Guest Post: Confessions of a Baby Boomer – The Kitchen Rag

Are you frustrated with American health care? Are you concerned for the future of your children? Do some of your family members live in nursing homes? Do you want want to stop supporting a system that is more interested in corporate profit than the health of your family? There are many ways we can make a difference. It … Read more

Fruit Roll-Ups and Plum Butter – The Kitchen Rag

These last couple of weeks have been rich with harvest. Happy Fall everyone! The other day I was making plum butter, tomato sauce, and pumpkin soup, when one of William Blake’s poems came to mind. O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’d With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there … Read more

Truth About Fats II : Vegetable Oil – The Kitchen Rag

For the last fifty years, the public has been bombarded with propaganda about the benefits of vegetable oil. Pork fat, beef tallow, and butter have been vilified and blamed for high cholesterol, heart attacks, cancer, obesity, etc. In this post I will attempt to trace the history of the vegetable oil and question whether it is indeed … Read more

2015 – The Kitchen Rag

Last Spring I developed an odd pain in my left breast that made it uncomfortable to even wear a bra. At first I thought I strained a pectoral muscle, but a month later I still had no relief. I’m a healthy twenty-nine year old woman with no family history of breast cancer. The odds were … Read more

2014 – The Kitchen Rag

Dale and Grace, 1974 The first time I met my in-laws, I was petrified. Clayton and I were thinking about getting married and we came to ask for their guidance and their blessing. At the airport, as they gave their son a long hug and told him how much they missed him, I thought to … Read more

Are You Dreading the Winter Holidays? – The Kitchen Rag

I love food. I love making it, I love eating it, and I love sharing it with people. Food is one of the few things left that can bring us all together for a couple of hours away from our smart phones, car seats, and busy schedules. Food can create a safe environment for good conversation, honesty, … Read more

Deck Family Farm – A Photo Essay – The Kitchen Rag

Today we visited Deck Family Farm. We have been interested in joining their CSA for a while now, but we wanted to see their animals first. The farm is open to visitors every day except Sunday. You do not need to make an appointment. The entrance is closed so the animals don’t get away, but you can remove … Read more

The Problem With Milk – Part 1 – The Kitchen Rag

Recently while flipping through a magazine I stumbled across a “got milk” add featuring Taylor Swift with a milk mustache. On the one hand I was glad that such a teen idol was using her fame to encourage healthier habits in teenagers; on the other hand I couldn’t help wondering what kind of milk was she advertising for. Skim milk, irradiated, … Read more

2013 – The Kitchen Rag

I am delighted to announce that the winner of our first giveaway here on The Kitchen Rag is… Ronda C! (Ronda – please email me with your info within the next 48 hours to claim your prize.) Thanks everybody for participating! I hope you have a lovely holiday with your loved ones, and I look forward to seeing … Read more

How to Choose a Good Supplement – The Kitchen Rag

Purchasing a well balanced multivitamin can be quite a daunting process. I have stared at the supplement aisle completely frozen with indecision many times, often too embarrassed to ask for help. I wasn’t even sure what sort of criteria to look for … price, packaging, label, company, etc. Have you asked yourself on what basis you should … Read more