Real Food for 5

Beth Behrendt
September 15, 2013

Summer. Traveling adventures.

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Ah, it’s almost Fall in Indiana. The cornstalks are drying in the fields. read more

Beth Behrendt
August 25, 2013

Summer. New food. New friend.

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I find trying out new recipes over summer break to be extremely difficult.There’s the “do I really want to turn on the oven on a hot day like this?” thing. read more

Beth Behrendt
August 11, 2013

Practicing pizzas.

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I’ve been promising the boys a Friday night of homemade pizzas all summer, but something always seemed to come up. Finally, this past Friday was clear (and it ended up being a bonus that Bill was also out of town for work — more on that later). read more

Beth Behrendt
June 27, 2013

Drinking.

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(Not THAT kind of drinking. Well, a bit of that — see the end of the post.) read more

Beth Behrendt
June 5, 2013

Day 35. So what?

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Well, TECHNICALLY, Day 35 was the official end of our 5 Weeks5 Real Food Rules for our family of five. But, you know what? I’m having too damn good a time to just stop! read more

Beth Behrendt
June 3, 2013

Day 33. Cheese.

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Considering how much cheese we eatI’m not sure “diet” is really the right term to use for the way we are eating these days! read more

Beth Behrendt
May 30, 2013

Day 29. Tortillas.

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Last night saw my second attempt at homemade corn tortilla making. (The first attempt was not worth mentioning, if you catch my drift). But I am finally starting to get the hang of the dough texture and the tortilla press. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 29, 2013

Day 25-28. Salad. Books & Popcorn. Pork.

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On a beautiful late-Spring day, my parents hosteda family BBQ and I brought this strawberry, spinach, feta, and basil salad. Some of my besties recently gave me this lovely gift of Organic Strawberry Balsamic and Organic Basil-infused Olive Oil from Fort Wayne’s own Olive Twist. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 25, 2013

Day 24. Class “treat”?

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The afternoon of our 24th day in, I had the honor of being “Mystery Reader” to my son’s 2nd grade class. The kids know that every Friday a grown-up will be coming in to read a story and will bring a snack. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 23, 2013

Day 22. Shark!

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Bill grilled up some delicious mako sharkshark from Paula’s Seafood on Main. According to my handy-dandy Seafood Watch app: while “most shark populations worldwide are at historically low levels due to serious overfishing”, wild-caught mako is a “Good Alternative”. read more