I’m not sure how I managed to grow up in the South without discovering chicken salad. I guess it’s because even before I went “healthy” I wasn’t a big fan of over-processed mayo. It tasted fake to me. Now that I’ve discovered REAL mayo, though, Southern foods are taking their rightful place in my kitchen. …
Pesto Pasta With Chicken
Growing basil in Texas is a beautiful experience. While most of our gardening efforts have been destroyed by birds and pests, the basil continues to produce . . . and then produce some more. Our only problem with basil around here is what to do with it all! Pesto Pasta With Chicken Ingredients: 12 oz …
Mediterranean Pasta With Basil, Sundried Tomatoes & Capers
Of all the real food blogs, Nourished Kitchen is my favorite right now. I love Jenny’s old world recipes with all their bold flavors, like Preserved Lemon & Mint Aioli. And then there are her zesty, I-Can’t-Believe-You-Can-Make-This-At-Home recipes like her Homemade Horseradish. Thanks to Jenny my cravings are on a bold and zesty kick. With …
Meal Plan Monday: The Mini-Version
Confession: I had planned to share one of my favorite pasta recipes with you today, but I had so much fun playing and relaxing over the weekend I never picked up the ingredients for it. So today is MEAL PLAN MONDAY! But first . . . Extended Breastfeeding, Extended Family, Extended EVERYTHING! I know a …
8 Layer Dip: A Frugal and Freezable Meal
As many of you know, I am very, very pregnant. Pretty soon hummingbirds are going to get their center of gravity confused and start orbiting my midsection, I just know it. The thing about being this pregnant is that I am constantly confronted by limitations that are foreign to me. Let me give you an …
Summer Chicken & Basil Soup
Chicken soup when it’s 100 degrees outside? I know it seems like a partnership destined to fail. But here’s the deal: We love whole roasted chicken around here and I simply can’t waste the opportunity to make a nutritious bone broth afterwards. So rather than freeze all the broth I make from now until October, …
My Blog Wants to Be a REAL Foodie When It Grows Up
Last week Melodie at Breastfeeding Moms Unite referred to me as a “Real Food Blogger” on her awesome post, Why I Think Going to Blog Her ’10 Would Be Like Going Back to High School. There’s one crowd I really want into. My idea of the “cool crowd” but I’m really not sure if they’d …
Funky Monkey Giveaway Winner!
Congrats, Esther V! You are the Funky Monkey Giveaway Winner! Make sure to check your email and reply within 72 hours to claim your case of Funky Monkey Freeze Dried Fruit! If you didn’t win, don’t worry! I might have another giveaway just around the corner ; – )
Healthy Snacks that Toddlers Love Part 3
I have heard rumors that certain toddlers will eat the same thing day after day. “They’re only rumors” I tell myself as Katie shoves away the very same spaghetti she gobbled up in heaps the day before. Toddlers are fickle. Feeding them without resorting to junk food is practically an art form. On that note, …
Meal Plan Monday
Over Mother’s Day weekend I got to hang out with Cindy and Meredith, two of my favorite moms ever. This was probably our last time to hang out for an entire weekend before we are outnumbered by our children so we focused on relaxing as much as possible. We did such a good job I …
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