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  • Stock Pile (veggies and bones) for Homemade Stocks. Kitchen Tips by Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Vegetables

    Real Food Girl Kitchen Tips: Have A Stock Pile

    Today I’m going to teach you about my stock pile. No, I don’t mean the kind of stock pile some have in their basements that contains 87 deodorants, 33 cans of Aqua Net hairspray, 95 tubes of Crest, 14 bottles of Listerine, 112 Boxes of Uncle Ben’s Rice and 29 boxes of Froot-Loops cereal as a result of some recently developed mad coupon collecting skills.  Although that kind of stockpile is very impressive, yet incredibly disturbing, that’s not what we’ll be chatting about today. What Is A Stock Pile?  A stock pile is a lovely collection of each and every little carrot nub, parsley leaf, mushroom stem, carrot peel that you slice, every…

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    Kristine Cocchiarella

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    Grilled Parmesan-Herbed Potatoes by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    May 31, 2014
    Peachy Keen Sweet Potatoes. Waaay off the beaten path, but you'll be glad you took the hike!! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    November 13, 2012
  • Real Food Girl defends a fellow bloggers decision to not use shampoo
    Lifestyle,  Miscellaneous

    The Ignorance of Out of Touch Celebrities

    This week something bad happened to one of my blogging friends. It wasn’t your typical something bad, such as a minor fender bender, or a bad jean day, or she broke a toe tripping over a toy in her living room.  No. This something bad happened to be broadcast on daytime television with hundreds of thousands (if not more) people watching.  What makes it worse is that no compassion or understanding was extended to my friend. Just judgement, ignorance and cruelty.  Woman being mean and cutting each other down.  I’m talking about my blogging friend Jacquelyn Byers of Little Owl Crunchy Mama and her “No Poo” post that went viral- online and on…

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

    Pasta. We love our pasta here Casa de Stud Muffin y Real Food Girl.  I’m sure it has everything to do with the fact that The Stud Muffin is Italian.  He’s also someone who does well on carbs.  Me, not so much, so I load up with fat and protein in this dish with copious amounts of aged Parmesan and organic cream.  Typically, I’ll make this pasta as a side dish with a Ribeye steak or some grilled shrimp.  Holy sadness, Batman!! I just realized I don’t have a grilled shrimp recipe or a steak recipe on this blog.  Geesh-and I call myself a Chef. I’d better get on that before they take…

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

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    November 24, 2012
    Creamy Mushroom & Beef Stroganoff from Real Food Girl: Unmodified. It's organic and it's spectacular!

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    February 9, 2013
  • Skillet Chicken with Mushroom and Onion Cream Sauce by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. You gotta see this!
    60 Minutes or Less,  One Pot Meals

    Skillet Chicken with Mushroom and Onion Cream Sauce

    Follow my blog with Bloglovin Wanna know something funny?  I don’t like mushrooms.  Well, I do, but I won’t eat them. That’s not entirely true either. I’ll eat some of them as long as something else goes on the fork with the mushroom because it’s a textural thing and when I bite into one it makes my teeth squeak. Mushrooms creep me out.  Well, they creep out my teeth. It’s the same thing with peas.  I can’t eat peas.  My teeth don’t like them.  I can see all of you looking at me with one eyebrow raised and thinking “This chick is weeeeird!”  Perhaps, but I do love the flavor they impart so…

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    December 23, 2013
    One pot wondererful! Chicken Salsa Verde with Cornbread Dumplings. This is GMO-Free/Organic comfort food done right. Real Food Girl: Unmodified.

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    February 21, 2013
    Chicken Pasta Primavera by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Yes please!!

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    March 26, 2014
  • My thoughts on processed foods and Real Food "Rules" | Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Miscellaneous

    My Thoughts on Processed Foods

    When I first started learning about real food, I only found a handful of Real Food blogs out there.  I’m sure there were many more, but I only Google’d “Real Food”.  The first blog that came up was 100 Days of Real Food.  So I read her blog for hours and absorbed as much information as I possibly could. One thing I liked about Lisa’s blog was that she bought packaged foods from discount big box stores and she also purchased the store brands.  To me at least, this made her not only real, but relatable.  This was important to me as I was brand new to the Real Food way of eating. …

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    February 14, 2013

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    December 13, 2013
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    April 3, 2014
  • Easy Bake Coffee Cake by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. This looks so good. Have to make! Pin Now!
    Breakfast

    Easy-Bake Coffee Cake

    I got this recipe from a co-worker about 13 years ago.  It’s a humble recipe that yields a very moist, light and fluffy, yet tasty coffee cake.  It’s not fancy by any means but it gets the job done and it doesn’t come from a box loaded with synthetic ingredients or GMOs.  This Easy Bake Coffee Cake is for those times when you want a little something special for breakfast, or brunch, or if you’re having some friends over for coffee and tea, this cake fits the bill.  It’s a good base recipe to add other ingredients such as dried apples, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, walnuts, just to name a few. I kept this…

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    Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cakes by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    June 2, 2014
    Real Food Yankee Breakfast Hash by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    September 13, 2013
  • Top 13 Posts of 2013 By Real Food Girl: Unmodified. Pin Now, View Later
    Miscellaneous

    Top 13 Real Food Girl Posts of 2013!

    Why the top 13 versus the top 10?  Because I like to live on the edge my friends. It’s how I roll.  Also, since we’re going out with ’13, why not pick the top 13 posts that you guys, my fellow Food Hippies liked the most?  Seemed logical to me, so let’s begin with what you guys found the most helpful, interesting, awesome, fabulous and spectacular.  Uh, yeah.  My ego hasn’t been affected by this at ALL.  Nope.  Not.One.Teensy.Bit. In all seriousness, I am eternally grateful for each and every one of you who take time out of your day to stop by and see what craziness I’m up to.  Your compliments, support…

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    March 21, 2014

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    April 19, 2013
    The dirty dozen and clean fifteen list featured on Real Food Girl Unmodified

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    April 3, 2014
  • Real Food Girl January Instragam Challenge
    Miscellaneous

    January Instagram Challenge #myclean2014

    Starting tomorrow, January 1 2014, I will be co-hosting a mini Instagram challenge. Won’t you join in the fun, too!? This challenge runs for only 15 days and will be such a neat way to meet new people on Instagram, challenge yourself to stay focused on your freshly set goals for the new year, and have lots of fun in the process. Every day you’ll post a picture on Instagram using the themes listed below. Just make sure that you tag #myclean2014 and @realfoodgirl so we can all see what you post.     How to Participate Follow @RealFoodGirl on Instagram Take a daily picture using the themes below, tagging #myclean2014 , and @RealFoodGirl…

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    Dirty Dozen & Clean 15. Helping you on your Real Food journey one step at a time! Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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Hi! I'm Kristine!

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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