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  • Gruyere, Fotina and aged raw-milk Cheddar top this panini with a nice layer of onion bacon jam! You must try this! #Real Food Gril: Unmodified
    Lunches,  Sandwiches

    3-Cheese Onion Bacon Jam Panini’s GMO-Free

    Since revealing my bacon addiction to you guys was so cathartic,  I thought I should also confess my love of all things melted cheese.  So here goes- “Hi, my name is Kristine, and I’m a melted cheese-aholic!”  After you try this panini, you will also become a melted cheese-aholic.  Be happy about this.  There’s nothing better than finger-lickin’, knee-slappin’ so darn tasty GMO-free panini, loaded with three kinds of cheese and busting at the seams with a drool inducing caramelized onion bacon jam.  No really.  There isn’t anything better.  Alright, so maybe if Johnny Depp were holding this panini it would be better…

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    30-Minute Mondays-- Onion Bacon Jam Grilled Cheese by Real Food Girl

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    Real Food Girl: Unmodified--Citrus Kale Couscous Salad

    Citrus Kale Couscous Salad

    July 29, 2013
    Who doesn't love a tuna melt? You know you do! Try my tuna- it's anything but boring! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Tuna Salad and a Tuna Melt

    December 13, 2012
  • Holidays,  Miscellaneous

    Holiday Update

    We are now officially less than two weeks away from Christmas day!  2012 has flown by and supposedly even though the Bible states that no man will know the time or day, many believe the Mayans have it all figured out and the 21st of this month is the end of time as we know it.  I’m pretty sure we’ll still be here on the 22nd. 😉 For the next couple of weeks I won’t be posting 5+ times per week.  TSM and I are putting our house on the market the first week of January and are preparing to move down to South Carolina.  I’ll share a little back story as to…

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    No Bake Mint Thin Cookies by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Get your GS Cookie fix here!

    No-Bake Mint Thins

    November 20, 2014
    GMO-Free Side Dishes. Apricot Glazed Haricot Verts with Bacon. Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Apricot Glazed Haricots Verts with Bacon (Organic)

    March 30, 2013
    One of my favorite quickbread recipes. I love carrot cake, and this comes close but doesn't contain raisins! You must try my Carrot Pineapple Bread! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Carrot Pineapple Bread

    December 11, 2012
  • Miscellaneous

    A Moment of Silence…

    My regular posts will resume tomorrow here on KaceyCooks, but today, I am observing a moment of silence…

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    Chilled Garden Fresh Tomato Soup- Perfect for Summer-- Guest Post on Live Simply by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    May 6, 2014
    GMO-Free Living. Great read from Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    March 13, 2013
  • Cheesy and packed with flavor, this baked omelet makes a perfect breakfast for supper dish! Add some hashbrowns and you're ready to go! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    60 Minutes or Less,  Breakfast,  Eggs,  Gluten Free

    Italian Sausage and Gruyere Baked Omelet

    Today is the perfect day to make breakfast for dinner.  Do you love breakfast for dinner as much as we do?   Back when I used to watch copious amounts of Food Network TV, I saw Giada make this dish and I knew it would be something that TSM would enjoy.  I made very few changes to her recipe because for once the amounts on the recipe were accurate and the dish turned out. I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I look at recipes that celebrity chefs post online I have to scratch my head in wonderment when it comes to their ingredient amounts.  It’s like- Seriously?  You wrote half a cup,…

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    Simply & Homemade Pizza by Real Food Girl Unmodified. Links to pizza dough recipe, too. Pinning this now for later.

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    March 7, 2014
    Rich and Creamy Garlic-Parmesan Linguine by Real Food Girl. Must Try This Tonight! Pin & Share!

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    January 8, 2014
    Real Food Tex-Mex Pasta Bake by Real Food Girl. This is must try, easy, comfort food. Pin me!

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    December 23, 2013
  • Who doesn't love a tuna melt? You know you do! Try my tuna- it's anything but boring! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Lunches,  Sandwiches

    Tuna Salad and a Tuna Melt

    I like tuna fish.  My mom used to make tuna fish for my sister and I for supper sometimes.  I don’t remember if she used mayo or Miracle Whip (which I now despise) but I do know that my sister and I would spread the tuna out on our plates, make it nice and flat and then “cut” squares with the sides of our forks and eat the tuna square by square.  Yup- we were totally ahead of our time, my sister and I. 

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    Clucker Noodle Soup (chicken)- perfect for cold weather. Warms you too your toes! Organic chicken and veggies combined with homemade stock. Yum! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    January 7, 2013
    Amazing Italian Salame with Brie, Pesto and Arugula Panini's from Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    August 5, 2013
    Curry-Chicken Salad. The greatest chicken salad around! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Curry-Cayenne Chicken Salad

    November 14, 2012
  • A nice departure from a ground beef meatloaf. These are juicy and packed with flavor! Mini Italian Meat Loaves! From #Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    60 Minutes or Less,  Freezer Meals,  Pork

    Mini Italian Meatloaves (GMO-Free)

    I married a meat lover. The Stud Muffin (TSM) not only just loves meat, he lurves it.  He lurves meat like Tammy Faye loves mascara. He lurves meat like Kristen Stewart loves to remain expressionless no matter what’s going on around her.  TSM also loves a good meat and potatoes dinner and all but cries if he’s asked to eat a vegetable other than peas or carrots. He probably won’t like that I’ve shared that with you, and since this is my blog there may have been a little creative licensing  exaggerating about the crying when made to eat veggies. Early on in our marriage I was at a loss for creative meal…

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    One Pot Jalapeno Chicken Corn Chowder|Real Food Girl Unmodified. So going to make this tonight! Pin Now!

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    November 24, 2012
    Chicken Pasta Primavera by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Yes please!!

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    March 26, 2014
    Real Food Tex-Mex Pasta Bake by Real Food Girl. This is must try, easy, comfort food. Pin me!

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    December 23, 2013
  • One of my favorite quickbread recipes. I love carrot cake, and this comes close but doesn't contain raisins! You must try my Carrot Pineapple Bread! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Breads,  Breakfast,  Fruit,  Holidays

    Carrot Pineapple Bread

    I like quick breads.  I’m sure since I’ve already posted a muffin recipe and a banana bread recipe that you already knew that.  I like them because they’re easy, quick (hellooo Capt’n Obvious), tasty, they make a good snack, and they make a good (Christmas) gift.  This bread has a lot of flavor and you’ll wish you’d heard of this years ago because you’re going to love it that much.  This bread is simply magnificent.  I thought with Christmas right around the corner you might be looking for something new/different to bake for a Christmas gift exchange, or for a Holiday gathering.  I love receiving home-baked gifts, don’t you? This recipe is super…

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    July 27, 2013
    Spectacular Blueberry Scones by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Spectacular Blueberry Scones

    September 16, 2013
  • Double Blueberry Muffins by Real Food Girl. Tastes like a fancy bakery muffin! Gotta make these!
    Breads,  Breakfast,  Fruit

    Double Blueberry Muffins

    I’m trying to steer TSM away from his normal breakfast of a cup of coffee and cereal bars claiming to have all sorts of nutritious grains, but they’re really just High Fructose Corn Syrup, preservative, artificial colors, flavors and GMO delivery systems.  Thankfully, he likes scones, which we’ve made plenty of lately so I thought I’d try my hand at making homemade muffins.  Turns out, these homemade muffins are easy and fabulous!   Yes, I *do* have a from scratch recipe for muffins from culinary school, but it’s one of those overly heavy, super dense, almost gummy types of mammoth muffins, and that’s not happy food in my opinion.  I like my muffins…

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