Real Food Cooking
Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly and weekly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Creamy Rice – Trim Healthy Mama Friendly
Oh, my! This creamy rice is quickly becoming my favorite breakfast. It's warm and nourishing, plus goes together quickly for a hot breakfast on busy...
2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday Specials
These are some of my favorite 2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday deals available across the world wide web. Check back for updates as I learn about...
21 Budget-Friendly Thanksgiving Recipes
If you've been dragging your feet on your Thanksgiving menu plan, hoping the costs will drop right before the holiday, you'll love these...
Green Bean and Bread Cube Sauté
Green Bean and Bread Cube Saute always brings back fond memories! I'm not sure of the origins of it, or even the actual name, but whenever I'd smell...
Creamy Corn Casserole
I keep the ingredients on hand for this tasty dish. Creamy Corn Casserole is quick, economical, and even festive enough it is often on our...
Reducing Food Waste: Fruits and Vegetables
In the United States, food waste is estimated at 30 to 40 percent of the food supply. The bulk of this food waste is fruits and vegetables. It isn't...
Reducing Food Waste: Meal Planning
With the cost of groceries and everything else on the rise, my family is reexamining our food budget. In order to help make the most of our allotted...
Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers
What could you do with an extra $1866 per year? Here's how leftovers can reduce food waste and save money! Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers...
20 Egg Dishes Your Whole Family Will Love
It's egg season! After taking the winter off, my chickens are now working overtime on egg production. For us, this means egg dishes for almost every...
20 Pinto Bean Recipes You Have To Try
Loaded with nutrients, pinto beans are the most popular dried bean in the US. And why wouldn't they be? Simple to prepare with an earthy, almost...
Delicious & Healthy Easter Food Ideas
Christians worldwide celebrate Easter with special church services - often at sunrise - celebratory music, beautiful spring flowers, and ringing of...
Healthy St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas
It's almost that time! Where rivers are dyed green, shamrocks abound, and people wear head-to-toe green. I'll admit, I've never really been one to...
30 Healthy Soup Recipes – Made with Real Food Ingredients
With snow falling and our Wyoming temperatures dipping below zero, a hearty bowl of soup helps chase the chill away. We enjoy economical and healthy...
Winter Tailgating with Traditional Foods
Does your love of the outdoors find you making your way to the ski resort at every available opportunity? In this pandemic time, many resort...
Delicious & Healthy Black Bean Recipes
I'm going to let you in on a secret. I'm a huge fan of beans of all sorts. Oh! You already knew that? I guess it's not much of a secret since the...
20+ Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
I love a beautifully roasted turkey for our Thanksgiving meal, but I equally love the dishes we create in the days following. While my very favorite...
How to Cook Dry Beans – 6 Different Ways
Beans are economical, easy to prepare, and a healthful source of plant-based protein. They come in many varieties, sure to suit almost every palate,...
Healthy Thanksgiving Menu Ideas
I love a classic Thanksgiving feast. I have many memories of my mom starting days in advance to make all the family favorites: roast turkey,...
Halloween at Home Ideas: Food & Activities for the Whole Family
This year, instead of Harvest Festivals, Halloween Parties, Haunted Houses, or door-to-door trick or treating, most families will be staying home....
October Meal Plan Ideas: Take off the Chill with Chili!
When the temperatures start to dip, the soup pot comes out! October is when I return to hearty soups, stews, and chilis after a summer of lighter...
Sweet Potato Chili
The color in the trees, the smell of wood smoke, a cool breeze—autumn is my favorite season! In September and early October, the days are still warm...
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