Real Food Cooking
Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly and weekly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Purple Chicken Stir-Fry
Purple Chicken Stir-Fry! Such a wonderful and adaptable dish! My daughter dubbed this Purple Chicken Stir Fry since the beet stems made everything...
Someone Else’s Shoes Interview: Meet Lea
Don't you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I'd say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the 'reality'...
Venison Medallions in Cream Sauce
Game plays a prominent role in our meal plans. Living in Wyoming we enjoy what seems to be an abundance of antelope and venison. In my area, the...
3 Steps to a Smoother Week
I'm in the middle of a busy season. A special project that I have been working on for my employer is coming to an important point. On Monday and...
Can You Transition to Real Foods?
Real Food for Less Money is a journal of sorts on how my family continues to transition from a Standard American Diet (SAD) to a...
How to Make the Best Beef Short Ribs EVER
I have a confession, each month when I pick up my beef CSA order I rapidly tear into the bag. I can't wait to see what surprises await me. We...
Thrifty Food Plan Experience: The End
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...
Naturally Leavened Muffins
A few weeks ago I made a double batch of muffins. I realized as soon as they were in the oven that I'd forgot to add any baking powder or baking...
Thrifty Food Plan Experience: Almost the End
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...
Someone Else’s Shoes Interview: Exercise Enthusiast, Real Food Blogger and Full-Time Employee
Don't you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I'd say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the 'reality'...
Thrifty Food Plan: Shopping Results Week 2
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...
Citrus Salmon Over Wheat Pilaf
Oh my, this was good! Salmon fillets plus a marinade of orange juice, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and honey then...
Thrifty Food Plan: End of Week 1 and Intro to Week 2
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience. We're starting completely from scratch following the monetary...
Thrifty Food Plan Week 1: Four Days Down, Three to go
How many things in your cupboard do you take for granted? If you want to make tacos do you have all of the seasonings to add? Chili powder, cumin,...
Someone Else’s Shoes: An Interview With a Busy Mom
Don't you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I'd say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the 'reality'...
Thrifty Food Plan Week: Shopping Results
$172, one week, family of 5, real food. That is this weeks experience. We're starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put...
Homemade Cracker Jacks
"Take me out to the ball game. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks. I don't care if I ever come back..." Do you like those Cracker Jack things...
Kick Off: Thrifty Food Plan Week
How much do you spend per week on groceries? Do you fall within the USDA guidelines? For my family of 5 the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans say we...
Why I Don’t Follow the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans
Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of...
Red Beans: Rajma Style
In my quest to find or create tasty bean dishes we have been experimenting with making Rajma. Rajma is red beans, Indian style. We...
How to fit 18 Chickens on one Shelf of a Side-by-Side Freezer
Recently, I wrote an article on food storage. I mentioned in that article that we use our freezer as part of our food storage plan. We have a large...