Reviving Traditional Foods
Mayan chocolate, bitter and sexy, with its resonant flavors of cinnamon and chili always reminds me not of Mexico, but of Amsterdam. It was in that cold and wet city that my husband and I tied the knot to the bells of the Oude Kerk six years ago. We’re not much for fanfare, we two. [...]
It’s the time of year health-minded parents across the nation dread: Halloween. While I love and cherish celebrating holidays and the changing of the seasons, I loathe the trappings of Halloween - and Christmas, too, for that matter. What once we honored with care, storytelling and feasts from a local harvest we now celebrate with [...]
Since moving to a diet based on whole, nourishing foods I’ve been confounded by the challenge of finding a chocolate bar without an assortment of fillers and soy sludge. Askinosie Chocolate offers just that: real chocolate. Ingredients are simple: cocoa, cocoa butter, sugar and occasionally goat milk powder. Simple Natural Nourishing is hosting [...]
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Jenny McGruther is a wife, mother and cooking instructor specializing in real and traditional foods. Her work has been featured on CNN, the Globe & Mail, the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post and WebMD. Click here to learn more.
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