Fresh Summer Salsa

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I was overjoyed to find this recipe in Simply in Season. I thought it would be a great way to use up some heirloom tomatoes from my CSA!

Top 10 Reasons to Take the Real Food for Rookies Class

When I first started blogging, Donielle at Naturally Knocked Up found me and invited me to meet some other West Michigan bloggers. One of those was Kelly from Kelly the Kitchen Kop. Kelly has been working on this ecourse for awhile now, and just finished it up. I totally love her blog, so I’m sure her class will be just as awesome! I’ll let her tell you in her own words the Top 10 Reasons to Take Her Real Food {Read More}

Corn Quiche with Tortilla Crust

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There were no leftovers, so that means this recipe from Simply in Season must be good!

Menu Plan This Week

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I’ve decided that I need to start menu planning again, otherwise I’m going to get even further behind on my project and eat nothing but cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and chips and cheese for dinner. With DH going out of town this coming weekend for DALMAC (a bicycle ride from Lansing to the Bridge. For those of you not from Michigan, The Bridge means the Mackinac Bridge, more than 300 miles over 4 days). I’ll be able to make the vegetarian {Read More}

Update on the Simply Me Project

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For those of you following my progress on cooking through all the recipes in Simply in Season, I thought I’d let you know that I have about 70 to go, so obviously I’m not going to finish by the end of next week! I’m hoping by the end of September now.

Four Fish: A Book Review

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Eat more fish. Fish is good for you. Fish has too much mercury. Wild fish is best. Only eat fish on the “green” list. Tilapia is a bottom feeder. Salmon is has the most omega 3s. Salmon farming is evil. Avoid farmed fish. Sound familiar? The messages surrounding fish can be quite confusing. So when I heard about  Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg I immediately requested a review copy. I hoped to finally {Read More}

Whole Wheat Peach (or Blueberry) Kuchen

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Use blueberries or peaches for this unique pie!

Squash and Basil Salad

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I was a little skeptical upon first reading this recipe from Simply in Season. I was pleasantly surprised!

Blueberry Peach Delight

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This was a huge hit at our cookout!

Teriyaki Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa

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Have I mentioned how great of a cook DH is? Although this recipe doesn’t really use local ingredients (unless you count the hot pepper we used from our CSA), it’s still healthy, mostly clean, and a hit every time we make it. DH made it for his post-100 mile bicycle ride cookout last Sunday.