Nourishing Kids – Who’s Responsible?

With the premier of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution series on TV (which I begrudgingly watched with Mr Chiots) there’s been a flurry of posting on the internet about the school lunch program and the health of the children in this country. I have very strong opinions about this matter, and food in general. Since we [...]

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Winner of our Week 4 Prize

The winner of our week 4 prize is Xan, who blogs over at Mahlzeit which she describes as: A common sense cooking blog for regular people (with a little gardening thrown in). Contact me (Chiot’s Run) through the contact me form on my blog so I can get your address to get the garden seed [...]

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Pantry Exhausted

For the first time in recent memory I think we are actually going to exhaust our jam and jelly supply.  We have already run out of tomatoes and applesauce.  The fruit sauces are almost gone and there is not a jar tomato sauce to be found. My pantry has been almost completely exhausted of all [...]

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Sunday Photos…The Real Food Challenge

“The implication of the Price research is profound. If civilized man is to survive, he must somehow incorporate the fundamentals of primitive nutritional wisdom into his modern lifestyle. He must turn his back on the allure of civilized foodstuffs that line his supermarket shelves and return to the whole, nutrient dense foods of his ancestors. [...]

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Ode to a Pizza

Dear Grilled Pizza, Oh! How I love you so! You’re the perfect combination of char marks and melty cheese oozing between slices of vegetable and sometimes meat. I love to share my leftovers with you, especially if it’s barbeque. Chicken, zucchini, onions, ground meat (even salami!), they do compliment you so. You pair just as [...]

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Mushroom Barley Soup

It is easy to incorporate whole grains in baked goods.  This month I have been trying to use them in more creative ways.  Here is a recipe I tried this week that my family just loved!  But what’s not to love about barley in soup? 1 Onion, chopped 4 stalks Celery, diced 1 Cup of [...]

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Real Food Friday Wrap-up Week Four

On Friday’s during March we do a weekly wrap-up about how we’re all doing for the Real Food Challenge. ***comment with your wrap-up by Sunday and you’ll be entered to win a garden seed collection (winner chosen, congrats Xan) ***** This time of the year is busy for anyone who loves to garden like we [...]

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The State of Food

I need to be honest. I’ve been feeling a little frustrated with the Food Challenge this past week. It’s the amount of time that goes into it. Spring has sprung here in Tennessee and my fickle heart so desires to be outside reveling in the warmth of the sunshine and planting seeds and watching bees [...]

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Real Food – The Stuff of Memories

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Not the post I thought I’d write

Why Should I Care? There is a song by Oingo Boingo called “Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me” that is one of the songs in the Soundtrack To My Life (guess that says a lot about me….) The refrain from the song is And I can’t believe that anyone would Want to do such a [...]

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