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The Forest Feast presents simple, delicious recipes illustrated with photos and drawings, the best thing since They Draw and Cook.

A project by photographer Erin Gleeson.

humble pie

of course we should.

justbesplendid:

Avocado eggs benedict by Confections Of A Foodie Bride

Ingredients

• 2 English muffins
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 avocado
• Salt
• Pepper
• 4 eggs

Instructions

 

1. Heat a sauce pan with 2 inches of water to a simmer.
2. Split the English muffins in half and toast until browned.
3. Cook the bacon to a crisp and set aside.
4. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl.
5. Add a pinch of salt and mash with a fork.
6. Spread the avocado over the toasted English muffin halves and top with the bacon.
7. Crack 1 egg at a time into a separate small bowl or cup. Stir the simmering water with a spoon and gently pour the egg into the swirling water. Repeat with the second egg (I poach two at a time).
8. Cook the eggs for 2 1/2 minutes, until the whites are cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and let drain for a minute before placing on top of the bacon.
9. Cook the remaining two eggs and serve seasoned with salt and pepper.

Pesticides make my groceries cry

creativeinspiration:

“Heidi Kenney’s downloadable Dirty Dozen Cheat Sheet makes that split-second decision on whether to spend that extra 20 cents a pound on organic bananas or organic strawberries a little easier.

The convenient, credit card-sized guide separates 27 common fruits and veggies into two categories, those that usually have a low pesticide content and those that don’t.”

marvelous and heart clogging

jayparkinsonmd:

1. Eat food.
2. Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.
3. Avoid food products containing ingredients that no ordinary human would keep in the pantry.
4. Avoid food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup.
5. Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (or sweetener) listed among the top three ingredients.
6. Avoid food products that contain more than five ingredients.
7. Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce.
8. Avoid food products that make health claims.
9. Avoid food products with the wordoid “lite” or the terms “low-fat” or “nonfat” in their names.
10. Avoid foods that are pretending to be something they are not.
11. Avoid foods that you see advertised on television.
12. Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle.

Everyone should read Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. It takes a total of a half an hour of your time. And I hope that it changes your relationship with food forever. These are just the first twelve “rules” but there are 64 pleasantly entertaining rules to eat by. 

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