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Any Way You Slice It: Lunch Meat, Cold Cuts, & the Deli

Lunch Meat, Cold CutsI am smashing the notion that real food costs more.  I'm slicing into the world of the cold cut.  I'm cutting into the per-ounce costs of the real deal (the thing we like to call "meat") versus the stuff that contains meat somewhere on the ingredients list. 

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Infograph: Food Security: Land, Water, & Energy

Infograph: Food SecurityDo you know what it takes to have food security?  Studies suggest a very strong connection between land, water, and energy.  We lay out the cold, hard facts here in an infograph so that we can create a better future for our children, and just maybe we can do a better job helping the rest of the world feed theirs, too. 

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Unpronounceable: Azodicarbonamide on the Ingredients List

azodicarbonamideWho knew modern food would require a degree in chemistry?  I figure that if you cannot pronounce it, you should think twice about putting it into your system.  Today's blog covers another food chemical that can cause a reaction in those sensitve to food coloring--or who have breathing problems!

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Chaya's Basic Pasta Recipe

homemade pasta Homemade pasta is delicious, fresh, and moist.  It is a family event to make it--and to eat it!  This is my basic pasta recipe and it is extremely simple and quick.

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Stinging Nettle--A little science & a recipe

Fettucini Alla Carrettiera   Do you know what to do if you get stung by Nettle? Did you know it's one of the healthiest greens you can get into your diet?  And have you ever bitten into Fettuccini Alla Carrettiera?  This rediculously simple use for a common "weed" will nourish you and your family for only pennies!

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Preview: Backyard Homestead

Backyard HomesteadBookstores have coffee shops for a reason; people like to browse at a slow pace.  The cover of a book does not tell you everything, and you might be surprised when you look beyond it.  Today we open up one of our favorite books--so favorite that we deem it as a "Self-Sufficiency Primer".  Come turn a few pages with us. 

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