Weekly Menu Plan: Low Carb, Grain-Free

This week my goal for menu planning was to use what I have on hand and make things as simple as possible. We have a lot going on this week in the way of evening activities, and I don’t have time for complex prep. The weather promises to warm up this week as well, so [...]

Grain-Free Hazelnut Shortcake or Cobbler

Summer is finally here, and the bounty of fresh berries has only just begun. Every week there’s a new delicious fruit to savor, and what better way to enjoy the harvest than with a grain-free, honey-sweetened dessert?

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Postpartum Weight Loss with Real Food

A reader recently wrote me to ask for tips on Postpartum weight loss. As I was replying to her, I realized the response had promise as a blog post, knowing that there are probably others out there with the same question!

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Organic and Thrifty Under Construction

Welcome to Organic and Thrifty!  This particular sight is nearing the end of its construction phase. We’re basically picking out curtains and paint colors and decluttering from our move.  Feel free to browse the content; it’s all here. We’re still sleeping over at our old blogspot location, but in the next few days we should [...]

Baby Steps Part Two: Make Peace with Your Kitchen

In my first “baby steps” post, I talked about the importance of finding and establishing a support system for transitioning to a traditional foods diet. This was a very important step for me. After establishing support, the next step is to make peace with the fact that you will need to be in your kitchen [...]

Menu Plan Monday: Low Carb, Grain-Free

This evening I had the pleasure of harvesting a bowlful of fat, sweet sugar snap peas along with a delicious bowl of hand-gathered lettuce, nasturtium leaves, arugula, parsley, and beet leaves. It’s so nice to finally enjoy the early fruits of months of labor in the garden!

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Organic and Thrifty Link Love

The alternate title to this post would be “what s/he said“. There are several times when I just get “blogger block” because I think there’s nothing left to write about; there’s just too much better info out there to link to!
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Junkfood Makeovers: Thrifty, Nutritious Slurpees and Frappucinos

Admittedly, in my not-so-organic-and-thrifty days past, there were times when I could be found sucking down an ice-cold Slurpee or Starbuck’s Frappucino on a hot, summer day.
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Square Foot Gardening

Ok, I don’t know how the formatting of this post is going to work but I wanted to post the beginnings of my Square Food Garden for this Real Food Wednesday. This year I started about 90% of my plants from seed, which I now realize is a big part of the work of gardening.
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Menu Plan Monday: Low-Carb, Grain-Free

Now that we are experiencing true “summer” weather here in Portland, I’ve transitioned my recipes to being as summer-friendly as possible; meaning minimizing oven usage whenever possible and “picnicable” lunches. The past several days we’ve been eating our lunches outside and it’s been so nice to enjoy lots of low-carb, nourishing “finger foods” that require [...]