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Cooking up a fresh, organic, local, seasonal, lunch meant gathering ingredients and produce from many organic farms. Thanks to Jono Neiger (Regenerative Ag and Agroforestry Designer/Big River [...]

Apple picking, organic, local, and free plums too. “Give me spots on my apples and leave me the birds and the bees” lyrics by Joni Mitchell, from her song Big […]

Healthy Beautiful Edible Nasturtium Flowers are fun to eat. The other day, feeling a little rushed for time, I went into my garden and harvested about a dozen nasturtium flowers […]

Cooking at home with less energy is easy.  Whether you are cooking with gas or electric, simply turn off the heat minutes before the dish is done cooking. For stews […]

A wealth of nutrition and organic menu choices, bean dishes are delicious, good for the planet and good for you.

Gather fresh organic herbs, and you can make your own flavored oils. Today, I made a spicy flavored oil with fresh herbs and spices: basil, cilantro, garlic and chili peppers […]

The trick to making crispy falafel on the outside and deliciously tender on the involves 2 things: Healthy fats such as ghee, virgin coconut oil or avocado oil and high […]

In this private hands on cooking class on Zoom for health and pleasure, I will teach you how to make organic, vegan falafel and tahini sauce from scratch. And I […]

In this private group hands on cooking class for health and pleasure, I will teach you how to harvest fresh organic herbs and make salad dressings. A pinch of this […]

Menus to beat the heat. Swapping out a baked quiche for a tasty coconut curry lentil vegetable soup made sense on a hot July day. Gluten free, too.

In this private hands on organic farm to table vegetarian cooking class for health and pleasure, I will teach you how to expand your cooking repertoire with tofu and herbs.  […]

I have a new mouth watering Strawberry Galette recipe! And it is gluten free.  Sweetened with local organic maple syrup. The crust is made with pastured raised organic butter. Scrumptious! [...]

Yesterday, my neighbor Matt bicycled over with 2 dozen farm fresh eggs in a basket. And we talked about whether to refrigerate them. And he said that if the eggs […]

In this gluten and dairy free private hands on cooking class for health and pleasure, I will teach you how to expand your organic, farm to table cooking experience.  The […]

Immerse yourself in nature; allow your cares to disappear as you step into Leslie’s beautiful natural home for your Gourmet Getaway in the woods in Western MA.