Month: <span>February 2013</span>

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Ducklings!

We’ve got a lot of baby action happening on the farm. My favorite baby animals (at least for the moment) are ducklings! The local feed store gets chicks and ducks every spring. This year I grabbed a box to bring home a few… But that turned into 12. We let them play in my parents’...

Lighten Up Meal Plan

This week features light, refreshing meals that should make you feel good. This week also features the basic nourishing recipes every home should be making as often as possible: homemade chicken soup (or stock) and traditional sauerkraut, lacto-fermented to provide beneficial bacteria, enzymes, vitamins and minerals.  Maybe you’ll feel light enough this week to flutter...

Spring’s Around The Corner Meal Plan

I can’t believe it’s almost March! The grass is already needing a trimming at our house and we only have a few frosts left for the year. Our local farm even has strawberries already! (I’m sure some of you think I’m crazy as you are still waiting it out in the snow…sorry! I’m sure it...

AMAZING New Book and FREE E-Course for Fertility and Pregnancy: Beautiful Babies

Oh my gosh I am SOOO excited to tell you about this new book written by my blog-friend Kristen from Food Renegade!!!! Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breast-feeding, and Baby’s First Foods I am VERY selective about the fertility, pregnancy and birth resources I offer here at Real Food Family, and I’m telling you...

Real Food Family’s 10-Minute Workout #4

Here is the latest workout! We’re doing some unusual exercises to work our upper arms, back, legs and abs! Make sure you are on carpet or other soft surface when doing this one. Sorry for the added noise…I recorded this during a “family day” at my father in laws and everyone is playing baseball outside....

Waitin’ Out The Winter

Okay…the truth is, the best weather of the year is happening here in Southern California. It’s green, chilly and wonderful. The rest of the country, however, is surely in that frustrating time of the year when everyone is just waiting out the winter, dreaming of longer, warmer days. This week’s recipes are meant to warm...

Trip To Mexico Meal Plan

This week’s meal plan includes delicious recipes inspired by the flavors of Mexico.  Without being cliché, I’ve created these easy-to-make and sure-to- please dishes based on traditional foods of Mexico.  Pay attention to the various alternate options this week in case you don’t like certain flavors or don’t have the right kitchen equipment.  Some of...