I have been asked where to get some of the less common items. We have been able to find all of the ingredients of the recipes I have posted between Hannaford and Peter’s Cornucopia.

Here are some of our findings:

Nuts are cheaper at Peter’s.

We cannot find raw chocolate…what’s raw does not resemble chocolate… We have just been using regular baking cocoa when a recipe calls for chocolate.

Pine nuts are of questionable origin. Hannaford has some in a small package that says they are grown someplace other than China, but most sources are either silent or say they are from China. We use them sparingly… besides they are very expensive.

Macadamia nuts are another tough one to find… they are really expensive too and we mostly avoid them. Usually you can use cashews instead and it tastes fine.

We also have mixed what ever nut is called for in a recipe half and half with sunflower seeds… this also works well and cuts the cost considerably.

Light agave syrup (the only one Hannaford sells) isn’t raw. Only the dark agave is. Peter’s has the dark and if you buy the large bottle it’s cheaper than Hannaford.

You can get most of the grains that are called for in Peters. You know they are raw if they sprout.

If anyone has a specific question, please feel free to ask… we’ll see if we can find the answer.