Products we use
Although we try to cook everything from scratch, we sometimes need help from our culinary friends. We’ve found the brands below to have the best green thumbprint for their flavor and success rate in recipes.
Please note that none of these companies have paid us to add their products to this {wicked good} list — these are products we buy and use in our test kitchen.
We’ll continue to add to the list as we find or replace products. Please share your favorite products with us or suggest organic products you think we should try in the comments section below. Our criteria: Whenever possible, we use products that are minimally processed by companies with a conscience {companies that give a damn about what they’re producing for the U.S. in terms of nutrition, sustainability and carbon footprint}.
General products:
- King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour {this is one of the only gluten-free flours we’ve found substitutes 1:1 for regular flour. We haven’t had a recipe fail yet with this mix}
- King Arthur Organic All-Purpose Flour
- 365 Organic All-Purpose Flour
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Tapioca Flour
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Potato Flour
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Rice Flour
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Polenta
- Bob’s Red Mill Organic Rolled Oats
- Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
- Hodgson Mill Flax Seed
- Dynasty Maifun Rice Sticks {searching for a different brand that’s organic and still tastes great}
- 365 Organic Cane Sugar
- Florida Crystals Organic Cane Sugar
- Ancient Organic Quinoa products
- 365 Organic Milk {whole, skim, etc.}
- Pomi Chopped Tomatoes
- San Marzano Tomatoes {not BPA-free, but to keep true to the flavor of some of our family’s Italian recipes, this brand must be used}
- Penzy’s herbs and spices
- Simply Organic herbs and spices
- 365 Organic Olive Oil {we’re searching for an Italian organic oil}
- Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar
- Organic vegetables from Whole Foods {we try to buy items grown no further away than North Carolina}
- Greenwise vegetables from Publix {we try to buy Florida-grown only}
What we buy local:
- Honey {various sources – we like to spread the love – the photo above is from Showcase of Citrus}
- Winter Park Dairy Cheese and Cream
- Eggs from Lake Meadow Naturals
- Organic vegetables from Heart of Christmas Farm
- Kissimmee’s Green Place hydroponic vegetables
- In-season vegetables and breads from the Audubon Park, College Park and Winter Park Farmer’s Market
- We grow most of our own herbs in our backyard garden and we just recently acquired our own hydroponic units that we’re experimenting with.
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>Thanks for this post. I often wonder what brand of ingredients bloggers are using and where they buy them.
>Thanks for includinng King Arthur Flour on your list! Glad the GF multipurpose flour works so well for you. Happy Baking!
>Thanks for your list. I also love King Arthur flour. Kirkland Signature (Costco) has a new chicken stock with a very clean ingredient deck – it's now the only stock I keep in my pantry!
>Thanks! The list is really helpful, I never know what to buy when I go looking so now I have a great place to start. Maybe I can start stocking up my kitchen with these and really get going on Organic Cooking