recipes
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Smoke it if you’ve got it: DIY meat for locavores
Smoking your own meat is easier than it sounds -- even if don't own any of the fancy gear. Try this DIY technique.
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Ginger beer [RECIPE]
The following recipe is from the book The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World. Read more from the author, Sandor Katz, here. Ginger beer is a classic flavor of homemade soda. It can be made lightly gingered, like most commercial ginger ale, or as spicy as you […]
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The perfect meal for early spring [Recipes]
With fava beans and chard, this pair of recipes from the new book Ripe offer the perfect combination of refreshment and comfort.
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Eggs: The poor man’s protein [Recipes]
Eggs make a great addition to any plant-based meal. And they're the most affordable way to eat pastured protein.
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The facts of knife
The only thing separating you from eating sustainably on the cheap might be a nice, sharp blade -- and the knife skills to use it.
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With meat, absence makes the taste buds grow fonder [RECIPES]
Cooking with small amounts of meat is a great way to explore flavors and eat more sustainably. As part of our Protein Angst series, here are five recipes that utilize meat as more of a condiment than the main event.
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Five packaged foods you never need to buy again
Did you resolve to eat fewer processed foods in 2012? Not sure where to start? Once you've made the switch with these basics, you may never go back.
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Chef’s diary: Holiday traditions
For some folks, this season is about peace and good tidings. For others, it’s just about the presents. In my family, the holidays were, and still are, all about the food. There are many items that must be on the table at my house, or it simply isn’t Christmas. Among these are the wild rice […]
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Chow-to: Stop worrying and love your kitchen timer
Getting used to cooking while doing other things does more than save you time. It changes your eating habits, making it easier to go green in the kitchen.