November 2013

I was asked at the last minute to make a squash dish for Thanksgiving and I just happened to have a large butternut squash on hand. I like the long ones that don't have a large bulb -- you can get a lot of squash… Click to Continue →

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →

When you run a grain-free, real food kitchen, you get into the habit of cooking a lot and having leftovers on hand for use in baking and other meals. This season, I seem to always have either butternut or kabocha squash on hand. I was… Click to Continue →

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

Thanksgiving always seems to creep up on me slowly -- I know it's coming -- and then, it's here! I'm a little behind this year in my planning, but I think I can still catch up. With the help of some fantastic real food bloggers… Click to Continue →

Cancer screening may be beneficial for some by finding true and treatable cancer at an early stage -- however, recent studies show that it may also be harmful due to over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Over-Diagnosis Leads to Over Treatment Over-diagnosis is the detection of pseudo disease—screening-detected… Click to Continue →

I am going crazy with Kabocha squash! I'm trying to use it in everything because I love the fact that you typically don't need to add any flour because the squash is so dry. It is perfect for gluten-free, grain-free recipes! Since we do not… Click to Continue →

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →

You may be gluten-free, but still having problems. Have you ever checked your medications or vitamin supplements for hidden sources of gluten? Even a tiny molecule of gluten can be a trigger for some gluten sensitive folks. Suzie Cohen, a licensed pharmacist and author at… Click to Continue →

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

It appears that a sensitivity to gluten can set a person up for brain related conditions from Alzheimer's and dementia to depression, headaches and even schizophrenia. While some people continue to think that properly preparing grains by sourdough fermentation, soaking and/or sprouting) is the simple… Click to Continue →

Many patients want to have allergy testing done to identify if they are allergic to anything.  They think that a test will give them the final word on whether or not they are allergic to a food. What they don't realize is that most allergy… Click to Continue →

When I see a mom feeding her little baby cheerios I get crazy. I have all to do to not say something. As my husband says to me, "you did it again didn't you - you said something...". But how can I NOT say anything… Click to Continue →

I was really interested to hear what a cardiologist had to say about the relationship of gluten to cardiovascular disease. Most cardiologists subscribe to the current guidelines, which we know are leading us down a treacherous path. I was so impressed with Dr. Houston, I… Click to Continue →