Organicville’s Pizza Sauce combine the highest quality organic vine-ripened tomatoes, fresh garlic, and oregano for a rich, robust flavor you’ll love. Made with 100% extra virgin olive oil, it’s easy to turn everyday meals and pizzas into elaborate Italian-style works of art! And naturally, Organicville’s Pizza Sauce is certified organic, gluten free, vegan, contains no added sugar and taste great, too!

by Marc Hamel and Ha Lam, December 22nd, 2011

We love our producers, suppliers and vendors and we think most of them have some pretty interesting stories behind their products too. We’re sharing some of our favorites here in an ongoing series.

With Organicville, no food lover is left behind. Whether your diet is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or you simply prefer to go organic, Rachel Kruse has created something incredibly delicious just for you.

As a lifelong vegetarian with a passion for organics, Rachel saw a need in the marketplace for organic dressings and sauces that add flavor (and fun!) to healthy foods. “I didn’t understand why folks would put non-organic dressings on organic salad,” she says. So, at age 27, Rachel quit her corporate job and developed her first salad dressings.

Organicville has grown to offer a complete line of marinades, BBQ and pasta sauces, ketchup, mayo, hot sauces, hand-churned ice cream and innovations like non-dairy ranch dressing (a vegan blue cheese dressing is also in the works). All are vegetarian, most are vegan, many are gluten free, and all are made with premium ingredients, such as agave nectar instead of refined sugar or tamari instead of soy sauce.

“We don’t source ingredients based on the best price. We source the best ingredients. Whenever possible we source from small family farms,” Rachel says. “And we make small batches. That’s what makes it taste delicious.”

Every product also has to pass the ultimate taste test — Rachel’s four-year-old daughter, Sky. Rachel’s brother, mother, father and husband are also part of the taste-testing panel and help with day-to-day operations. “It’s a team environment,” Rachel says. “We create products that bring the family together.”

Original online post: http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2011/12/organicville-foods/

SWEETS & TREATS
Indulgences so saintly, you don’t have to skip dessert

Organicville Caramel Swirl Organic Low-Fat Ice Cream

This dairy delight’s vanilla base—made with a hormone-free combo of skim milk and cream, so it’s as rich and satisfying as if it were full-fat—is threaded with deliciously gooey caramel strands.

Original post: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/best-desserts-0

2. Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook until softened, stirring occasionally.

3. Stir in seasonings and tomato paste and let cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

4. Add in lentils, broth, and water and bring to a boil.

5. Reduce heat to medium and let cook 15 minutes.

6. Stir in couscous and kale and let cook 10-15 minutes more or until lentils and couscous are cooked.

7. Stir in coconut milk.

8. Serve, topped with cashews or peanuts and sriracha.

2. wash brussels sprouts

3. cut each brussels sprout in half and place in mixing bowl
4. in a separate bowl, mix together maple syrup, mustard, and oil

5. pour syrup/mustard/oil mixture over brussels sprouts and toss

6. line a baking a baking sheet with foil and place brussels sprouts on it

7. stick in the oven and roast for aprox. 20 min or until edges are a bit crispy

8. put a dash of sriracha on top for some heat