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Game Day Real Food Appetizer: Spicy Cheesy Chicken Dip

January 31st, 2012 · 10 Comments · Recipes

They told me to bring it again. When my husband’s extended family gets together for holidays, everyone brings food and we eat until we can’t fit through the doorway. The Thanksgiving and Christmas menus are generally different, but this year, I was ordered to do a repeat. You know you’ve got a good recipe when [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Cheap and Easy Party Foods

December 15th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Frugality, Recipes

I am working on creating my "go to" list for party foods, those items I can make quickly and without much thought when I have to bring a dish to pass. What I bring to share must follow some if not all of the following qualifications: Real Food (whole ingredients, homemade, not processed) Not Too [...]

Can You Take Your Weird Real Food to a Party with Normal People?

June 15th, 2011 · 54 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, Upgraded Nutrition

Eating with others – the normal people – is always difficult when you’re committed to staying away from the “Standard American Diet” and consuming traditional foods. There’s often a lot of talk about what to allow your kids to eat, how to explain to people that you don’t each such and such, and how much [...]

Whole Foods for the Holidays: Nourishing Side Dishes

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Recipes

I bet you can guess this about me. I always forget about side dishes. If I’m planning a big holiday meal, of course I’ll get everything straight, but I’m definitely the kind of gal who is just about ready to serve the piping hot main course, just finished cutting the last of the salad veggies, [...]

Whole Foods for the Holidays: Breads

November 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Recipes

As you might imagine, we haven’t done much in the way of breads in the past 6 weeks at our house. (Why?) By much, of course, I mean zero. The only flour-based products I’ve baked have been sourdough crackers and homemade tortillas. Diana at a Little Bit of Spain in Iowa is hosting the Whole [...]

Whole Foods for the Holidays: Real Food Appetizers

October 25th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Recipes

Welcome to my humble abode! Please take no notice of the dust on the shelves, the hand-me-down furniture and the fact that you can barely walk around the kitchen table without bumping something…it’s all about the food, you know! Even that may not always look so fantastic, but I put a lot of effort into [...]

In-Season Recipe Connection: Tomato Basil Pasta Salad

September 2nd, 2010 · 13 Comments · Recipes, Super Foods

Need a potluck or party dish to pass for Labor Day weekend? I got you covered. This recipe is so simple, and so in season, you might be growing the ingredients right in your garden, maybe even incorporated into your landscape gardening, like mine. I’m generally a little relaxed on the portions, so sometimes I [...]