Creole Italian Dressing

Submitted by Sue at HHM. Thank you Sue!   You’ll Need:   1 small onion 1 clove garlic 1 C. olive oil 1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 6 T. Creole mustard (stone ground) 1 tsp. salt 2 to 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce 1 T. cold water Vinegar (enough...

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore

  You’ll Need: 2 mediums onions, peeled, sliced 3 pounds chicken, cut up 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can tomatoes, 16 ounces 1 can tomato sauce, 8 ounces 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano, crushed ½ teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1 bay leaf ¼...

Roaster Chicken in the Crockpot

You’ll Need 1 Roaster Chicken 1 Lemon ¼ cup honey ½ cup orange juice Directions Rinse Chicken well inside and out. Roll the lemon on a flat top to soften, and pierce well with a 2 tined fork. Place the lemon in the cavity of the chicken and place...

Asian Grilled Chicken Breasts

Submitted by Jeanne at Eckert Seamans. Thank you, Jeanne! You’ll Need: 1/4 cup olive oil 1 T. soy sauce 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 T. minced ginger 1 T. Dijon mustard salt and pepper to taste 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts Directions: Mix the oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger,...

Family Table

In yesterday’s NYTimes Health Section, I read an article on the Family Table (you can read it here http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/dining/01baby.html). The thrust of the article describes a family that essentially milled their own baby food — not out of anything special or out of the ordinary, but from the basic...

Why I Love TDay

I love Thanksgiving.   The reason I love T-Day is because yesterday was September the 29th. I was in Home Depot getting yardy stuff for my bushes and whatnot.   They have plastic Christmas trees up. Already. In September. Hey, you too can avoid the holiday rush, head on...

Salmon in Dill Sauce

  You’ll Need: 2 pounds of salmon steaks Salt Pepper 1 Tablespoon butter 1 cup sour cream ½ teaspoon dill Directions: Melt 1 the butter in skillet at 250 degrees. Cook salmon 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Turn twice, salt and pepper to taste. When salmon is done...

Sensual eating

I'm speaking tonight for the PA sustainable agricultue dinner, and doing a session on sensual eating. I teach them to taste their food. This is one of the most fundamental ways to control our cultural health problems. Paying attention to the taste and texture and aroma of your food...

Birthday

Today is my birthday. Being another year older has never bothered me, as I know it does for some. I am so grateful to be alive, to breathe and to think and to feel and to laugh and to love and to taste and drink from this miraculous life....

Culture of health

The woman beside me has a large weight problem. She's also drinking a diet Coke. You just want to say to her, "diet soda is more strongly correlated with weight gain than even the regular syrupy sodas. It is not your answer, anfd it may be part of your...

Coming home

Eating on the road is horrendous. Even when you eat at locations that have decent ingredients, expansive portions can make your portions expansive, and I personally can't wait to get home and eat my own food. Another aspect that makes travel difficult is the disruption of sleep and a...

Southern hospitality

I spoke today for the Rome, Ga Rotary club. This is an organization of about 200 business leaders committed to improving their community. They provided lunch, and I knew I was south of the Mason Dixon when I saw what they were serving: black-eyed peas, corn bread, green beans,...