Home Grown Organic Bibb Lettuce

Home grown in home-made compost...no chemicals, no pesticides, rainwater only...disappeared too fast for me to get a picture after we wilted the lettuce and added some ham and potatoes...oh my.

Organic Free Range Chicken Broth

Walking through BJ's yesterday I noticed they had added a small organic section to one of their isles. The item that caught my eye however was a six-pack carton of Organic Free Range Chicken Broth.

I use a LOT of chicken broth in my TAGINE cooking especially, since I often can't find (or sometimes afford) free range meat and vegetables it't nice to have a product that I use literally every week be organic.

Certified USDA Organic the 32 oz. aseptic reclosable packaging I can't wait to 'pour it on' as it were.

What makes it organic...the broth is made from "grain fed chickens, raised without hormones or antibiotics in an environment where they can roam freely." It is a gluten free product.

This product will probably get it's first test in my new MINI TAGINE I just picked up at Sir LaTable this week. The companies website is http://www.pacificfoods.com - Keep On Eggin'

Cascadian Farm Organic Granola

Okay, I have to admit, I've tried about every Granola available, and the two things (make that three) that have always disappointed me have been the fact that they are tasteless, dry and clumpy.

After two bowls of Cascadian Farm Organic GRANOLA (dark chocolate almond) I have to admit I may start eating GRANOLA for breakfast again (my wife actually eats it for dinner sometimes).

Okay, the samples I received HAVE to be fresh, but this GRANOLA is hard to describe, it is actually not 'dry'-while 'moist' may be the wrong term to use, the GRANOLA doesn't clump or stay clumped when you add milk (ORGANIC 2 % BTW).

The flavor mixture is probably what really put me over the top, I know a lot of GRANOLA has almonds, but that little touch of Dark Chocolate pushes this GRANOLA to the top of the list for all of the brands I have tried.

The GRANOLA is made up of Organic whole grain oats, wheat and barley, crisp rice, almonds and dark chocolate; with no artificial flavors or preservatives. Their foods are grown Organic with no synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

With 14 g of whole grain per serving this is a great source of whole grains but at 250 Calories per 1/4 cup serving (w/1/2 cup skim milk) you probably aren't going to use this as a diet breakfast if you are counting total calories as a 1/4 cup fits into the palm of your hand. It is however very low in fat.

For the sustainable fans the box is 100% Recycled Paperboard and the company supports the community even further by participating in the Box Tops for Education program.

A variety of products are available and you can find out more about these and other products on http://www.cascadianfarm.com/ or by calling 1-800-624-4123 C.T. zone).

Buy it and try it...you won't be sorry. Their website even has a store locator.

This is a independent opinion made at the request of the organization for NO compensation (other than the sample products).

New York Strip Bites and Organic Shrimp on the WOK

Quick and dirty...lite the fire, get it t-rex hot, drop on the NYS bite sized pieces (preseason), dump some Vegetable oil in the WOK, add minced garlic and green onions and when hot, drop in the preseason shrimp (a combination of Louisiana Shrimp Mix and Bad Byron's Butt Rub, shook up in a bag about an hour before the cook. It all finishes in about 4-5 minutes.

Cascadian Farm Organic Granola Bars

After days of gluttony associated with the Thanksgiving holiday I thought it would be nice to post something sustainable and organic for a change...

Today I received a package from Cascadian Farm Organic products...having not had breakfast, I opened the box of Peanut Pretzel Granola Bars (I often have some kind of a bar for breakfast as I run out the door).

Expecting something dry and unexciting like many 'organic' products I was pleasently surprised with a moist and very tasty granola bar.

These bars (Certified USDA Organic) are made of Rolled Oats with peanuts and pretzels dipped in rich chocolate flavored coating.

A box contaings 5 individual wrapped 1.2 oz. (35 g) bars. I would describe them as a product that pleases both the sweet and salty urges that

you often have (you know, when you want to eat chocolate and potatoe chips at the same time in massive quantities).

This organic bar is produced from products grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers and contains no artificial flavors or preservatives.

Even the box is made from 100% recycled paperboard; and if that wasn't enough they also participate in the Boxtops for Education program...it's like they thought of everything. Unfortunately I haven't found these products in my local Florida Markets yet but I'm going to start asking for them.

The bars are 160 calories (60 from fat) with 180 mg Sodium. A variety of products are available and you can find out more about these and other products on http://www.cascadianfarm.com/ or by calling 1-800-624-4123 C.T. zone).

This review was provided without compensation or relationship with this company. This is frankly just really good stuff! Watch for a review of their cereal product soon.