It’s summertime! The perfect time to encourage our kids to develop skills that are harder to focus on during the school year. We want our kids to enjoy their summer and fill it with lazy days, outdoor play, and getting lost in library books. But we also want to help them keep their minds sharp. […]
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Keto cooking – or keto-fying a favorite food – isn’t always the easiest or tastiest. We’ve made almond flour chocolate chip cookies that were better than the originals, coconut flour muffins that are moist and delicious, and Paleo banana bread that’s to die for (grain-free but not keto)…AND we’ve also had some definite flops in
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You can tell a lot about our culture by the way kids eat. Recently we had some friends over, and my kids gave a little farm tour. When we stopped at the garden, we offered our guests a taste of fresh lettuce. The kids looked at us like we had just asked them to eat
Even for people who are squeamish about raw chicken, cooking chicken in the Instant Pot is so simple and must become part of your routine. Over at Kids Cook Real Food, we even have a video showing kids how to make shredded barbecue chicken in the Instant Pot as part of our Instant Pot Thematic
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Easy-peel hard-boiled eggs have been something I sought after for many years. I tried so many methods, but once I tried hard-boiled eggs in the Instant Pot, I knew there was no going back. Perfect easy-peel eggs every time – no tricks necessary! The Quest for Easy Peel Eggs Easy-peel eggs – at one point
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Cooking squash in the Instant Pot saves time, keeps the kitchen cool during the hot summer months, and is a quick and easy way to meal prep! Plus, it’s one of the best ways to cook squash to prepare for freezing. It’s right about the beginning of summer, where I start to run out of
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Every June it sneaks up on me – strawberry season. I’ve spent the last few months working through our freezer stash and home-canned goods. The weather is getting warmer, and we all want to live outside and forget about complicated meals. Then it hits me – it’s time to start preserving again! The first item
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When athletes work out, they losing sweat and expend energy. The purpose of a “sports drink” is to replenish lost fluids, necessary electrolytes and carbohydrates, keeping the athlete’s energy up as they continue to exert themselves (or recover). Store-bought premade drinks they reach for often contain added ingredients, flavorings, and artificial sweeteners that I avoid!
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When you buy a half a pig, your dreams are filled with bacon. Lots and lots of bacon. My kids are head over heels in love with bacon and would eat two pounds a day if I’d let them. So buying half a pig seemed like a great way to have a family supply of
We’re living through a unique time in history, when a virus spreading worldwide has us cooking at home more than many people have done in years, a significant number of us are dealing with job loss or other reductions of income, grocery shopping is a potentially life-threatening expedition, and some foods are out of stock!
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My kids are hit and miss on soup lately, much to my chagrin since I like to serve soup 3-4 times a week in the fall and winter and even often in the summer, like this Sausage Bean and Greens Soup. I count my blessings that all three of them seem to love this creamy
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Are you dairy-free? If you are or you ever have been, you know what I mean when I say comfort foods are the hardest thing to give up. That’s why I created a dairy-free gingerbread cookie recipe. Today, I’m sharing my cashew cream recipe. It’s not that dairy-free eating doesn’t taste good, or that it’s extremely
The last thing we need is another “pretend cauliflower” recipe. We have cauliflower pretending to be pizza, cauliflower dressed up like steak, cauliflower dressed up like macaroni and cheese, and buffalo chicken. This recipe is cauliflower pretending to be nothing but cauliflower. It features the greatest chameleon of the cruciferous vegetable family in all its
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Turmeric Lentil Soup is one of the most popular soups in our home. If it’s winter or rainy outside and I want a budget-friendly, real food winner, this is it. The best part is that it doesn’t take any special ingredients. We almost always have them on hand, even if it’s the end of the
If you’re looking for a simple, real food, budget-friendly dessert I can’t think of anything better than Chocolate Dessert Hummus. It’s made with real, whole ingredients, it’s naturally-sweetened, it’s ready in minutes (No baking! No waiting!), and it’s gluten-free and dairy-free – without any expensive, specialty ingredients. We make this all the time in our
Looking for keto recipes for the Instant Pot PLUS plenty of vegetables? This spicy curry chicken will not disappoint on flavor or health. Date night, here we come! All my grain-free recipes (most appropriate for keto and other elimination diets) found here! Love spicy food? Try this spicy fish seasoning. For being a food blogger
It’s no secret that we love the Instant Pot around here. If you are cooking from scratch and trying to eat more real food, the Instant Pot is a game-changer. It makes perfect rice, homemade yogurt, and rich bone broth in under an hour. During soup season, we love Instant Pot soup recipes. Did you
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Sometimes I feel sorry for vegetables. It seems like they’re always the “lowest on the totem pole” when it comes to food groups. People crave sugar, salty snacks, and even a good steak in the protein category…Ice cream and a glass of milk get the milk mustache seal of approval in the dairy category…and anyone
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This post is from contributing writer Steph Jenkins of Cheapskate Cook. Fall is the perfect time to pull out your Instant Pot for easy, real food recipes. We have a lot going on in the Fall between school, work, after-school activities, and getting ready for the holidays. Fall also starts the cold and flu season, so it’s the
This post is a continuation of a series on “Those Weird Veggies.” You can also read about parsnips and kohlrabi. Are you an avid gardener? Or someone that loves the idea of gardening…but just hasn’t found the time for it? Or maybe you are quite content to leave the gardening to your local farmer? I’m
