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Eggplant Parm Straight from the Farm

Last week I made this gorgeous (not fried) eggplant parmesan inspired by our Easter trip to Italy earlier this year. I received eggplant from a local farm here in NC as part of my organic vegetable box I get delivered each week. Instead of traditional cheese that would normally be on top, I used raw unpasteurized goat’s milk cheese and parmesan. I was able to obtain this cheese because it had been aged 60 days or more, allowing it to be sold at my local health market.

Chick-fil-A or Chemical-Fil-A?

This week I posted a picture of the ingredients in a Chick-Fil-A sandwich on my personal and Food Babe Facebook Fan Page – I was curious to see the reaction from my family, friends and Food Babe readers. I found that some people were shocked and some people downright didn’t care and even celebrated the deliciousness in Chick’Fil’A’s signature sandwich. You see – The number (over 100) and type of ingredients are typical for fast food and for many chain restaurants. If you eat out and eat at these type of places, you are feeling the effects of these ingredients, whether you realize it or not.

Cookie Contest!

First the Cookie… Going along with the Flour Free theme of this past weekend, I made some chocolate chip cookies with no refined flour OR refined sugar. These are by far my favorite homemade cookies. They are crispy, but still melt in your mouth and to quote my friend Rob (I overheard him say this the day after) – “They were so good that I made a cookie sandwich, where I took one cookie and smothered it with two other cookies and ate all three at once”

FLOUR FREE 4th of July!

This week I posted a link to an article on my facebook page about how consuming refined flour affects your body. A lot of people might find it extreme to treat flour, even whole wheat flour as a special occasion food. But I do. I never feel the same nourishment as when I eat a whole grain that is intact. I’ve created a quick video to share some of my favorite non refined flour snacks with you to celebrate a FLOUR FREE 4th of July. Happy snacking Food Babe readers!

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