Real Food for 5

Beth Behrendt
May 21, 2013

Days 18-21. Highlights.

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A typical busy weekend and start to our week Lots of eating. (Of COURSE!) Here are some photos from various meals. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 18, 2013

Day 17.5. Halfway!

Day 17.5. Halfway! https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nicholas-barbaros-FBbGyco88GU-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560 2048 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 18, 2013 April 20, 2021

First, my newest cooking attempt: hummus! I have no decent excuse why it’s taken me years to get around to making this myself — well, OK, I do actually: who the heck keeps tahini on hand all the time?! read more

Beth Behrendt
May 16, 2013

Day 15. Lunches.

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Packing lunches with the big boyshas been less of a challenge than I expected. It’s actually kind of fun to try out new things and talk about what is healthy and why (and what they like and why not!). read more

Beth Behrendt
May 10, 2013

Day 8. Day 9. Day 10.

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These were pretty typical hectic days of running aroundto various kid/school things: volunteering, field trips, after school activities. Plus homework. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 7, 2013

Day 7. Out for lunch. Pasta dinner.

Day 7. Out for lunch. Pasta dinner. https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/heather-gill-SJ7uORconic-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 7, 2013 April 20, 2021

For breakfast today, I tried the oven cooked bacon thing. Loving the multi-tasking feature of this cooking method! read more

Beth Behrendt
May 6, 2013

Days 6. Brownies with frosting. Teriyaki Chicken dinner.

Days 6. Brownies with frosting. Teriyaki Chicken dinner. https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cindy-fernandez-EfmXH4t2k90-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2438 2560 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 6, 2013 April 20, 2021

Monday — so back to the early AM routine! I made a big egg scramble with mushrooms and sausage crumbles (left over from pizza night) with toast. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 6, 2013

Day 5. Sunday. Pancakes and a food truck in one day!

Day 5. Sunday. Pancakes and a food truck in one day! https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nikldn-qp7WA8AV2x0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 6, 2013 April 22, 2021

Sunday was semi-annual Clean Out the Garage Day. Wheee. So we needed a hearty breakfast to power us up. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 5, 2013

Day 4. Saturday.

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One big disappointment today: I had some unexpected kid stuff come up Saturday morning (why don’t they ever put myneeds first?). So I missed the Fort Wayne Farmers Market completely. read more

Beth Behrendt
May 3, 2013

Day 3 “gravy” and pizza, oh my!

Day 3 “gravy” and pizza, oh my! https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/masimo-grabar-NzHRSLhc6Cs-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1180 2560 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 3, 2013 April 20, 2021

[I can stop saying “organic”, “local”, “free range”, “all natural”, etc. in front of everything, right? Just assume that’s the case unless I point out otherwise.] For breakfast we all tried these ak-mak crackers (mainly because they are fun to say, but also to see if anyone likes them). read more

Beth Behrendt
May 3, 2013

Day 2 AND a restaurant report.

Day 2 AND a restaurant report. https://bethbehrendt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rebecca-aldama-0zgNo99FYLk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 Beth Behrendt Beth Behrendt https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f18b95189b1acceb5b33b6a74ec02af06dbbbcde41f3364d20ff21f26939ac17?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 3, 2013 April 22, 2021

Last evening rocked— primarily because I was not in the kitchen! I didn’t even see or hear a child from 6:30 until I went to bed (at the late night partyin’ hour of 10:30 — I’m like a rockstar). read more