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Kombucha – What’s Up With This Stuff?

Somebody in my microbiology class last semester home-brewed kombucha and gave a presentation on the process as her term project. At the time, being the nerd that I am, I’d never heard of it. Apparently, kombucha has been part of the cultural lexicon for several years now. It is not unusual for me to learn about ‘new’ products or fads long after the fact. Of course, once I heard...

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Coconut-Orange Pound Cake Recipe

I decided to make a nice dinner for my husband and stepfather on Fathers Day. It was just going to be a casual, outdoor meal on the grill, but since it was a special occasion I felt I needed to include a dessert. Dessert is my least favorite course to prepare so I usually opt for something simple. We still have a huge amount of strawberries leftover from strawberry picking so I decided to make the American...

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Salad with Creamy Curry-Lime Dressing and Seared Shrimp Recipe

Inspired by the homemade mayonnaise I made yesterday I decided to create a primal dressing for one of the many salads I will be eating over the next several days (see my post on my CSA farm share. I got the idea for the flavors in this salad one especially frantic afternoon a few weeks ago. I rushed into Whole Foods hoping to find a quick bite before my night class. I ended up with a delicious curry...

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Homemade Mayonnaise – A Perfect Primal Food

A true representative of my generation, I have spent most of my life without a clear mental distinction between ‘food’ and ‘food product’. Mayonnaise is a perfect example of this modern phenomenon. I grew up with the vague notion that mayonnaise could only exist as something that came from a jar that you bought at a store. How could you possibly make mayonnaise Surely you needed...

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Uninspired by Your Farmer’s Market? Consider a CSA Farm Share

I know that some parts of the country have really great farmer’s markets. I know this because I used to live in Portland, Oregon. The farmer’s market in the South Park Blocks while unappreciated by me at the time, would now rock my world. I also know this because I read food blogs whose authors live in large metropolitan areas or on the West Coast. These authors talk about the farmer’s...