Five years ago, my hero Joel Salatin (self-described as a “Christian libertarian environmentalist lunatic farmer”) published an article called Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal. Last year, he published a book by that name (A Food Renegade Must Read). Why would a farmer’s life be illegal? Ask the feds. From this press release: On…
Yearly Archives: 2008
Savory Sweet Potato Fries W/Chipotle & Cilantro Mayo
Every year during the standard holiday dinner, I turn my nose up at sweet potatoes. I’m sorry, but smothering them in shiny white goo and turning them into mush just doesn’t do it for me. But — and this is a big but — I love sweet potatoes! How can I possibly love them, when…
Why Packaged Foods Are Evil
Deceptive Labels Assault Us From Every Grocery Store Aisle I haven’t bought lunch meat in ages. If we want meat on our sandwiches, we usually stick to tuna, pulled roast beef (from that cow we bought in the spring), or pulled chicken (from pastured hens we buy direct from a farmer). But not too long…
Easy Pumpkin Spice Yogurt Cream Cheese
Have you ever wanted to make cheese? Not a cheese ball, mind you. I’m talking about honest-to-goodness homemade cheese. Thankfully, you can. And it’s easy. The simplest methods of cheese-making produce soft cream cheeses, so that’s what I’m showing you today — a simple yogurt cream cheese, jazzed up with pumpkin and spices just in…
