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  • 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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    Kristine Cocchiarella

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    April 6, 2014
    Real Food Girl January Instragam Challenge

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    December 31, 2013
  • Real Food Pork Fried Rice by Real Food Girl: Unmodified Quick and Easy, Gotta try!!
    Miscellaneous

    Real Food Pork Fried Rice

    I had a strange day today schedule wise.  Because of that, I had dinner at 2:00 in the afternoon, so at about 9:00 pm tonight, I heard my tummy growl a bit.  I made a huge pork roast on Tuesday night and The Stud Muffin and I have been eating that for the last 4 nights.  You can get several meals per roast which makes large roasts one of my more favorite things to buy, despite the initial sticker shock.  I live about 4 miles from a quaint little red farmhouse that serves as the retail store for a local pig farm.  So when I have a hankering for a nice roast, I…

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    April 3, 2014

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    December 18, 2012
    Real Food Girl: Unmodified features MY REAL FOOD RULES

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    March 5, 2013
  • 123 Strawberry Lemonade by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. And not one drop of HFCS!
    Beverages,  Fruit

    Real Food Strawberry Lemonade

    Earlier in the week we had the heat on.  I was even wearing long sleeves to bed.  Over an 18-hour period we went from the low 40s to 99 degrees.  Talk about insanity.  That heat wave got me to thinking that it’s just about lemonade season and if it’s one thing you need to know about me, besides the fact that I believe that bacon is the answer to every question, it’s that I looove lemons.  This means I love lemonade.  I can’t get enough of the stuff. Each summer before I started learning about GMOs and Real Food I used to buy several containers of Minute Maid frozen concentrated lemonade.  That stuff…

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    Liquid Lullaby Slep Tonic by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

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    September 18, 2013
    Real Food Hot Chocolate Truffle Balls by Real Food Girl: Unmodified. These make the most fantastic hot chocolate.

    Hot Chocolate Truffle Balls

    September 28, 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
  • Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. Organic and featured on Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Desserts,  Snacks

    Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

    Several months ago I posted my “Not Half Bad Peanut Butter Cookies” recipe.  Being that I’m not a peanut butter cookie fan, yet I am a huge fan or peanut butter, I felt those cookies really weren’t half bad.  After experimenting with some new recipes, I have to tell you, that these cookies are spectacular, seriously good, kinda-almost-rolled-my-eyes-when-I-took-a-bite scrumptious. Amen, Holy Mary, The End, Good Night!   <—– I have no idea where all that came from, but we’re gonna just move right on past it.  Stop the rubber necking folks, it’s just an accident.  Ya see ’em every day.  It happens to the best of us. I have been using my original PB…

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    Roasted Cherry Pistachio Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream. Real Food Girl:Unmodified

    Roasted Cherry & Pistachio Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

    June 12, 2013
    Chocolate Depression Cake in a Mug-- by Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    Chocolate Depression Cake in a Mug

    June 4, 2013
    A little crispy around the edges and soft and chewy in the middle. It's not fancy, but this little peanut butter cookie will hit the spot when you're craving some PB! #Real Food Girl: Unmodified

    (Not Half Bad) Peanut Butter Cookies (Organic-GMO-Free)

    February 5, 2013
  • Homemade Non-GMO Beef Stock. Easy to make and tastes so much better than canned, or boxed stocks. Much healthier, too! Real Food Girl: Unmodified
    Freezer Meals,  Gluten Free

    Organic Beef Stock

    I’ve shared my chicken stock recipe, and I felt it was high time to share with you how to make a decent beef stock.  You won’t realize how flavorless and watered down a can or carton of beef stock is until you make your own from scratch using the highest quality ingredients you can find.  I generally make at least 1 chicken stock recipe per month. Sometimes two.  And 1 beef stock recipe per month.  You’ll be surprised just how easy it is to make your own stock. You’ll wonder why you didn’t make it sooner!

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    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!

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    April 5, 2013
    Real Food Wild Rice Corn Chowder from Real Food Girl:Unmodified (with chicken and bacon)

    Wild Rice Corn Chowder

    December 12, 2013
    Authentic Sunday Gravy- Real Food Girl knows Marinara- and this sauce is awesome! Pin this!

    Homemade Marinara (or as we Italians call it- GRAVY)

    November 27, 2012
  • Chicken Pot Pies with Herbes de Provence. Soul food made without GMOs! A fun, French twist on a comfort classic!
    Chicken

    Chicken Potpies with Herbes de Provence

    Today seemed like a good day to get my French on, and share my chicken pot pie recipe with you!  Everyone needs a solid chicken potpie recipe in his or her arsenal and this is one such recipe.  What makes it special and a little out of the ordinary, (and a little French) is the addition of Herebs de Provence in the Velouté.

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    Easy Herb Roasted Chicken

    April 17, 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 wondererful! Chicken Salsa Verde with Cornbread Dumplings. This is GMO-Free/Organic comfort food done right. Real Food Girl: Unmodified.

    Chicken Salsa Verde with Cornbread Dumplings

    February 21, 2013

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