Real Food Weekly Issue ~ May 18, 2012 “Delightfully Fresh” This week features simply delicious recipes with fresh flavors of ginger, pineapple, zucchini, and more. The weather is continuing to warm up so simple yet satisfying dishes are a must! Have a delightful week! What’s For Dinner Roasted Persillade Chicken on Caramelized Onions (with...
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Lime and the Coconut Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ May 12, 2012 “Lime and the Coconut” This week’s recipes feature mostly limes and cilantro, with coconut in the extra recipes. If you don’t like cilantro, you can substitute with flat-leaf parsley, but you will have a softer flavor. Enjoy these fresh and relaxing flavors of late spring! What’s For...
Cinco de Mayo Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ May 5, 2012 “Cinco de Mayo” Happy Cindo de Mayo! What a great excuse to party with some Mexican flavors this week! I have a few of my Mexican-style recipes here, plus some delicious staples emphasizing sweet potatoes, which are excellent for stabilizing blood sugar, and herbs. The extra recipe,...
Pea Pod Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ April 28, 2012 “Pea Pod” Have you noticed how much I love the “fruits” of spring? I was inspired for this week’s recipes by spring’s brightest veggie- the pea! I’m also inspired by all things bright and green right now, so you could easily substitute peas and asparagus with other...
Fresca Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ April 21, 2012 “Fresca” Oh boy, it’s been hot here in Southern Cali! I themed this week “Fresca” because I used fresh local flavors and bright, wholesome basic ingredients to create absolutely delicious original recipes. I get excited with every new recipe I make…that’s a good thing, right? The recipes...
Asian Spring Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ April 14, 2012 “Asian Spring” I’ve been doing a lot of European-style cuisine lately, but this week has some Asian inspiration. This food isn’t perfectly authentic, and it is definitely not American-style Chinese restaurant food, but it is full of fresh vegetables and flavor combinations of the far East that...
Easter Week Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ April 7, 2012 “Easter Week” Can you believe it is already Easter! I hope you have an absolutely beautiful holiday celebrating renewal, rebirth, and resurrection! Maybe you’ll have enough time to get your shopping done and make these guest-pleasing recipes on Easter Sunday. If not, they are still delicious springtime...
Spring Forward Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ March 31, 2012 “Spring Forward” Our farmer’s markets and farm stands are bursting at the seams with fresh spring produce. The best part of this season at our house is the rich, ripe and delicious organic strawberries available for just a window of time. Asparagus is also something I’ll only...
Baja Fresh Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ March 24, 2012 “Baja Fresh” I absolutely love the recipes this week. All the recipes are classic Southern California faire, Latin inspired, but not exactly authentically Mexican. It’s more about fresh ingredients for Pico de Gallo and staples like beans and rice. I think you’ll really enjoy my homemade sweet...
Spring Specials Meal Plan
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ March 17, 2012 “Spring Specials” This week features some simply delicious recipes, some simply luxurious recipes, and some not-so-simple delicacies (like a dark and white chocolate mint cake!) Enjoy the fresher flavors of these early spring specials! [private] Click here to download your “Spring Specials” Meal Plan! [/private]