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  • Crazy Chicken- Super fast, easy, ridiculously tasty chicken dish by Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Chicken,  Grains, Rice, Pasta

    Crazy Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

    Chicken. It’s one of those versatile proteins that goes with just about anything.  It’s also an ingredient that leaves us scratching our head as we take a package out of the freezer and wonder to ourselves; “What am I going to make with this?” We’ve all been there. It strikes fear and anxiety in the best of cooks. It’s a question that everyone has asked at one point in time when it comes to looking at a package of chicken when the dinner hour is fast approaching. We love our chicken, but we’re tired of the same ol’-same ol’, and we long for something new, exciting, and just plain different. After all, there are…

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    Chicken Pot Pies with Herbes de Provence. Soul food made without GMOs! A fun, French twist on a comfort classic!

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    Paprika Chicken with Smashed Po-Taters and Gravy. Truly, Awesome, Soul-food!

    Paprika Chicken with Smashed Taters & Gravy

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  • Wild Rice Hotdish- A recipe remake by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Tasty wild rice, ground beef, mushrooms, creamy sauce...
    Grains, Rice, Pasta

    Minnesota Wild Rice Hotdish- A Recipe Remake

    I’ve been working on remaking a family recipe that my Aunt MJ makes.  Her recipe is great, but I thought it would taste even better if I added some plain Jasmine rice and a creamy sauce.  I mentioned in the Perfect Wild Rice post that it has taken me a while to enjoy the taste of Wild Rice.  My Aunt’s recipe uses all Wild Rice, and for my sensitive palate it’s a little too strong.  And for The Stud Muffin, it’s just got too much rice. That man has never met a rice he liked.  Unless Chipotle’s rice bowl fixin’s are dumped on top of it. Or if it is combined with Stir-Fry.…

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    Chicken Pasta Primavera by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Yes please!!

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    March 26, 2014
    How to cook the perfect wild rice by Real Food Girl Unmodified

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    May 26, 2014
    Crazy Chicken- Super fast, easy, ridiculously tasty chicken dish by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Crazy Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

    November 22, 2014
  • How to cook the perfect wild rice by Real Food Girl Unmodified
    Gluten Free,  Grains, Rice, Pasta

    How to Make the Perfect Wild Rice

    I’m from Minnesota. It’s the land of Wild Rice. Did you know that Wild Rice is actually an aquatic grass seed, not a rice grain?  ‘Tis true my Food Hippies.  It’s a coarse annual grass called “zizania aquatica”. Despite its name, the plant isn’t even related to rice.  For me, Wild Rice was an acquired taste.  I’m not sure if I just had dishes from people who didn’t cook it long enough, or if I just didn’t have the palate for it. Whatever the reason, I shied away from it.  Fast forward to a few years ago when I was working in a restaurant and developing a soup recipe with one of the chefs.  He wanted a chicken…

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    Baking Bacon. Yeah! Real Food Girl:Unmodified

    Makin’ Bacon

    July 4, 2013
    Jalapeno Bacon Deviled Eggs. Oh YES I did! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    December 18, 2013
    Organic roasted veggies. Look at the color! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Real Food Roasted Vegetables

    April 10, 2013
  • Cheesy Orzo with Broccoli- Best Side Dish Ever! Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Grains, Rice, Pasta,  Side Dishes

    Cheesy Orzo with Broccoli

    Earlier on in my blogging career I stumbled upon this side dish while wasting time trying to solve the toughest world problems by doing research online.  Before the idea to start my blog was ever hatched in my special little mind, I used to follow quite a bit of non Real Food bloggers.  No shame in that. A good recipe is a good recipe. Sometimes you just have to Real Foodify it, as I like to say. This recipe came from Iowa Girl Eats. She’s got a great little blog filled with some tasty recipes that are easy for me to adapt to our real food lifestyle. Many of her more current recipes…

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    Chicken Pasta Primavera by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Yes please!!

    Chicken Pasta Primavera

    March 26, 2014
    Organic, pastured chicken baked with rice and homemade, GF Cream of Chicken soup! GMO-Free easy chicken dinners!

    Lazy Baked Chicken and Rice

    April 4, 2013
    Organic Chicken Pasta Salad--Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Organic Chicken Pasta Salad

    August 2, 2013
  • Lentil Salad with Bacon| Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Gluten Free,  Grains, Rice, Pasta,  Salads

    Lentil Salad with Bacon

    It’s that time of year.  You know, when the days start to get warmer and out of nowhere an 80+ degree day pops in and dinner time rolls around and you’re like, “Um, no.  It’s not happening. I’m not cooking, uh-uh, no way, no how, it’s too hot. Bleh!”  Tell me I’m not the only one who feels that way on really warm days? I love salads and I have a ton of great recipes written down, but I’ve yet to feature any of them on the blog because my salads feature so many components I’m pretty sure y’all be like “She’s crazy, there is NO way I’m doing all that just for…

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    Key Lime Sorbet by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Tart, refreshing, Real, GMO-Free, GF, Dairy Free and oh, so tasty!

    Key Lime Sorbet

    September 28, 2014
    Rich, dense, intense fudge-like brownies GF! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    GF Fudgy Brownies

    February 25, 2013
    Fresh Balsamic Strawberries by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Balsamic Strawberries

    September 23, 2013
  • Simply Perfect Rice Pilaf by Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Grains, Rice, Pasta,  Side Dishes

    Simply Perfect Rice Pilaf

    Are you intimidated by rice pilaf so you rely on that “San Fransisco Treat”?  I used to be.  Then I went to culinary school and learned a really easy way to make perfect rice pilaf.  Each grain comes out nice and fluffy, not sticky or clumped together.  I love rice. I could eat rice every day.  The Stud Muffin isn’t a huge fan, but he’s coming around. He does like this pilaf, so whenever I make fish, chances are this rice will be on my plate.   Rice can be flavorless and boring, but this rice is made with homemade chicken stock so it’s definitely not lacking in flavor department.  I have found…

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    Creamy Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff from Real Food Girl: Unmodified. It's organic and it's spectacular!

    Creamy Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff

    February 9, 2013
    Cheesy, meaty, saucy bundles of lasagna! Easy to sub any ingredient you want. This recipe features Italian sausage, spinach and ricotta cheese. Must try this easy dish that can also be frozen for a future meal! Also, organic and GMO-Free. #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Italian Sausage & Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups (Organic/GMO-Free)

    January 20, 2013
    How to cook the perfect wild rice by Real Food Girl Unmodified

    How to Make the Perfect Wild Rice

    May 26, 2014
  • Real Food Girl Unmodified Guest Posts for Mommypotamus- Risotto alla Milanese with Herbs
    Grains, Rice, Pasta

    Risotto alla Milanese with Herbs at Mommypotamus

    I’m so excited I can hardly stand it!! I’m waving my hands, and bouncing in my chair and I may have even clapped for joy and squealed a little.  I’m not sure. I just know I’m excited.  Today I’m sharing my Risotto alla Milanese with Herbs recipe over at Mommypotamus. If you haven’t heard of her, Heather is the phenom behind Mommypotamus and she blogs about Real Food, parenting, vaccines, DIY and a whole host of other topics that I know you’ll find interesting. She even has tasty recipes.  Heather reached out asking her fellow blogging community for some guest posts and I thought “Why not?!”  So I sent her this recipe with…

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    Cheesy Orzo with Broccoli- Best Side Dish Ever! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Cheesy Orzo with Broccoli

    May 7, 2014
    Out of the Box Hamburger Helper! No more processed boxed food for dinner! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Out of the Box Hamburger Helper (GMO-Free)

    February 19, 2013
    Lentil Salad with Bacon| Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Lentil Salad with Bacon

    May 2, 2014
  • Chicken Pasta Primavera by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Yes please!!
    60 Minutes or Less,  Grains, Rice, Pasta

    Chicken Pasta Primavera

    We love pasta in our home. I’m sure being married to an Italian has absolutely nothing to do with it at all. Because of our love for fresh pasta, I someday hope to own some special die casts for making my own shapes, like penne, and rigatoni.  Until then, I buy imported organic dry pasta for dishes that call for something other than a long skinny noodle.  Those I’ve got down pat. I really want to share my homemade pasta recipe with you guys, but I don’t have anywhere to attach my pasta maker in my kitchen. Which I affectionately call Lord Voldemort’s 8th Horcrux.  As soon as I can figure out how…

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    Creamy Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff from Real Food Girl: Unmodified. It's organic and it's spectacular!

    Creamy Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff

    February 9, 2013
    Fresh, light, bright and super flavorful. This Chicken Pomodoro is my favorite chicken dish. Simple to make, organic/gmo-free. #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Chicken Pomodoro Non-GMO

    January 4, 2013
    Out of the Box Hamburger Helper! No more processed boxed food for dinner! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Out of the Box Hamburger Helper (GMO-Free)

    February 19, 2013
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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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