Real Food Weekly Issue ~ March 10, 2012 “Home Classics” Here is a collection of recipes that most families enjoy having often, but I want to make sure they’re making them right- the homemade way! To see more and to DOWNLOAD this week’s meal plan with recipes, shopping list, pictures, and more, LOGIN and...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ March 3, 2012 “De-Lites” This week’s meal plan is all about light recipes that are easy to make and easy to digest. Our family recently suffered from a highly contagious stomach flu and I wanted to recover with simple recipes that were very gentle on my stomach. It’s always a...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ February 25, 2012 “Coastal Classics” This week I’m featuring delicious classics from the California coast. On days when I want to go down to the harbor and enjoy some good beach-front food, these are the types of food I enjoy on such occasions. Of course, it’s always better if I...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ February 18. 2012 “Come On Spring!” My local organic farm just started selling strawberries which means spring is almost here! (Here in Southern California, it’s basically spring from December to June, though.) This week I featured fresh Primavera (or spring) ingredients that you should still be able to find in...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ February 11, 2012 “Soothe The Soul” This week’s recipe theme is based on food that is soothing and comforting. Enjoy recipes including a warming beef and fennel stew, chicken with a creamy cranberry and herb sauce, a rich wine poached pear dessert and much more! I’ve used a basic sunflower...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ February 4, 2012 “Trip To Mexico” 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...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ January 28, 2012 “Mambo Italiano” Who doesn’t love Italian food? This week features delicious food of beautiful Italy that is more traditional and less typical of what Americans think of as “Italian food”. Ciao! To see more and to DOWNLOAD this week’s meal plan with recipes, shopping list, pictures,...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ January 21, 2011 “Ah Coconuts!” Coconuts offer wonderful nutrition, benefiting heart health, immunity, and prevention of cancer. Coconut oil is high in lauric acid, an important, yet commonly deficient fatty acid in most Americans. Coconut oil, coconut milk, and coconut meat is delicious, too! This week I feature the use...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ January 14, 2012 “Bonjour!” French food and Italian food score a tie for me as my favorite type of food to make. The flavors of Italian food are splendid, but the ingredients of French food are a bit more traditional and nourishing. Think egg yolks, cream and butter. Oh yeah!...
The porch at our new house was (and, um…still is) covered in boxes and instead of unpacking and cleaning, as I should have done, I wanted to get my homesteading adventure officially started by bringing home some chickens. Fortunately our new house came with a fully enclosed chicken coop and absolutely adorable hen house. I...