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Brown Rice Syrup

When I was working on reviewing Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Cooking, one of the things I looked forward to was trying out some of the natural, non-super-processed sweeteners out there. After all, they sometimes have slightly lower glycemic indexes, they

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Heidi Swanson’s Natural Foods Cookbooks

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was working on reviewing Heidi Swanson’s cookbook. Unfortunately it took a little time, because I needed a good solid weekend free for shopping and cooking, and I didn’t get one of those

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"Super Natural Cooking," by Heidi Swanson

The recipes from this book more than prove Ms. Swanson’s skill in the creative kitchen. One of the surest signs I’ve found of a brilliant cook over the years is the ability to take a few, often mild ingredients and turn them into something that is more than the sum of its parts–a wholly new and complex flavor. This she does easily.

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