I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I got to take some time off and spend it with family, including my little niece from New Zealand who I had a lot of fun with. I also got a chance to get busy in the kitchen adapting my real food remix raw bread recipe into … Read More...
With Fall now here and a trip to the farmers market to see the seasonal real food possibilities we can play with in our kitchens, I decided to kick off the Fall flavor season with an indulgence. Brownies! But not just any ol’ brownies typically made with processed white flour, processed sugar and other junk… … Read More...
One of my all-time favorite foods is bread, but like many of our favorite foods, not always the best for us when it comes to our health – especially what’s available as our options today. As most of us know, most all bread is a processed food-like product, it’s not real food (we don’t find … Read More...
In our smartphone-dominant world today, utilizing apps to help us distinguish and locate real food is an easy way to keep healthy foods in our body – whether we’re traveling, out to breakfast, lunch or dinner, or grocery shopping. No I’m not talking the Angry Birds app, although that would double great for an app … Read More...
Good day fitfam! Cheers to everyone who participated in the $20 Whole Foods/Vitacost gift card giveaway on Instagram for a new unique real food remix ice cream flavor. There were a ton of great ideas everyone suggested on the Mojito ice cream post, but ultimately I had to pick just one and I went with … Read More...
With the fourth of July just around the corner, I wanted to whip up some fresh salad ideas that can be served as sides for weekend festivities. My goal: a mayo-free spin on slaw to cut back on calories, but that also packed a fresh summer flavor punch, was versatile, full of color and fast … Read More...
This time of year tomatoes really start to take shape in the summer garden, as well as I find an immense variety to choose from at the local farmers markets. I got the inspiration for this particular summer tomato salad from a fresh garden haul pick of tomatoes, a few cucumbers and fresh basil, all … Read More...
Potato pancakes, or latkes, are one of my favorite real food meals to make. They’ve got sweet, savory, salty, and crispy – all great flavors and textures for getting your taste buds excited about food! I wanted to recreate these latkes a non-traditional way, without potato (high starch) and minus the heavy frying in the … Read More...
With the NFL draft tomorrow and barbecue festivities to commence (and the dusting off of my Steelers jersey of course!), I wanted to whip up a unique spin on a favorite appetizer of mine: hummus & veggie platter The spin? Sweet potato! Tasted great and it’s all ready to go for the festivities tomorrow. Read More...
It seems to be a common assumption in today’s world that organic food is much more expensive than non-organic, conventional foods. Defenders of organic foods will often cite the health benefits, less pesticide residues, environmental impacts, etc while the opponents will cite high pricing, how do we feed the world (a myth covered in part … Read More...
