Since trying quinoa a few years ago and making it a regular part of our diet, I’ve been looking for different ways to make it. I’ve added it to soups, side dishes, substituted it for rice and even used it in brownies. It’s just versatile and such a great source of protein. Add in the…
Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
We’ve been trying to incorporate more vegetarian meals into our diet and gradually decreasing the amount of meat we consume. Mr. Real Food has always been a big meat eater but he was willing to give it a try. He loves beans so was willing to try more meatless meals that involved beans. I can…
15 Fabulous Fall Recipes
I don’t know about you…..but I’m super excited that fall is finally here! I’ll admit this summer wasn’t as miserably hot as summers usually are in Texas but it has been hot. Now that the temperatures are finally starting to cool down a bit, I’m ready to start thinking about some fall foods! Here is…
Mr. Real Food’s Beef and Red Bean Chili
Mr. Real Food loves chili so I challenged him to come up with a recipe that I could share with all of you. According to Mr. Real Food, chili is must have food for football watching. Considering that I’m not a football fan, I had to disagree. But I went along with this idea and…
Spicy Vegetarian Bean Soup
Today was a crock pot soup kind of day. If you don’t already know what that means, it means that I’m too lazy to actually cook a meal. But we’re going to call this being efficient, ok? Since Mr. Real Food loves all things spicy, I decided to throw together some spicy vegetarian bean soup….
Sweet Potato Quinoa Chili
I’ve kind of been stuck on new ideas for recipes to make. I can’t ever seem to find a happy medium….either I have a billion ideas that I need to do RIGHT NOW or nothing. So I asked some friends for suggestions. And healthy chili was one of those suggestions. It was perfect timing too. …
