Hey friends! Enjoy my yearly FREE menu plan and guide filled with recipes, a shopping list, and a make-ahead plan and hourly preparation guide for the special day. Everything will get on the table fresh and hot! Real Food Family does all the thinking for you! You just get to enjoy cooking and eating delicious...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ November 17, 2012 “Thanksgiving Week” Thanksgiving is here! I’m sure you are being bombarded with recipes and ideas, but I hope to inspire you with my meal plan, shopping list and guide. I love a richly flavored turkey with perfectly roasted, crispy skin. I like to focus on simple, traditional...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ November 10, 2012 “Euro Inspiration” We’re taking seasonal foods and applying them to classic dishes from across Europe. Enjoy German Schnitzel, French style mushrooms and fish, Hungarian Paprikash, and an Irish style steak (or liver) with onions and (sweet) potato spuds. The nourishing Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut recipe is a traditionally prepared...
As you may know, we love our Disneyland passports. The one problem is that a lot of the food sucks. You have to be prepared to find the right choices or bring your home made versions of things that can compete with the attractive options your kids (or you) are begging for. With the enticing...
Total Time: 60-80 minutes Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (reserve giblets and backbone for homemade stock) frying fat, such as olive oil, coconut oil, beef tallow or organic lard salt and pepper dried herbs, such as Herbs de Provence or tarragon Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat fat or oil over medium heat...
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Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 27, 2012 “Just a Little Asian Inspiration” These are some of my favorite Asian-inspired recipes, and the whole family loves them all. Asian food, especially in America, usually means a lot of sugar, salt and/or mono-sodium glutamate (MSG). But Asian food made more traditionally is actually exceptionally healthy. This...
I’ve never done this before, but I thought you might like to know what kind of things I’ve been learning on the wonderful world wide web! My fellow bloggers of Village Green Network are some pretty amazing people, and here are some of my favorite October links… Even though I don’t yet have Halloween costumes...
Total Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 2 cup cherry tomatoes extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper ¾ cup butter, divided into tablespoons 1 onion, chopped 1 cup carrots, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped ½ cup flour and/or arrowroot powder 3 cans or jars of...
In case you haven’t noticed, I am in FULL SUPPORT of Proposition 37 in California. Even if you aren’t in CA, you can be praying this passes because it will set a precedent for every other state in the United States. I am very conservative, and I typically vote Republican. Prop 37 is supported by...