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All I need to do now is grow some spelt

This fall has been a hectic one but included the very fun task of making food for my friend who just had a first baby. Nursing moms (as well as pregnant ladies) are so fun to cook for because they eat a lions share, seem to especially enjoy eating, and really put that food to [...]

less is more, small is beautiful, etc. etc.

There is nothing like that validating feeling of when something you’ve done for years for out of necessity starts to become “a thing”. This is especially nice when the trend towards becoming “a thing” indicates something positive happening in the world. For me this is the appreciation of the tiny living, and more specifically [...]

flour + egg = pasta to the power of delicious

 (note the eggs should actually be beaten before going in, but I took artistic license)
Making pasta, I have now learned is not hard at all. It’s not convenient or fast, but it certainly isn’t hard. But guess what else it is? Cheap! Yes. Homemade pasta from local organic flour and local organic cage free eggs [...]

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 [...]