Archives for 2009

Real Food Goes Mainstream

Alice Waters, one of the major movers and shakers in the Real Food Revolution, actually got 15 minutes of prime time mainstream media coverage last night. On 60 Minutes. The reporter covering the story, Leslie Stahl, didn’t seem convinced. At one point in the video below, Alice Waters made Ms. Stahl breakfast. Her goal? To show how quickly Real Food could be prepared and how tasty it can be.

Weekly Meal Plan

I am so thankful to have my husband home again! He was gone for the last couple of weeks, and we sorely missed him. Naturally, that means I’ve planned lots of new and interesting things for this week’s menu. (I’ve always used food to show my husband love.)

Fight Back Fridays

Well, fellow Food Renegades, today is the day! We are bringing together a collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies — each from a lover of Real Food.

Organic Is Not Enough

Organic food. It sounds so safe. So wholesome. So good for the environment. So good for our health. Doesn’t it? At least until you realize that the Texas and Georgia peanut plants that were sending out salmonella riddled peanut butter also had federal organic certification.

Thursday Link Love

I know, I know. You can’t believe a whole week has gone by, can you? Before we get down to the business of sharing some real food lovin’ links, I’d like to remind you about tomorrow’s very first Fight Back Fridays blog carnival.

How To Cure A Sugar-Fiend

Have you ever tried to get a child to eat healthy foods, only to have them opt out of eating altogether? The plate gets pushed aside. The tasty smoothies get poured down the drain. Someone stubbornly refuses to eat.

Weekly Meal Plan

After a weekend of traveling, eating fast food, fake food, and way more sugar than I’d eaten in a month, I am looking forward to this week’s meals.

And the winner is…

First, I want to thank you all for participating in the grass-fed beef giveaway.

Announcing: Fight Back Fridays

It’s time we got inspired. Time we united. Time we shared our collective wisdom. There are a surprising number of people in our fold. Traditional foodies. Raw foodies. Paleo/Primal dieters. Slow foodies. People inspired to eat locally-grown, sustainably produced food. Each of us dedicated to eating Real Food. Each of us rebelling against conventional norms…

Sample Some of These Tasty Morsels

Ah, it’s that time again. Time for some Real Food L-O-V-E. I stumbled across so many fascinating sites and news stories this week — far too many to count.

Here are the ones I found most helpful. Just like last week, I promise these tasty morsels are fun to read, easy to digest, and serve as great food for thought. In other words, they