This is the third post in the What Are Fermented Foods? series...Fermented Vegetables (and Sauerkraut) I started out using the simple 3-5 day recipes for fermented veggies from Nourishing Traditions. They turned out alright but it wasn't until I read a post by Nourishing ... Continue Reading
Musings
My Real Food Story
How did I get to where I am today and am I so devoted to the real food movement? Here is my real food story... I am a Gen Xer and was raised in El Paso, TX at a time before GMOs but not before processed food. And I ate plenty of those myself. I spent many years only ... Continue Reading
Real Food Survival Guide for Working Moms
Think it is impossible to be a working mom and cook real food? Think again! If you are a regular reader then you know I am not a 'stay at home mom' - I work a full-time corporate job for IBM. However, I do work from home which has allowed me the flexibility to develop a real ... Continue Reading
What are Fermented Foods?
So what are fermented foods? I get this question all the time and I am going to provide the answer in three different posts. This one will help you understand what are fermented foods in general and then I will follow up with a post explaining in detail with recipes on how to ... Continue Reading
Why I am a ‘real foodie’ – The Recipe Makeover Challenge
This is a follow up post to my last one - Is Cooking Supposed to be Fun? I think to net it out here - no, cooking isn't always fun when you have to do it every day - but eating most definitely should be fun! Over the the past few years I have had so many health issues that I ... Continue Reading
Is cooking supposed to be fun?
I have been planning this blog post for quite some time - it has just been sitting in my drafts waiting for me to have time and to be inspired to write it. I read Tracie McMillan's book "The American Way of Eating" a few months ago and it was a great book. My biggest ... Continue Reading
