The other day I was looking at a beautiful bowl for garden fresh tomatoes and cucumbers and was inspired to make a true Greek salad, taking me back to our wonderful family vacation to Greece. There is nothing tastier than garden fresh tomatoes, in my opinion! And a true Greek salad is different than the ones we get here in … Read More
20 Ways to Use Colostrum
Oh Lardy loves taking care of our guts by eating fermented foods, taking probiotics, reducing stress, drinking bone broth and more. We also have started adding colostrum to our daily diets as well. You can purchase raw colostrum from your local dairy, if you have that kind of access. We prefer to take ours in powdered supplement form. Why? … Read More
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread
Chocolate and peanut butter are a divine combination, no? I LOVE them together. My daughter, oddly, does not enjoy the combo…so guess who eats all of her Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups on Halloween? ME! I came up with this easy chocolate peanut butter spread when I wanted to satisfy my craving but not reach for a candy bar. I needed … Read More
Chocolate Hazelnut Bites
How many of you have snacks/desserts like these running through your Pinterest feed? I see them ALL of the time. Energy bites, snack balls, no-bake truffles, raw bites, they go by many names. But they all seem to have the same thing in common. Nuts, or nut butter, dried fruit, maybe some coconut oil. There are many ways to create … Read More
Frozen Granola Bars with Fermented Bananas
Frozen Granola Bars with Fermented Bananas You know we love sneaking fermented foods into many things! We love eating fermented foods plain. We love everything about fermented foods! We particularly like to ferment fruit so we recently decided to do something new! We fermented BANANAS and added them to a variation of our frozen granola bars! Our friends over at Nature’s Path … Read More
Pasta Primavera Recipe
I like to refer to Pasta Primavera as “Kitchen Sink Pasta.” Seriously, throw what you have in your fridge along with some cream and parmesan cheese into a pot. Toss with pasta. Done. I made this dish the other night and I just have to share it with you. Sometimes people get overwhelmed with the task of cooking Real … Read More
Bacon Sweet Potato Tots Recipe
One of the things I miss now that we are a Real Food family is tater tots…really crispy, crunch tater tots. I loved those things!! These days we are focusing on eating food that is made with nourishing ingredients and it is possible to make tater tots nourishing by choosing better ingredients! You know what is even better with tater … Read More
Malta’s Ftira
My family and I recently returned from an amazing vacation around the Mediterranean. I had never been to that part of the world before, so I was really looking forward to exploring! My children have never been outside of the United States and my husband and I were most excited about all of the different cultures they would experience. And … Read More
75+ Delicious Real Food Summer Desserts Recipes
It is that time of year! Hot summer days and fun summer desserts! Whether you have a potluck to go to or just want something sweet and refreshing at home. I have put together a round up of 75 delicious (and nourishing) recipes for summer desserts! Hope you enjoy!!! Sweet Drinks Lacto-Fermented Blueberry Soda from Fearless Eating Lacto-Fermented … Read More
Nourishing Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Who doesn’t love ice cream on a nice summer day! My daughter is always begging for some. Many people always talk about ice cream being a ‘bad’ food. I disagree. I do not like to talk about food in terms of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ but rather ‘nourishing’ and ‘not nourishing’ or ‘real’ and ‘fake’. Ice cream made with nourishing ingredients … Read More
Rhubarb Blueberry Crumble Recipe
I have been seeing more and more gorgeous rhubarb at our local farmer’s markets and grocery stores. My daughter and I love to snack on the red stalks raw (so sour!!!) but occasionally I like to cook rhubarb too. My problem is that most rhubarb recipes, be it for jam, pie, whatever contain so much sugar. I realize the sugar … Read More
Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
Who doesn’t love taco night? It is a favorite in our house! It became a little tricky, however, when we transitioned to a more nourishing food diet and I just couldn’t serve my family those gross little packs of taco seasoning. Have you ever read the back label of one of those things? Yikes!! I love making this homemade seasoning … Read More
Delicious Corn and Walnut Dip Recipe
Have you ever been at a party or event and tasted a dip that you just HAD to have the recipe for? I can’t tell you how many times I have called the host of a party and asked kindly if they wouldn’t mind sharing their recipe with me. The corn and walnut dip I am sharing with you … Read More
Spicy Fermented Pineapple
Seriously, how GOOD does that sound? Spicy pineapple? Yes, and not only does it sound good, it IS good! I was inspired by a jar of pineapple and chilis that were in vinegar and a sugar syrup. As soon as I saw the pretty jar I knew I had to ferment it! As with all ferments, only a few ingredients … Read More
Fermented Tomatillo Salsa
As our gardens start bursting with their bounties, we find ourselves looking for new and delicious ways to enjoy them. Salsa is one of my favorite ways to enjoy spring and summer veggies! And when I ferment that salsa, EVEN BETTER!! Does the topic of fermenting baffle you? We created a Fermenting eCourse just for you and when you … Read More
Kitchen Sink Antipasto Salad
Some nights I need a meal that is ready to go. Tuesdays, lately, are that night for me. Taekwondo is finished at 6:30pm and the kids are HUNGRY! I am too! If I came home and started to prepare a meal, we wouldn’t eat until almost 7:30 and bedtime is 8pm! On these nights I like to have a … Read More