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  • 30-Minute Mondays--Red Lentil Coconut Soup with Garam Masala by Real Food Girl
    Soups, Stews, Chowders

    30-Minute Monday–Red Lentil Coconut Soup with Garam Masala

    Spicy, exotic, hearty, filling, luscious, vibrant, unique- these are words that I would use to describe this soup.  It’s a celebration in your mouth.  You may even violate the spoon because you’ll wanna get every.last.drop off it when you take your first bite.  Yeah, it’s *that* good.  You may be surprised to learn that I don’t care for Indian food. Back when I used to do home mortgages and worked in a bank, we would have a big potluck once a month.  We had the sweetest banker who was from India, but every single time I ate the dishes he brought, I’d get super sick.  For some strange reason I tend to avoid…

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    Kristine Cocchiarella

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    SImple and delicious one pot beef stew! Organic and GMO-Free. Perfect comfort food from #Real Food Gril: Unmodified

    One Pot Hearty Beef Stew (Organic/GMO-Free)

    January 11, 2013
    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
    Split Pea Soup with Ham- The creamiest, most satisfying pea soup on the web.

    Real Food Split Pea and Ham Soup

    February 7, 2014
  • Split Pea Soup with Ham- The creamiest, most satisfying pea soup on the web.
    Gluten Free,  Soups, Stews, Chowders

    Real Food Split Pea and Ham Soup

    Out of all the veggies in the world I strongly dislike peas. Naturally, I’m betrothed to a man who LOVES peas.  I mean all out, get you in mah belly, I could eat three bowls each day LOVES peas.  God has a sense of humor all right.  Because I love my dear Stud Muffin, I make him Split Pea Soup, but I add ham because I love ham.  Throw pork into a soup and I’m a happy girl.  Throw peas into a soup and The Stud Muffin is a happy Man.  Combine them, and you have two happy people eating a rather tasty bowl of soup, even though it does contain a pound…

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    Liquid Lullaby Slep Tonic by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Liquid Lullaby Sleep Tonic

    September 18, 2013
    Mayo The Force Be With You| Real Food Mayo by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Mayo The Force Be With You

    May 25, 2013
    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
  • Real Food Wild Rice Corn Chowder from Real Food Girl:Unmodified (with chicken and bacon)
    Freezer Meals,  Soups, Stews, Chowders

    Wild Rice Corn Chowder

    It’s getting cold here in South Carolina. Granted it is still in the 50s most days, but there is something to be said for a Southern 50 degrees and a Midwestern 50 degrees.  In Minnesota we’d have windows cracked and shorts on.  The only reason we’d turn the furnace on is if it was uber windy.  Down here I’m wearing a long sleeved shirt, a sweat shirt, a fleece bathrobe, socks, slippers, a pair of fitted long underwear AND yoga pants and I’m still cold.  It’s a bone chilling kind of cold when the temperatures drop in the south. Call me crazy, but I can’t warm up.  I can’t keep taking showers to…

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    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
    Veal, Pork and Ground Beef Meatballs from Real Food Girl. This is as authentic as it gets folks! If you want great meatballs, this is THE recipe!

    Meatballs with Beef, Pork and Veal

    April 5, 2013
    A nice departure from a ground beef meatloaf. These are juicy and packed with flavor! Mini Italian Meat Loaves! From #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Mini Italian Meatloaves (GMO-Free)

    December 12, 2012
  • Soups, Stews, Chowders

    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.

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    February 7, 2014
    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
    30-Minute Mondays--Red Lentil Coconut Soup with Garam Masala by Real Food Girl

    30-Minute Monday–Red Lentil Coconut Soup with Garam Masala

    March 17, 2014
  • SImple and delicious one pot beef stew! Organic and GMO-Free. Perfect comfort food from #Real Food Gril: Unmodified
    Beef,  One Pot Meals,  Soups, Stews, Chowders,  Vegetables

    One Pot Hearty Beef Stew (Organic/GMO-Free)

    I don’t know about you, but nothing warms me up like a bowl of beef stew.  Rich gravy-like sauce, tender veggies, chunks of beef that melt in your mouth.  It’s soul food if ever there was.  This stew is comforting, hearty and it’ll warm you up.  It’s like getting a hug from the inside out.  Eating this stew even makes me happy.  How’s that for emotional eating?

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    Ground Sirloin Steaks with Brown Gravy- Homecookin' organic food from Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Ground Sirloin Steaks with Brown Gravy

    April 22, 2013
    This burger is to die for. Grated Gruyere cheese, onion bacon jam, and organic grass-fed ground beef. If you like burgers, make these! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Cheeseburgers with Onion Bacon Jam (Organic/GMO-Free)

    January 14, 2013
  • 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
    Chicken,  Lunches,  Soups, Stews, Chowders

    Clucker-Noodle Soup (GMO-Free)

    I’m not normal- And because I’m not normal, I like to call foods by other names.  For instance, the humble chicken.  Since we eat chicken about 3 times a week I get tired of saying chicken and feel that maybe if I spruced up what I call it, it won’t seem like it’s the THIRD chicken dish I’ve made this week.  Enter: Clucker.  Chickens cluck, which makes them cluckers so I call chickens cluckers.  Are you glad I’ve shared this little bizarre corner of my world with you?  Hopefully so, because yer all in for a groovy ride if you stick around with me for the next several years.  Whooey! Let’s talk about…

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

    Paprika Chicken with Smashed Taters & Gravy

    March 15, 2013
    Chicken Pot Pies with Herbes de Provence. Soul food made without GMOs! A fun, French twist on a comfort classic!

    Chicken Potpies with Herbes de Provence

    March 20, 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
  • One Pot Jalapeno Chicken Corn Chowder|Real Food Girl Unmodified. So going to make this tonight! Pin Now!
    60 Minutes or Less,  One Pot Meals,  Soups, Stews, Chowders

    One Pot Jalapeno Chicken Corn Chowder

    It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  You’ve just survived the official kick-off to the Holiday Season.  Hopefully you’re one day closer to being able to fit back into a structured pair of pants, but if not, don’t worry. Soon you’ll be decking the halls, and fa-la-la-la-laa’ing while you sit in front of the TV watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer while stuffing fistfuls of Spritz cookies and homemade fudge down your pie hole and your yoga pants will become your best friend.  You might as well just kiss your jeans goodbye until January 2nd, when you join a gym (again) to get rid of those pesky 15 pounds you put on over the past…

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    Pan Seared Pork Chops with Mustard Cream Sauce- Thing of beauty from Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    January 20, 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
    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

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