Nina’s Blog

Dear Readers: We would like to substitute this method for the method in The Real Food Cookbook. Kefir is a…

American Nuts, Corn, Wheat, Rice & Beans
Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards. On book tour in Seattle, I discovered Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards, a family…

Thai Chicken Curry
This is a lovely dish, not my invention, with bottled condiments containing the not-so-secret Thai…

Ice Creams
Basic Custard Recipe 2 cups cream 1 cup milk 2 eggs ¾ cup sugar Honey…

Sugar and Sweeteners
The white stuff is the one industrial food I cannot give up entirely. I love…

New Amsterdam
The only Waldorf School in Lower Manhattan is green, clean, and serene. It’s like no…

Olive Oil
Buy cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil. Unfortunately, even that standard includes many lousy oils. Superior olive…

Baby Woolens
We love everything about these ecological woolens from Finland. The wool and silk blend is…

Svan High Chair
The Svan high chair suits all sizes: from a baby old enough to sit up…