tomatoes provençale & where to find truly good olive oil

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Tomatoes provençale, a simple dish that highlights the bounty of late summer gardens with its emphasis on fresh tomatoes, finds its way to our table almost daily in August when we buy heirloom tomatoes by the case at our local market.  Tomatoes, you see, don’t do well up here at 9,000 feet.  So we get [...]

rawesome raided again, weston a price foundation chapter leader arrested: view the full complaint

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Rawesome was raided again.  In a multi-agency effort, the private natural foods buying club as well as a local farm was raided again as part of a year-long sting operation that ended with three arrests: one farmer, one chapter leader of the Weston A Price Foundation and one coordinator of a private natural foods buying club.  [...]

I drink real milk: fresh, raw, local and full of fat.

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I drink raw milk. I drink fresh, raw milk.  Really fresh, really raw and always in season. In essence, I drink real milk.  I’ve waxed poetic about my love of fresh cream before, but now it’s milk’s turn. My milk is fresh, in season, grass-fed, full-fat and locally produced.  It is rich, and luscious and [...]

Wasabi Mayonnaise

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Fresh, homemade mayonnaise is a real treat and, when made with good quality ingredients, it can be deeply nourishing.   Unrefined, extra virgin olive oil provides vitamin E and monounsaturated fats while the addition of raw, pastured egg yolk provides omega-3 fatty acids, lecithin and enzymes. This recipe makes approximately 1 cup of wasabi mayonnaise. [...]

Fats for Cooking & Fats to Eat Uncooked

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Fats contribute a great deal to food and cooking, but not every fat is suitable for every purpose.   Just as not every fat is suitable for cooking, neither is every oil available on your supermarket shelves suitable for a nutritious and healthy diet.   Certain fats such as beef tallow and coconut oil have [...]