October 5, 2011

Nominated for Best Food Blog at Parents.com

Hello to all my lovely readers!!

UPDATE: Voting is now CLOSED. The Real Food Mama only got 13 votes! :( Maybe next year. But it was an honor to be a nominee!!! 

 

I am delighted to report that The Real Food Mama Blog has been nominated at Parents as a Best Food Blog!!! In order to win I need VOTES!!! I would love to see as many of my readers head on over and click on vote for this blog!!

I hope to have some more recipes coming soon!!

I had a great 30 week check up today!! Happy to report that this Mama is officially free and clear of Gestational Diabetes!!! I can’t say enough about how eating Real Food has changed my health and my life!! So happy not to be dealing with the GD this time around!!

10 more weeks until Baby #3!!

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October 2, 2011

iCaveman

This Sunday on The Discovery Channel they showed a Two Part Series called i,Caveman. I don’t want to go into a big review but here are two observations I made watching:

  1. We as modern people have a HUGE disconnect with where our meat comes from!! That burger you eat….a cow died! I do feel blessed to have grown up in a hunting and fishing family, where what we caught, hunted, killed was very much used to feed our family!
  2. This “study” of whether or not Modern People could hack it as Hunter Gatherers, is sorta set up to fail (although after Robb Wolf’s Elk Kill, they did find a way to eat!!) if you think of a true Hunter Gatherer, they came out of the womb and began to learn how to survive, how to gather food, how to hunt, how to contribute to the tribe….a few days at Caveman Camp would prepare none of us to truly survive as Caveman.

Non the less…this show was a neat look back at how our Primal Ancestors really did have to look at their world, how they had to work together, forage for food, be smart hunters and be a community. I think we all can learn a lot from that!!

Check out Robb Wolf in iCaveman at The Discovery Channel!!! Continue Reading →

Posted by on October 2, 2011 in Blog Info, Primal/Paleo.

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September 25, 2011

Spaghetti & Meatballs

I come from a very big Italian family….lots of sauces, meats and noodles noodles noodles!! I learned at a very young age how to make the family spaghetti sauce! It’s not a recipe that has ever been written down…it can only be learned by being in the kitchen and watching and learning what the cook does!! In fact, whoever is the cook wouldn’t even repeat the ingredients…you just had to watch and learn!! It’s because of this that my sauce is a little different from my late Grandmothers, or my Aunt’s…but most like my Mom’s, who I watched make this sauce a lot!! She actually learned it from my great grandmother who was born in Italy and moved to the US as a child.

I remember when I was telling my Dad (whose grandmother was the great grandmother that taught my mom the how to make the sauce, my dad has his own version too!) that I was starting a food blog…he promptly looked me in the eyes and said that I was to never ever under any circumstances post the family spaghetti sauce recipe online!! LOL I told him I knew that! At that moment I had a vision of sitting here typing out that recipe and having the Iron Mountain Italy Mob at my front door….no one here needs to be in cement boots at the bottom of the lake! LOL Continue Reading →

Posted by on September 25, 2011 in Low Carb, Main Dish, Primal/Paleo, Real Food, Recipes.

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September 21, 2011

Going on Sabbatical!! Be Back in the Spring!! Promise!

Hi Folks….

Just wanted to let you know that The Real Food Mama will be on Sabbatical for now!

Its going to be a busy few months for me. Baby #3 is due Dec 13th and we have a ton to do to get ready, plus all the Holiday’s coming up. I plan to keep my website open so you can still go look up recipes. I plan to return to blogging about food early next Spring once we have had a few months with the new baby in our lives. I will keep you updated along the way here and on facebook! I may still post a recipe or two as we go a long!! Maybe once a week or once every other week. Just depends on how my weeks are going and how I am feeling!!

Please keep coming back if you need any recipe ideas, there are tons here!!

Much love and thank you for all your support!!

Please make sure you keep an eye on these blogs for tons of great info and recipes too! Continue Reading →

Posted by on September 21, 2011 in Blog Info.

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September 7, 2011

Thinking…..

Very seriously thinking of taking a break from the blog gig at The Real Food Mama. I have a feeling it may just be too much to keep up. With school starting, bible study responsibilities, my family blog and new baby in Dec. It just may be too much. I am also feeling like I have been spending too much time with the internet and not enough time with life! Please think of me in the coming days as I decide what needs to happen with my life. Maybe a short Sabbatical and a few recipes here and there?? Would that be ok??

The start of Mark’s Daily Apple’s 30 Primal Blueprint Challenge has got me thinking too, that my time with the internet is not good for me. That maybe that whole Play thing needs to be a bigger part of my life! Its a lot to think about and I have greatly enjoyed getting to know you all and having the blessing to share my recipes with everyone!! I do hope you have enjoyed!

I will being thinking about this and talking it over with my amazing husband and make a decision soon.

In  the meantime please check out these great links today for some awesome reading:

Enjoy the reads!!

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August 31, 2011

Mid Week Link Love

It’s the Middle of the Week Folks…Middle of the Week…Wednesday is the Middle of the week…!!! Oh how that little preschool song gets stuck in my head everytime I write this Mid Week Link Love post!! My son learned that song last year in school!! HA HA…it will be in my head all day!!! :)

Here are some blog and links worth checking out this week!!

  • Have I mentioned how much I love Kara at The Primal Home!!! She is so creative with getting baked goods into a Primal Diet!! :) My kids thank her!! Check out her latest recipe: Grain Free Bacon Muffins Oh yeah she went there!
  • Met a new MN Mama Blogger on Twitter! Check out her Fashion & Entertainment Blog….its nice to have something fun to read outside of all this health and nutrition stuff…LOL Check Lindsey out at: Like It or Lurv It
  • Oh…the Paleo Parents are at it again!! They seem to have an endless supply of AWESOME ideas!! Up now…T-SHIRTS!! These shirts are perfect for you kids back to school out fits!! I suggest you buy a few today!!!! Check them out: Paleo Parents Kid Friendly T-Shirts
  • A great post from Katie at Kitchen Stewardship: Do Newborns Need Sugar Water for Pain Relief? I have to say NO!!! I left a comment on her post if you want my full version of my opinion!! :)
  • Also The Primal Challenge has a few more great links for your reading pleasure!! Check out their Morning Links

Hope you enjoy this bloggers!! Have a great Wednesday!!

Posted by on August 31, 2011 in Link Love, Primal/Paleo, Real Food.

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August 30, 2011

Zucchini Noodles

This is a super easy side dish to make. It’s a nice change to have something other than the common steamed broccoli I almost always make!! LOL My kids think this is fun, too!! It’s a great way to make vegetables fun…makes them much easier to get eaten instead of left on the plate!! My 4 year old even joked that these looked like worms!! “Look Mama, I am eating worms for dinner!!” He thought it was cool! :)

You could even use this “noodles” with a spaghetti sauce, although I prefer to use a roasted Spaghetti Squash for that. These would fit the bill too!

Here’s what you do:

Zucchini Noodles Continue Reading →

Posted by on August 30, 2011 in Primal/Paleo, Real Food, Recipes, Side Dish.

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August 29, 2011

Grilled Flank Steak and Wedge Salad

My husband, Mike, had a version of this meal at a local restaurant a few weeks ago and I thought it looked so cool. I know I have seen Wedge salads at steak house restaurants before so I ran home and wrote this down as an idea to make on my own. I love love when I can make a meal that is super super easy and looks super cool and fancy!!! This fits the bill. Very easy to make, very yummy and cool looking too. I would also call this one very kid friendly! You can grill (or broil) a flank steak to medium well and it is still very easy to chew, making it easy for little teeth to chew!!

Here’s what you do:

Grilled Flank Steak and Wedge Salad Continue Reading →

Posted by on August 29, 2011 in Grilling, Low Carb, Main Dish, Primal/Paleo, Real Food, Recipes.

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August 26, 2011

Another GREAT Success Story!

I love when Friday’s roll around and Mark Sisson posts another success story on his site. Both my husband and I have been privialaged to share our stories there and I get so happy to read more and more being posted!! This week a wonderful young lady named Sarah, just 19 years old, listened to her body and began to make postive and life changing measures with her health!! She is an inspriation and has so many wonderful years of great health and happiness!!! Please Check out her story and leave her some postive support in the comments section at Mark’s Daily Apple!!

Sarah’s Primal Success Story

Happy Friday!!

Coming this weekend and next week:

New Recipe: Hamburgers with Zucchini Noodles and Flank Steak with a Wedge Salad!!

Posted by on August 26, 2011 in Uncategorized.

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August 24, 2011

Mid Week Link Love

Why hello there hump day!! It’s the middle of the week and time for me to share some of the cool stuff I have been ready this week!! I hope you enjoy and find these other blogs awesome too!! It’s almost the weekend kids!!! :) :)

 

  • At The Primal Challenge: Primal Value Meal: The one meal challenge hits Sept 17th,You In?
  • Ok this is a women after my own heart!! What do I miss most about non-primal life, dessert!! But traditional desserts are why to sweet for me, the new Primal Desserts have been great and Kare at The Primal Home has got a new one I can’t WAIT to try!!: Primal Lemon Bars NOM NOM NOM
  • Emily at The Joyful Abode is talking about her 7th week of her second pregnancy!! I love her candid talk and open honesty!! She is a primal mom too! Check out her lastest update: Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen – Week 7
  • Robb Wolf did a guest post at Mark’s Daily Apple yesterday!! It was great! Thanks to both Mark and Robb for working hard to unite the Primal & Paleo world!! I truly believe its all about eating Real Food that makes you feel good!! You guys rock! Guest Post: Robb Wolf Answers Your Paleo Diet Questions
  • And lastly today, a blog I just recently discovered that I am in LOVE with!! Paleo Parents! These guys really nail the Primal/Paleo Parenting thing!! Great ideas, tips and recipes for raising your family up eating REAL FOOD!!! Check out there post today: Be a Team: Healthful Eating – Video Blog Ep 3  My oldest and I just watched the video blog and now he is talking about his changing taste buds….too cute!!

 

Enjoy everyone….have a great day!

Posted by on August 24, 2011 in Blog Info, Link Love, Primal/Paleo, Real Food.

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