Baked Goods

There is simply no substitute for breads, cakes, cookies or pies made with the real stuff. Take cookies for example: the difference between cookies made with fresh butter and pastured eggs and cookies made with hydrogenated fats and fake flavorings is abysmal! Pies and cobblers made by artisanal bakeries using organic locally grown fruits will leave anything from the supermarket in the dust.

Or take breads - it's easy to tell the difference between a "commercial" loaf or one made in a small local bakery. flours, fresh herbs, olive oil, grains, nuts or raisins.

The quality and flavor of baked goodies found in farmer's markets and small bakeries is impossible reproduce on a large scale, no matter how cute and "country-like" the presentation is.