Do you ever wish you hadn’t eaten certain foods before you discovered the benefits of a real food diet? Sometimes I wonder if I would occasionally miss things like pasta, ice cream, or fried chicken if I’d never had them. Even so, I’m grateful for real food versions of these awesome dishes that satisfy the […]

As we enter prime crop season, I cannot contain my excitement for the bundles of fresh produce that will come our way. We have some small container gardens in our own yard full of fresh herbs and some of our most frequently eaten veggies. We have many friends that have bigger gardens, bee hives, and […]

When it comes to meal planning, we like to keep things simple around here. Over time, we have discovered our family’s favorite real food meals and pretty much keep those on rotation over the course of two or three weeks. We typically gravitate toward easy, basic, and delicious meals like stuffed peppers or crock pot […]

Despite the common controversy over the potential dangers of seafood, we’re champions of including seafood from the right sources in our diets. The biggest problem I encounter with this is the fact that I really don’t care for the taste of seafood. We didn’t eat it much while I was growing up, so I don’t […]

One of my favorite things about the spring and summer seasons is all the fresh fruits and vegetables we reap from our own garden, from the gardens of our friends, and from our local farmers’ markets and co-ops. We are usually lucky and have stores of fresh produce left by the end of the harvesting […]

Most mornings, I wake up to enjoy a nice cup of bulletproof coffee with a veggie-filled egg dish or breakfast burger full of protein. I believe the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that this meal is what kicks off my day, both literally and figuratively. If I start […]

The season of fresh salads is finally here! One of my favorite things about the spring and summer months is perusing through our local farmers’ markets, coming home with a colorful loot, and dreaming up new dishes to try with our findings. Sometimes, I just want to throw all the fresh lettuce and vegetables into […]

Once the frost begins to melt and the trees begin to bloom, many people are eager to break out their grills and cook up some burgers and veggies in the sunshine. As the weather gets warmer, we’re less likely to crave hotter, heavier dishes like chili or oxtail soup, and we start to have big […]

As a little girl, I remember sitting in my grandmother’s old kitchen and talking with her as she cooked dinner for us all. There was a window over the sink where she stood peeling potatoes or apples, and it looked out over a large field. She would point to different spots in the field and […]

There’s not much I love more than a simple weeknight meal like Italian beef or pulled pork in the crockpot, casseroles, and big salads. Dinners that are easy to assemble and require little brain power from me make my life so much better! During the spring and summer, we spend many evenings outside taking a walk […]