This year I vowed that I’d get away from buying canned things due to the BPA lining in cans. This includes canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Bisphenol A (BPA) is “an industrial chemical used to make a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate.”1 It is an estrogen-mimicker, and has been known to affect the brain,…
Frank’s Fantastical Smoothie is about to get more fantastic because tonight I made made use of all our extra eggshells. I’ve been meaning to bake this delicious recipe for butternut cupcakes for about a week, and I finally got to it! The recipe calls for six eggs, which means I had plenty of shells left…
Have you ever cooked beef heart? I hadn’t before tonight, but earlier this week, I was able to procure a grass fed beef heart and kidney from a local farmer! Beef heart is one of the purest cuts of muscle, and there is no definite grain, so it is really dense and tender. The heart…
So we went to Whole Foods recently in search of banana leaves. Wait? Did I hear you right? Yes, I said banana leaves. Recently through switching to cast iron, Frank and I discovered that I am highly sensitive and possibly allergic to aluminum. I stopped using aluminum deodorant long ago, but I didn’t think to…
I kept seeing a recipe for homemade ginger ale on Facebook, and I had lots of fresh ginger on hand, so I decided to make it! There are two pretty obvious reasons why you should make homemade ginger ale. One, it’s made with ginger, which has numerous health benefits. And two, it’s fermented, which, as…
Quick and easy to prepare, and spiced with ginger, asafoetida, and fennel seeds, this urad dal dish is as comforting as it is aromatic. It can be eaten as either a side dish or a stew, and for all its simplicity, is incredibly flavorful—a treat for the senses. Now, technically, this should be made with…