September 2011

Friday Food Flop – Smoked Gouda Blonde Ale Soup, Recreating Restaurant Food…NOT

September 30, 2011

It started with our Colorado Springs trip last month when we went to a brewery and had an amazing Blonde ale smoked Gouda soup. I said what I always say to myself when I try something yummy, “I could make that…”

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What to Do When Your Mayonnaise Won’t Set – How to Thicken Failed Mayo

September 29, 2011

Almost every single time I make it, my homemade mayonnaise comes out great and I love the taste. Even more, I love that there are none of the scary ingredients that you find in store-bought mayo. I attribute my successes to the tricks in this homemade mayo post. But even when I faithfully follow that recipe, I’ve had the mayonnaise not set up a couple times and it ticks me off. When you use quality ingredients, wasting them gets you even more crazy, don’t you think? But now I’ve figured out how to fix it…

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Real Food Wednesday 9/28/2011

September 28, 2011

It’s that crazy time of the week when you entice us with your links and comments to go check out your blogs and your great REAL FOOD WEDNESDAY tips and ideas! And if you’re a blogger, you’ll draw some good traffic to your site…

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A Peek at My Kitchen Marathon / Big Batch Cooking Day

September 27, 2011

Do you do batch cooking or once-a-month cooking very often? Every now and then I’ll have a kitchen marathon where I just go nuts and do a whole bunch of cooking at once. I’ll usually flip on the TV and watch something that I never get to see and just motor through there. The picture above shows the mess that can result from one of these big batch cooking days!

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Monday Morning Mix-Up 9/26/2011 (Art Prize 2011!)

September 26, 2011

Today Kent and I have been married for 24 years, which sounds pretty cool except for how old it makes us sound, and speaking of old, last week was my 44th birthday. My friend, Mary Jo, took me out to lunch at Marie Catribs…oh myyyyy was that lunch awesome, you’ll never be disappointed there. It’s [...]

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Seeds of Change Giveaway (Chocolate and other goodies!)

September 23, 2011

Seeds of Change was sweet enough to send me a tote bag full of their goodies to try, and I get to give some away to one of you, too! Here’s what your prize might include… (Click to read more, and also to see a picture of the little snot who ate all our parsley from the pot on our deck.)

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How to Prepare for an Emergency if You’re a Real Foodie

September 22, 2011

Do you know how to prepare for an emergency? It seems that every other day we hear about another earthquake, flood, hurricane or tornado somewhere in the world. Would you be ready? What if a natural disaster emergency strikes your neighborhood? I know I’m not prepared and having to get cracking on this.

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Real Food Wednesday 9/21/2011

September 21, 2011

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Lose Your Man Boobs, Your Bagel Butt and Your Wheat Belly (Part 2) Q & A with author Dr. William Davis

September 20, 2011

Today is a Q & A post with Dr. Davis, author of “Wheat Belly”, with more on why eating whole grains could be detrimental to your health.

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Monday Morning Mix-Up 9/19/2011

September 19, 2011

Good morning everyone. Do you remember my friend Kristin who I told you about a while back, the one who changed their family’s diet to help their son with ADHD? First she called about a nutrition consultation, then she signed up for my Rookie class, next she moved to a house with land and they [...]

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