http://organictobe.org …..Healthy Organic Food Group Blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:27:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Jesse Cool This dish is one of my all-time favorites. Slow-cooking cabbage and onion brings out a mellow, soft flavor that is further enhanced by a touch of brown sugar and vinegar. It is wonderful with smoked meats. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 head organic cabbage, cored and very thinly sliced ½ cup ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/09/06/organic-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-with-smoked-pork-chops-recipe/ From Rosalind Creasy This recipe is a regular summer feature on the menu of John Downey's restaurant in Santa Barbara when local farmers bring John luscious ripe tomatoes and fragrant basil. For the dressing: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 garlic clove, minced ½ cup (20 g) coarsely chopped fresh basil Salt ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/09/05/organic-tomato-and-basil-salad-recipe/ From Lisa Barnes I was lucky enough to go to the Slow Food Nation event in San Francisco this weekend.  I was excited to hear about the lectures and panels and purchased tickets months ago.  I thought they would be interesting (especially the one regarding edible education and the state of ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/09/04/slow-food-nation-2008/ The Man Who Created Paradise G E N E  L O G S D O N ~~ Photographs by Gregory Spaid Foreward by Wendell Berry ~~ For Wallace Aiken & John Gallman ~~ Foreward Maybe we continue to need to think of Paradise, and of making Paradise, because the earth as it was given to us (as ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/09/02/the-man-who-created-paradise-by-gene-logsdon/ From Dave Smith Adapted from Whole Grain Cookery (o/p 1951) by Stella Standard Whole Wheat Muffins 1¼ cups organic whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon soda 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup raisins 1¼ cups organic buttermilk 1 egg, beaten 2 tablespoons organic butter, melted Mix the dry ingredients and stir the raisins through them. Combine with the mixed liquids, ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/08/29/quick-simple-whole-grain-muffin-and-hot-bread-recipes-from-scratch/ From Dave Smith Excerpted from Cottage Economy by William Cobbett (1821) Garden Farm Skills [This is long, but give it a chance. There is great writing here from long ago, and a literality about farm life that too many of us have never experienced.] In the case of pigs, much must depend ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/08/28/keeping-pigs-and-making-sweet-bacon/ From Greg Atkinson Some of my favorite bacon comes from Niman Ranch, based in Marin County. Originally a single farm that provided meat for Alice Water's Berkeley restaurant, Chez Panisse, Niman Ranch is now a collective of more than 300 farms committed to raising animals in an ethical, biologically sustainable way ... http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/08/27/oven-fried-organic-sweet-bacon-recipe/