Early summer is cherry season. My favorite way to eat cherries is in a pie. Many people have negative associations with cherry pies — but that’s because they’ve only eaten storebought cherry pies. There is nothing like a homemade cherry pie. Especially with a crust made from scratch with lard and real butter and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the Cultures For Health starter culture giveaway sponsored by Cultures for Health. If you didn’t win this time, you can still save money on some starter cultures including kombucha, kefir grains, water kefir grains, sourdough and yogurt starters. Cultures For Health is offering a special discount to my readers for a…

The wonders never cease! In a record-breaking year of food recalls, it turns out some food corporations aren’t willing to sacrifice all that lost cash and swallow the tab. How do they make the economic blow of losing tons of food (literally) more tolerable? They’ve been repackaging and redistributing recalled foods.

Food, INC came to my city and we were able to go and watch it. Wow! What a great reminder. This is definitely one of the best films I have watched on the topic of how food is grown in America

This week’s Natural Cures Blog Carnival is highlighting “Buy Local Foods” as a wellness strategy. Since the recent outbreak of swine flu likely started at a CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation), it makes sense to look for safer sources of pork for the family table. An innovative pork farmer in VA raises “forest-fed pork”…

This past Saturday was extra sweet, and at the risk of boring you to death, I thought I’d share some pictures. Don’t worry – of course it’s all food related, most everything in my life is!

Friday afternoon my mom drove into town, and I announced, “We’re going on a hot date.” Of course, I took her to see Food, Inc. I’m not sure how “hot” the date was — other than the 105 degree heat that persisted right up until showtime. Being a blogger who is also a passionate advocate for Real Food, I’ve heard and read a lot about the film. Needless to say, I was mildly excited.