Just today I was over at a friend's house and as I said "no thank you" to the offer of coffee, I casually mentioned we had just started a special diet. She asked which one, and (as a mom of children with special needs) when I said the GAPS diet, she responded with a knowing "Ohhh. I've heard of it, but it's way too intense for me." Yes, I agree. It really is intense. And work intensive. But thankfully, still entirely possible! I'm sure it [...]
I've been menu planning for many, many years now and I've always been a paper and pen kind of gal. However, when Clint from Plan to Eat asked me to review the site and offer a giveaway to my readers, I was excited to give something new and different a try. My first impression of Plan to Eat was, "This is fantastic. And it looks so easy. If only I didn't have to spend hours upon hours entering in all of my recipes. Maybe I [...]
So far during the Cook More Real Food event we've completed inventories of our pantry and of our freezer, and now it's time to get really practical and a make a plan for what we'll actually eat with all those foods! Your Tasks This Week Are: 1. To do a quick 5 minute or less inventory of your fridge. Honestly, this should be fast. Just scrawl it on some scrap paper if you like. Don't write down your fridge staples (soy sauce, lemon juice, etc.) [...]
Welcome back for the second part of the Cook More Real Food event! It's so great to see so many people joining in, through the Facebook event page and also just through the comments. I've noticed a number of people blogging about the event and the progress that they are making as well, which is fantastic! Today we're going to take inventory of what's in our freezers. Join me as I tackle my own freezers... I realized as I watched the video afterwords that my [...]
Wondering what Cook More Real Food is all about? Learn more about this event that's taking place here at Keeper of the Home over the course of the next several weeks! For those on Facebook, join over 185 other women and be a part of the event! Today we are tackling our pantries! I hope you'll join us! Watch me as I clean out, re-organize and take inventory of all the food that's in my own pantry! Are you ready to do it yourself? Here's [...]
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 and putting into practice what you've learned is even better. That's why over the next 4 weeks, I will be running a special, practical series here at Keeper of [...]
At long last, I'm back to completing this Real Food Makeover series! Thank you for your patience with me as I took a couple of weeks off from doing any heavy writing, while I launched my new book (Real Food on a Real Budget) and my new site design. Phew! Let's continue... A Sample Weekly Meal Plan Since the Woody family is in a similar season to our family (3 young children and a busy mama who needs meals that are relatively quick and easy) [...]
This is a continuation of last week's makeover for the Anderson family. This week I want to share a sample menu plan. It won't look quite as specific as the menu plan for the W family, because mom Andi is already a regular menu planner and has certain meals/themes that she uses each week, so instead I'm going to make a lot of overall suggestions. In the first post, I discussed how her biggest priority is to make things that will help her husband with [...]
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