop for food is to get more for you money. I compare unit prices too and want the best deal. I’ve just decided to incorporate external costs into this calculation. The quick run through is;how was it made, how did the production of this [...]

Getting to know your food and buying and cooking it wisely

The Art of Simple Food (by Alice Waters) and Farmer John’s Cookbook; the real dirt of vegetables and my two favorite cookbooks and here’s why.
For the most part the best food for you, whole foods (grains, beans, vegetables etc) are affordable. There is much discussion about this- clearly there are some highly processed, crappy food [...]