Our Philosophy
We think you should be able to pronounce the names of the compounds in your food. But, even more importantly, you should know what they mean to your possible health. You should be able to trust that the people making your food to have your best interests in mind. People have been told trans-fats are "bad" for them, but how many people know enough chemistry to know the differ
ence between the cis and trans configurations of a molecule? Everyone knows the 3 secret ingredients of French cooking are butter, butter, and butter. Not fake butter with all types of additives and flavorings added. Yes, we do use real, unsalted butter in our recipes. Yes, we do use real sugar in our recipes. There is nothing wrong with either of these when used and eaten in moderation. That means you need a witness/co-conspirator when your macadamia nut toffee or popcorn arrives so you don't eat the entire bag in one sitting. It will be hard to resist after the first bite. We eat it too, so we use natural pest controls and rely on lady bugs and praying mantis during the growing season. Our outside adopted "feral" kitties also keep the bug population low because they think bugs like tomato hornworms are a playtoy. Weeds are removed by hand. And we spray our trees after fall pruning with an oil based product to minimize peach leaf curl (a fungus) from infecting our stone fruit during the spring growth season.
