This is our sweet and loving Baby Oh and he is autistic. His mommy, daddy, and two older sisters are going to do what ever it takes to guide him to safe shores where he can share his dreams with us and then blast off into his beautiful life. 1 in 94 boys, 1 in 150 children,...

Melamine is the scourge that was completely optional; it really didn’t have to happen. It’s all about greed and industrial food gone wholly amok. Melamine poisoning spans animal feeds, pet foods, milk, baby formula, fish, wheat gluten, and now EGGS. Wheat gluten, eggs and milk are everywhere. If you think you can protect yourself from...

To celebrate the summer solstice, I made sunny yellow cornmeal “mush” with blackstrap molasses for breakfast this morning. We are enjoying an overwhelmingly beautiful bright sunny yet not-to-hot day here in central Massachusetts. The garden is soaking up the sun and growing with leaps and bounds, our moods are sunny, and all is right with the world....

I am continuing to explore low GI cooking that not only appeals to me but also must pass the very rigorous and often fickle family test. I like to cook with tofu but my 10 year old has decided she doesn’t like it while the rest of the family will eat it happily. When...

What you see here is 100% organic pasta made from black soybeans, a product of a company called Nutrition Kitchen. I picked up my pack at The Living Earth in Worcester, MA, when I was doing my organic shopping. I got it because I wanted to try something new. Since it is made from one ingredient,...

(Xanthan Gum. Chemical model graphic used with permission from Dr. Martin Chaplin of the London South Bank University, London, UK) Molecular Gastronomy plays with established food identities to challenge the semiotics of food. It explores the use of chemicals and processes previously the domain of high-throughput industrial food producers and food scientists to deliver...

As you know from reading some of my previous posts (here), I live in a super tiny village called Wales in central Massachusetts USA. We do not live the fast life here; we enjoy the quiet and solitude of the woods. One of the things I like about the people who live in this region is...

I was visiting our local liquor store, Yankee Spirits (FAR more than just a liquor store.. if you ever even come NEAR Sturbridge you need to stop in for a huge selection of wine, spirits, and beer, just HUGE), and saw this store-printed sign saying “Gluten Free ciders” and it mentioned Woodchuck Draft Ciders. ...