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This is my Blog about cooking and going organic, joining a co-op, the challenges of food additive sensitivities, learning to make everything from scratch, and most of all, just loving to cook for friends and family.

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Beginning
Mistakes
Thoughts on Thanksgiving
Our Budget-friendly Counter-top
Challenges and rewards
More Changes
MSG by any other name is just as. . . .well, foul.
To my readers re: extreme glutamate sensitivity
This week goes in the win category
Variety, it is the spice of life
To (meat) glue, or not to glue
Is pink slime what's for dinner?
Don't scare me like that, Blogger!
Memorial Day
Evolving out of the mainstream
Simple wish on a complex day.
My first blogging anniversary.
Organic doesn't have to be a bad thing.
The difference between raspberries & beaver backsides.
Pink slime revisited
Finding the right tools for the job
Please stand by... 
The darker side of mother's day.
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Heidi a/k/a Thistle
I am a mostly self-taught, passionate cook. I enjoy preparing food from scratch and trying new things. I tend to dance to the beat of my own drummer, and that extends to my approach to cooking. While my food additive sensitivities dictate that I eat homemade food, I can honestly say that I enjoy cooking and learning new techniques.
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Pages that I frequent

  • The Daring Kitchen
  • Migraine Triggers
  • Institute for Responsible Technology
  • GMO FAQ's
  • Dehydrate2Store
  • Certified Humane Directory
  • Animal Welfare Approved Listing
  • allrecipes.com

Blogs that I follow.

  • The Kitchn
    This Cheesy French Onion Galette Always Cures My Cooking Fatigue
    9 hours ago
  • The Shiksa Blog
    Unstuffed Cabbage
    2 days ago
  • smitten kitchen
    marbled cheesecake hamantaschen
    1 week ago
  • Food in Jars
    Ball® Home Canning Made For More Small Business Fund
    2 months ago
  • The Blog of Bruce Bradley
    Recipe: Easy Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
    3 years ago
  • Harmonious Belly
    I’m Participating in #FromThePantryFebruary
    5 years ago
  • breadbasketcase
    Rose's Sweet Potato Loaf
    5 years ago
  • Freckled Noses
    Let's Talk Graduation - Yes, ALREADY!!!
    6 years ago
  • Evidence of MSG Toxicity
    Aspartame
    7 years ago
  • Salty Dog's Blog
    Get Ready
    8 years ago
  • The Hen House (Polyface Farms)
    We have Moved!
    9 years ago
  • How to be Healthy
    Unleash blocked energy
    9 years ago
  • Coping With MSG
    About the Truth in Labeling Campaign
    9 years ago
  • IchnoArt
    Big Idea Festival
    10 years ago
  • Cooking for Seven
  • Formation of a Foodie
  • The Renegade Farmer
  • Spice Balance
  • Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
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