Real Food Cooking
Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly and weekly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Black Beans: Menu Week of February 27
Oops. I'm a bit tardy getting this weeks menu plan posted. For those of you who were waiting on the edge of your seat to see what Week 9 of our 13...
Food Thoughts: Changes
I've been thinking lately about change. Specifically how our family has changed our food choices so much over the past few years. About 5 years ago...
Spicy Pickled Carrots
One of our favorite Lacto-Fermented Vegetables is Spicy Carrots. These come from a recipe listed in the comments section of this post on GNOWFGLINS...
Pinto Beans: Menu Week of February 20
We are having a snow day. It started snowing last night and continues. We might get up to 8 inches. And the wind is blowing a little bit. Earlier...
Beef and Bean Enchilada Casserole
We enjoyed a delicious Enchilada Casserole last night. I think one of the things that made it so good was the Enchilada Sauce. I found a recipe last...
Red Beans: Menu Week of February 13
Is it really the middle of February already? This winter seems to be going very fast. With thoughts of Spring, I'm working on my garden plans. My...
Black Beans: Menu Week of February 6
Week 6 of my 13 Week Rotating Menu Plan. I am really enjoying using this menu plan. It did take me some work to get the plan in place and I am still...
Mung Beans: Menu Week of January 30
Week 5 of my 13 Week Rotating Menu. This week is a bit of an experiment with Mung Beans being the Stretchy Bean of the week. I've eaten sprouted...
White Beans: Menu Week of January 23
I'm still working on my 13 Week Rotating Meal Plan. This is week 4 and White Bean week. My rotating meal plan is still a work in progress for the...
Lentils: Menu Week of January 16
Oops. I forgot to put my menu plan up for this week. And I'm sure you were all waiting with bated breath wondering what in the world we are eating...
Menu Week of January 9 and A Rotating Menu Plan
I wanted to talk a bit this week about something I've been working on for awhile. A Rotating Menu Plan. I have been working on a 13 week menu plan....
Cheap Eating circa 1878
I found these books available online recently. They were all written in the late 1870's by Juliet Corson. I've enjoyed them. Many of the food...
Menu Week of January 2
Last week was quite a week. Good but busy. I worked a temp job Monday to Thursday. Plus I started training discussions on a contract that I am...
Hungarian Turkey Legs
Did you score sale priced turkey, or ten? Looking for some options other than roasting a whole turkey? Here's a great one for you! Cut the...
What To Do With a Whole Turkey
I had a turkey in the freezer that we did not use for Thanksgiving. I admit to being slightly turkey challenged. I've roasted a few of them over the...
Menu Week of December 26
I'm coming up on a busy season here. I have a couple of temporary jobs lined up, one of them being a long term temp job plus it is tax season for my...
Menu Week of December 19
Last week was an odd one. Monday morning I was feeding the chickens, went to move a bag of chicken feed and hurt my back. I spent most of the week...
Frozen Assets
It is always nice during a busy time to know that my freezer holds the basic components for a wonderful meal. I love being able to pull a few things...
Menu Week of December 12
This week should be fairly mellow. I do not have any temporary jobs but will be working my bookkeeping job more than last month with the end of the...
Menu Week of December 5 Plus More
I recently had the privilege of guest posting at GNOWFGLINS. Wardeh was very kind to allow me to share some of my thoughts on preparing real food...
Menu Week of November 28
The last Sunday in November. Where does the time go? I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went enjoyed dinner at our friends place. My friend...