Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 13, 2012 “Rock Some Flavor!” This week’s recipes are inspired by India and the Middle East, which means some interesting new flavor concepts for the typical American family. In my house, new=interesting=“I guess I’ll try it”=success! It’s amazing how my picky kid that rarely eats a full plate of...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 6, 2012 “Back Pocket Delights” This weeks recipes are absolutely delicious staples that I always have in my back pocket for easy meals that delight the family and impress guests. The extra recipes feature basic traditional foods and healing teas that every home should know how to make and...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 29, 2012 “Simple Comforts” The weather is cooling and we have a tiny window of time when we see watermelons and pumpkins sitting next to each other at the market. Here in southern California we are pretending like the weather isn’t still summer hot and getting excited about the...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 22, 2012 “Welcome Fall” Today is the first day of fall! I LOVE this season! The food is so wonderful and I welcome the cooler weather! This week’s recipes aren’t necessarily classic autumn recipes, but they are inspired by late summer bounty and early fall flavors and comforting cooking...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 15, 2012 “Summer Wrap Up” Have I mentioned yet how much I adore Fall? I am SO ready for summer to be over! There are incredibly delicious foods of the summer, though, so I thought I would celebrate my favorite recipes of summer during this final week before we...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 8, 2012 “Surf’s Up!” This week’s meal plan was inspired by the awesome surf we’ve been having. I often find myself a surf widow- stranded at home because a good swell has taken over everything else in my husband’s mind! The recipes aren’t really about seafood in case you’re...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 1, 2012 “Pacific Rim” The theme this week is based on foods you might find in areas that border the Pacific ocean. We’re using coconut milk, pineapple, and fresh tomato bruschetta. I’m making sure to get as much summer flavor in these last few weeks of summer’s bounty. We’ll...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ August 25, 2012 “Oh So Simple” We had a lot going on this week and needed to save on our meals, so this week’s theme is “Oh So Simple”! Besides the delicious Roasted Tomato Clam Chowder, everything is very basic and proves that you can get a nutritiously balanced real-food...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ August 18, 2012 “Do the Salsa” This week’s recipes revolve around making delicious salsas as base recipes. The recipes are fresh and very simple- perfect for these hot summer days! I’ve made an incredible Yorkshire Pudding and Fish Benedict as a very special extra recipe for breakfast or brunch…or hey,...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ August 11, 2012 “Beyond the Sea and South of the Border” This week’s recipes feature sea-inspired food as well as Mexican-inspired flavors…all very familiar to us Southern California residents! You don’t have to live here to enjoy these flavors, though! I really enjoyed this week’s sauce recipes, like the “Creamy...