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You Asked For It: Plan It- Don’t Panic! {A 6-Week Meal Planning Challenge}

September 9, 2011

All those who know that meal planning is a good idea, but struggle to actually do it, put up their hands! (Is yours raised?)
I definitely relate. I have been meal planning on and off (more on than off) for about 6 years. I know the benefits. I write about them. My budget and our family's [...]

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Liver: Learning to Love (and Cook) This Superfood

April 29, 2011

Written by Shannon, Contributing Writer
Organ meats are one of those traditional foods that are harder to get behind than butter, for example. In fact, organ meats were one of the last things recommended by the Weston A Price foundation that we decided were important, not because they aren't more nutrient-dense than most foods but because [...]

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Good Fats, Bad Fats, and Why I Eat Plenty of Butter

April 25, 2011

"When I eventually understood the nutritional myths that had me snookered and miserable, the biggest headline was that REAL FATS ARE GOOD- even the maligned saturated fats and its corollary, INDUSTRIAL FATS ARE BAD. It's not complicated. Eat real fats and avoid industrial ones." Nina Planck, Real Food for Mother and Baby.
I couldn't possibly allow [...]

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Grass-Fed Meats

April 21, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
Buying meat at the store can be quite confusing. On top of having to choose a proper cut of meat to suit your needs, there are many grade labels that may add to the confusion: organic, prime, choice, select, etc. However, there is one term I would like to highly [...]

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Real Food Holiday Recipe Roundup: 398 Wholesome Recipes

December 9, 2010

I thought of this recipe roundup again as I was pondering all of the amazingly delicious and nourishing recipes that are available throughout the blogosphere for the holidays this year.
It can be tough to find "real food" recipes. I know, because I've gone to local stores and looked around online and found little. Yes, there [...]

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Learn to Cook Nourishing and Frugal Food from The Nourishing Gourmet (And a Giveaway!)

June 10, 2010

Do you struggle with knowing how to balance the time and budget demands of making food for your family, with your desire to cook whole, nourishing and traditional foods?
If so, you will love this new eCourse being offered by my dear friend Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet! It's called "A Peasant's Feast: [...]

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Cook More Real Food: Freezer Cooking Day 1 Results

June 8, 2010

Today was Day 1 of the Freezer Cooking portion of the Cook More Real Food event. It's been a long day of cooking, but it's exciting to see the results of all that hard work! Phew!
In the first picture, you can see:

Jars of chicken broth
2 dozen pumpkin gluten-free muffins (hmmm, now where did that [...]

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Cook More Real Food Event: May 20th-June 12th

May 20, 2010

I've been writing lots about saving money on a whole foods diet, especially around the launch of my new book, Real Food on a Real Budget. Hearing about concepts that will help you to cook more from scratch, improve your diet and lighten up your grocery budget is a really good thing.
Actually DOING those things [...]

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Serving Our Husbands Through a Nourishing Diet, Part 2

May 13, 2010

Written by Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
"She does him good... all the days of her life."
Continued from yesterday's post...
But What if My Husband Objects?
This is not unusual and can be frustrating. I have found that submission, prayer and/or a respectful appeal (in order to come to an agreeable solution, if need be) always honor God, [...]

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Whole Chickens – Less Waste, More Mouth-Watering Goodness

March 31, 2010

By Sharon Kaufman, Contributing Writer
Without exception, I always buy whole chickens – free-range, sustainably raised, local whole chickens. You may wonder why I bother with whole chickens when I could simply buy the particular cut I want, prepackaged, and be ready to go. Here’s why:

Whole chickens require much less packaging – just one plastic bag [...]

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