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    Hearty Potato Soup with Bacon

    I have a long list of personal quirks.  I like to put an odd number of ice cubes in my drink unless it’s a small glass, then 2 ice cubes will do.  I sometimes zig-zag the part in my hair, and will do either 5, 7 or 9 zigs and zags. I prefer to keep the volume on my car radio set to even numbers, and although I like a good homemade French fry, I don’t love potatoes.  Don’t tell my Irish grandmother.  It’ll break her heart.  She’s already a bit bummed that she doesn’t have one full red-headed grandchild or great grandchild among all 18 of us.  My less than enthusiastic attitude…

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    Split Pea Soup with Ham- The creamiest, most satisfying pea soup on the web.

    Real Food Split Pea and Ham Soup

    February 7, 2014
    One Pot Jalapeno Chicken Corn Chowder|Real Food Girl Unmodified. So going to make this tonight! Pin Now!

    One Pot Jalapeno Chicken Corn Chowder

    November 24, 2012
    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

    Clucker-Noodle Soup (GMO-Free)

    January 7, 2013
  • GMO-Free Living. Great read from Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Miscellaneous

    GMO-Free Living

    Hello Real Food Hippies! I am excited to share a new Page with you.  Each time I add a page, article or resource to the blog, I aim to share it with you as a post.  This way you know of its arrival/existence and you can also search for it if for some reason you’re unable to view it via my Menu Bar. A lot of work went into this article.  Halfway through my original draft WordPress decided to shut off the auto save feature, and I hadn’t had a chance to save my progress into a Word document before the whole thing went bizerk and I lost everything I’d typed.  I will…

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

    The Best Hot Weather Chilled Soup Recipe

    May 6, 2014

    Thanks For the ‘Love’ Giveaway

    December 6, 2013
    Real Food Girl takes a trip to Trader Joe's!!

    A Trip to Trader Joe’s

    November 16, 2013
  • Truly tasty spaghetti squash #Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Gluten Free,  Side Dishes,  Vegetables,  Vegetarian

    Spaghetti Squash- (A Recipe Request from a reader)

    I thought today would be a good day to resurrect one of my earlier recipes.  Spaghetti squash wasn’t something that was served at our house much until about 18 months ago at which time I had several friends on weight loss plans.  I was trying to rework some of my recipes to make them healthier for friends.  I’m not a big fan of squash.  That may make me unpopular, but it is what it is.  I’m being honest.  What changed my mind about squash was the spaghetti squash.  Wow! It was tasty and fun to eat.  I played around with sauces and now I can truthfully say I enjoy squash.  But just the…

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    Cream of Mushroom soup by Real Food Girl

    Mmmm Better Cream of Mushroom Soup (Non-GMO and GF)

    March 19, 2013
    Real Food Yankee Breakfast Hash by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Yankee Breakfast Hash

    September 13, 2013
    Liquid Lullaby Slep Tonic by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Liquid Lullaby Sleep Tonic

    September 18, 2013
  • White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies- Made with awesome non-GMO ingredients. Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Desserts,  Snacks

    Macadamia & White Chocolate Cookies

    There are only 3 reasons that I can think of why White Chocolate exists.  The first reason is to be baked into a cookie.  Any cookie. It doesn’t really matter; white chocolate tastes good in cookies.  The second reason is as a coating for pretzels.  I love white chocolate covered pretzels and prior to going all Food Hippie and striving to eliminate processed foods from my diet, I used to eat pretzels covered in white chocolate.  Great. Now I want pretzels.

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    Yet another favorite dessert bar of mine. 7-Layer bars! Easy to make and easy to love! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    My First (recipe) Mistake (aka 7-Layer Bars)

    November 11, 2012
    Rich, dense, intense fudge-like brownies GF! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    GF Fudgy Brownies

    February 25, 2013
    Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. Organic and featured on Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

    April 11, 2013
  • Real & Easy Shrimp-n-Grits. Cheesy grits topped with shrimp, bacon and a spicy cream sauce. Southern Comfort Food. So good!!
    Gluten Free,  Seafood

    Real & Easy Shrimp-n-Grits

    We vacation at Folly Beach once every 2-4 years because it is very close to family and because Folly has  4 of the 5 things I require during a vacation.  1) The ocean and a sandy beach where I can set my beach chair and bronze my spectacular body in the sun.  2) A quaint little town with fun shops, good food, and friendly people. 

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    Real Food Girl: Unmodified- Decadent Chocolate Pudding with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream

    Decadent Chocolate Pudding with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream

    June 9, 2013
    Ridiculously easy lemon curd by real food girl: unmodified|| tart, creamy, amazing!

    Ridiculously Easy Lemon Curd

    September 11, 2014
    Classic Tapioca Pudding. Old-fashioned goodness made GMO-Free. This pudding is so good, I ate the entire first batch ALL by myself. No lie, hand to God, it was that good and I snarfed it all down!! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Classic Tapioca Pudding

    March 6, 2013
  • Homemade Italian Stromboli. Fresh organic cheeses, Italian meats, and homemade sauce and dough! The best! Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Doughs

    Meat and Cheese Stromboli & Pizza Sauce

    Today is all about Stromboli.  Not the money-grubbing Gypsy puppeteer from Pinocchio,  but the rolled turnover type “sandwich” that is stuffed with tasty pizza toppings. Whenever I’m not in the mood to get all “Paisano Pizzeria” and construct the perfect pizza, I throw together a Stromboli.  This is Italian street food my friends.  I’ll not only show you how to make Stromboli, but I’m sharing my pizza sauce recipe, too. A few weeks back I shared my Fail-Proof Organic Pizza Dough recipe.   I’ve been using this recipe for a few years now because it’s one of the few doughs I’ve experimented with that not only makes a good crust for pizza, but it…

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    No Fail Organic Pizza Dough by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. BEST dough I've tried. Pin Now!

    Fail-Proof Organic Pizza Dough

    February 11, 2013
    Better than Cinnabons by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Better than Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

    February 6, 2014
  • Classic Tapioca Pudding. Old-fashioned goodness made GMO-Free. This pudding is so good, I ate the entire first batch ALL by myself. No lie, hand to God, it was that good and I snarfed it all down!! Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Desserts,  Gluten Free,  Snacks

    Classic Tapioca Pudding

    Do you love tapioca pudding?  I totally love it.  I don’t like store bought because they’re very parsimonious with their tapioca pearls and in my opinion, those little gems are the best thing about the pudding.  It’s like having a jell-o-y party in your mouth.  It’s dozens of little baby Nemos dancing in your mouth.  Crap- I just lost ya didn’t I?  Shoot.  I*knew* I shouldn’t have told you that the tapioca pearls remind me of Nemo (fishy) eggs. 

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    Tastes just like the Hostess snack cake- it's Ho-Ho cake. My version is organic and GMO-Free! Chocolate cake with a creamy white filling and a yummy chcolate icing tops off the best midnight snack you'll ever have! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Chocolate Ho-Ho Cake- (Organic/GMO-Free)

    January 22, 2013
    Better than Hershey's Chocolate Syrup. Use this on ice cream, cheese cake, brownies- or make hot chocolate or chocolate milkshakes! 5 ingredients, super easy! GMO-Free

    Rich and Tasty Chocolate Syrup GMO-Free

    February 6, 2013
    Lemon Curd Mousse- look out folks, berries have a new best friend. So does your dessert spoon!

    Lemon Curd Mousse

    September 15, 2014
  • Real Food Girl: Unmodified features MY REAL FOOD RULES
    Miscellaneous

    Real Food Rules

    We’re going to discuss my Real Food Rules today. (Insert cheers and clapping and confetti throwing here) I briefly mentioned these rules in yesterday’s post. 

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    My Thoughts on Processed Foods

    January 4, 2014
    Real Food Girl does GMOs for Newbies

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    May 10, 2013

    Holiday Update

    December 18, 2012
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I'm a classically trained chef, who thinks that every aspect of health and wellness starts with food, but I also believe that you need to make room for a slice of cake every once in a while! Join me as I show you how to navigate a realistic and achievable 80/20 Real Food lifestyle, without breaking the bank, losing your sanity, or feeling shame because you can't live up to the "perfection" preached on other Real Food Blogs. Yeah, I went there.

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