Are you wanting to make the transition to Real Food but don’t think you have the time? Are you a busy mom who thinks it is just too complicated to cook nourishing foods for your family? Are you afraid your family will turn their noses up at the Real Food you make? I used to think all of these things, … Read More
Ginger Cranberry Pork Roast
Are you wanting to make cooking Real Food meals for your family easier? Do you dread 6 pm rolling around and everyone is looking at you asking ‘what’s for dinner’? How would you like to open your freezer in the morning and pull out a nourishing meal that you can toss right in your crockpot? Voila…dinner is served! This Ginger … Read More
The Best Flourless Brownies Recipe
I am on a bit of a grain free kick right now. I do not normally follow a strict grain free diet, but I have been having so much fun experimenting with different grain free desserts recently. This recipe flourless brownies has become one of my favorites over the past few months. I honestly can’t even tell you how … Read More
Gluten-Free Grain-Free Baking
I was so excited to be able to get a chance to write a review for Stephanie Brandt Cornais of Mama and Baby Love’s e-book, Gluten-Free Grain-Free Baking. I especially love the book’s tagline: A healthy baking cookbook for mamas who don’t like to bake! I bake but I do not love it. And I am not very comfortable … Read More
Giveaway: Planning Children’s Birthday Parties Book
What happens after you decide to have a birthday party? Planning in advance is essential for surviving! Libby and Penny detail the necessary information you need for a successful and engaging birthday party. This book is a great resource that offers realistic, in-depth explanations and strategies beginning with pre-planning, continuing through the party day and beyond.
A Real Food Birthday Party Round-up!
In my family of 5, all of our birthdays fall in the first four months of the year. One in January, two in February, one in March, and one in April. As soon as the New Year passes, I go into Birthday Mode. Are we having a party? Where will it be? Who are the guests? And, most importantly, what … Read More
Stop Feeding Your Baby Cereal!
BABY CEREAL IS A COMMON FIRST FOOD TODAY Your baby is getting older, starting to develop an interest in solid foods. How exciting! While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a variety of foods for baby’s first foods, what is one of the first traditional solid food recommended?? Rice, oat or wheat cereal or other pre-packaged baby cereal. … Read More
Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Baby’s First Foods
Are you trying to get pregnant or are you currently expecting? Do you know someone who is? Do you have children and are you concerned about the food they eat and their health and wellbeing? Kristen Michaelis, aka Food Renegade, has written an amazing book available on Amazon that is a must read for people trying to raise healthy children … Read More
Fermented Carolina Coleslaw
Are you new to fermenting? Do you want to learn more? Are you looking for an easy to read, beautifully illustrated fermenting cookbook? Real Food Fermentation by Alex Lewin is just that book. Alex, a graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, blogs over at Feed Me Like You Mean It. He is … Read More
Natural Cocktails for Real Foodies?
Do you enjoy a nice adult beverage once in a while? I definitely do. I love a cold vodka lemonade in the summer…a nice dirty martini on a Saturday night…even a spiked cider or hot chocolate sitting by a bonfire. Can Real Foodies drink cocktails? Sure, cocktails can fit into a Real Food lifestyle…if they are made with good ingredients. … Read More
Green Beans with Bacon and Shallots
When I think of green beans during the Holiday season, I always think of that green bean casserole with the cream-of-whatever soup with the crispy french fried onions on top. Besides green beans and onions, you also get a good dose of GMOs and MSG. Yum. This year, why don’t you make over your green bean casserole with a dish … Read More
Real Food for the Holidays
I feel like the 4th of July was just last week. And here we are, staring down the Holidays. And with the Holidays come lots and lots of meals. Amazing meals, too. All of us have family traditions that we look forward to all year long. I love this time of year and all of the food that this season … Read More