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By Jean Reiland05/19/2019

Poecile atricapillus

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What The Mediterranean Diet Really Does To Your Body — DiscoverNet

Despite its name, the Mediterranean “diet” is actually a longterm way of eating rather than a gimmicky quick fix promising unrealistic results. It’s based on the traditional dietary patterns of people living in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea (think: Spain, Greece, and Italy). The Mediterranean diet has its own food pyramid, based on a foundation […] […]

Magic Granola — Poppy Wild Farm

Seems kind of ho-hum, but the smell of this granola cooking just makes you feel cozy and happy. We made a batch for Clark to take to work with him – he’s been working crazy hours trying to get a job done and we thought he’d like a tasty snack. Poppy helped me measure and […] […]

Around the world in 80 bakes, no.53: Kozunak – Bulgarian Easter Bread

Originally posted on Polything:
Most Christian countries have some form of enriched bread that they bake for Easter: there’s the Greek Tsoureki, Italian Pane di Pasqua, German Osterbrot, Russian Kulich, English Hot Cross Buns, Paraguayan Chipa – there are dozens more. Since it’s coming up to Easter and I needed a country that I haven’t…

All-Natural Easter Egg Colors To Dye For — The Petrini Page

Five years ago, I dyed Easter eggs using homemade dyes from onion skins and cabbage. I posted about it on my old (now defunct) blog, including instructions. Easter is only a week away, and I’m thinking of making these eggs again. So I’m reposting that 2016 entry here: I just finished making a batch of […] […]

Repost: Edible Geometry — My OBT

Dinara Kasko 10/1/16: Using her own original silicone molds, food artist Dinara Kasko makes cakes that really appeal to my sense of order. Most of them look less like food than like something I’d feature as sculpture. The Ukranian baker composes her sculptures of the finest ingredients and flavors. According to those who have sampled them, they […] […]