Real Food for 5

Beth Behrendt
March 7, 2017

Maybe Soup will Help – Dad

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Maybe Soup will Help – Dad My dad died unexpectedly a few months ago. He was a secure anchor in our lives and we’re all still somewhat adrift in the…

Beth Behrendt
February 20, 2017

TV. Party. Food.

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Super Bowl. Grammys. Oscars. ACC Championship (Go Tarheels!) — this time of year brings tons of TV-related social events. read more

Beth Behrendt
April 11, 2016

San Diego

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Almost spring here in the great Midwest! But, some days…. not so much. It was 32 degrees and snowy just yesterday. It’s APRIL 11TH, for goodness’ sakes! So … seemed…

Beth Behrendt
November 25, 2015

Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas.

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Need an idea TODAY for something to contribute to the Thanksgiving Feast TOMORROW? Here are some! read more

Beth Behrendt
June 5, 2015

Taco Night!

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Everybody does Taco Night at their house, right? No big deal. Super popular with the kids. read more

Beth Behrendt
March 28, 2015

A few days in the life..

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… of us. I am really trying to be better about making real dinners for the boys.It’s super important to me that we have regular time together that does NOT involve homework, technology, driving around in the car, or sitting in bleachers. read more

Beth Behrendt
January 1, 2015

Real Christmas — Redux

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Understandably, holiday traditions may take a bit of a hit when a family goes through divorce. It was very important to Bill and me — this being our first holiday in our “new normal… read more

Beth Behrendt
December 18, 2014

Real Life. For 5.

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I hate to bring up the Gwyneth thing again (really, I do), but — bear with me, this is going to loop back to food eventually — remember her big news? Anyone with a passing interest in pop-culture (or anyone who fairly regularly just ends up stuck in grocery store lines staring at magazine covers) probably recalls all the cover time Gwyneth got in March 2014 with her announcement that she and her rockstar husband, Chris Martin of Coldplay fame, were going through a “conscious uncoupling”. read more

Beth Behrendt
August 27, 2014

The last two.

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“Two what?,” you ask?The last two dinners from my list of 6 easy, boy-pleasing “real” dinners, silly! You know, the things I cook over and over again. read more

Beth Behrendt
June 3, 2014

Cookout? Apps and a side.

Cookout? Apps and a side. https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/christina-rumpf-llpMlI1ogX4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 3, 2014 April 21, 2021

We have only recently come through the longest winterin the history of human occupation of the Midwest. (I am not kidding. My birthday is mid-May and I wore a leather coat and boots to go out to celebrate — and I was still cold. read more