Check out the recent internet interviews of Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a leading advocate for whole and natural foods. Sally is also the author of Nourishing Traditions cookbook, which is often mentioned on this blog. These interviews discuss what is a healthy diet from a scientific and historical perspective. [...]
In 1967 HFCS was introduced into the American diet and rapidly replaced sucrose as the major sweetener. HFCS is used also in many products as a preservative. From 1970 to 1990 the rising intake of HFCS far exceeded the change for any other food. Such a drastic transition in the diet, accompanied by a rapid increase in obesity, childhood diabetes, non alcoholic fatty liver, learning problems and autism during the same time period, raises many alarming questions…
A ganache is a combination of cream and fine bittersweet chocolate. Here the rich mixture is combined with egg whites to make a flourless batter which is baked into a tender, thin sheet cake. It is then spread with softly whipped cream, filled with raspberries and rolled up jelly-roll-style, into a delectable roulade.
Yesterday, a friend posted this link to a Huffington Post article on raw milk. Boy, was I excited. Finally, the issue was getting before a huge audience. much to my dismay…
Today is our Natural Cures blog carnival on adding more fresh vegetables to your diet. So, I know you don’t like peas, but that is no excuse not to add them to a soup or stew. Since I made a commitment years ago to avoid canned and frozen vegetables (although I have weakened at times) I have come to appreciate the value and variety we can get with our diet out of the produce aisle at the grocery…
Award-winning artist and designer, Lisa Orgler has an ambitious goal, to draw one masterpiece a day. She asked for food bloggers to send her photos from their blogs for her “Lunchbox Project.” She chose my blog post, They Call Us Uber Crunchy to draw in May. Send your blog posts to her, for consideration…
photo credit: sashafatcat But is the USDA Really Listening?? USDA Listening Sessions on their attempts at a National Animal ID and Tracking System have been packed with vocal opponents to this Orwellian plan. In city after city, the NAIS has been roundly condemned by those farmers and ranchers and even consumers who will ultimately pay [...]
Health and Nutrition writer, Heidi Nebel gives Sally Fallon’s cookbook top billing in her article on her top 10 fave cookbooks! How many of you would say the same! If it is your number one favorite cookbook, please say Yay in the comments below!
As our precious few independent livestock producers and small processors continue their losing fight for survival, the USDA dreams up even more ways to make their lives more difficult. These are the people producing the safest, highest quality and most dependable food for our tables. As we sit here today at this listening session in Greeley, Colorado, considering the depressing possibility and cost of tracing back every healthy animal to its home of origin so Tyson, Cargill and JBS can export more, the farmer and rancher with the heaviest workload and the least income will pay – and down the road – consumers will also pay….
Andrea Milstein is a regular contributor to Hartke is Online! blog. Right when Andrea Milstein had pretty much exhausted all possibilities of using spelt, she had this flash-back to something her mother used to whip up during berry season.
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I really appreciate the way you share Nourishing Traditions information. You educate and don't preach. I always look forward to reading, learning and sharing your post.
