Harvest recipes are some of my favorites. If I've run out of homegrown produce, my local farmer's market is open Saturday and Sunday. Harvest recipes include fresh veggies and are usually very simple meals to prepare.
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| Freshly harvested Swiss Chard |
I've been working on the Real Food Cookbook for several months and I'm finally in the finishing stages. I couldn't complete my book with out Great-Grandma's 14 Karat Cake.
Why is this recipe so important? My Great Grandmother was the president of her Women's Club in the 70s in California. She helped put together a cookbook to raise money. The book was given to my grandmother and then to my mom. To this day my Mom still uses the cookbook even though it's in several pieces. The 14 Karat Cake has become famous in our family and is a staple for birthday parties and family gatherings.
What is Real Food? To me, real food means homemade. It's simple, healthy food with an occasional decadent dessert.
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| Baked Falafel |
16.2 Million hungry children! With that in mind I've decided to donate a portion of all book sales to several non-profits. I'll include which non-profits in my official announcement next week.
*UPDATE: 10% of all pre-order sales will be donated to Feeding America and Feeding South Florida*
If you'd like more information, please feel free to comment or send me a private email.
Bravo Mary! The figures are staggering. My Mother works for the school district here as the 'lunch lady'. The stories she tells me about food waste and the number of kids whose parents send them to school with no lunch or money is a sad state of affairs. I wish instead of throwing out all that food at the end of the day, why not donate it to the kids who are hungry? I just don't understand it. it seems criminal!
ReplyDeleteI truly is a mystery why so much food goes to waste. I've been looking into volunteering or donating to my local food bank. They have a "backpack" program which gives packs of food to school children who would usually go hungry after school and during the summer months.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. Please pass it on!
Wonderful idea. Thanks for linking to "Our Favorite Things" Link and getting the word out.
ReplyDeleteKarri
www.mylifesatreasure.blogspot.com
The picture of the Falafal is definantly better than my trial turned out. Is it really baked? perhaps that is why it looks so much better. I tried to fry it and ended up with almost all of it falling off. I gave up after two tried.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kerri!
ReplyDeleteYes the falafel is baked. My first few attempts fell apart. It's a delicate balance between all of the ingredients.
The amount of food that is wasted is staggering to me. Great post. I would love for you to link up to my party today. @ http://mamaldiane.com/?p=6932 Have a wonderful week
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. According to Feeding South Florida (Feeding America), $1 donation= 7 pounds of food or grocery items for people in need.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the invite!
A cookbook - cool! I agree withteh real food philosophy- great to spread the word and get back to food that actually grows. Hopping by from the eye heart hop.
ReplyDeleteWelcome! You've got a great blog and thanx for "hopping" over!
ReplyDeleteNice - that's really neat that you are putting together a real food cookbook. I'll be excited to see it when it comes out. I'm also glad you hear you are donating some of the money to a good cause.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up at Romance on a dime - I'm so glad you shared this!
Thank you Betsy! You've got a great link up. I forgot to grab your button but I'll do it today.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for the encouragement! The official pre-order sale starts June 22nd and I've already sold 5 copies! That's $13 donated or 91 pounds of food or grocery items for families and elderly people who are in need.
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi! I'm a gluten free, soy free, nightshade free vegan following along off the Blog Hop at Just us Four!
ReplyDeleteI hope you come visit, follow along and see what I'm cooking up on Fridays!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteYou have my attention; I will take the time o check back and see what more I can learn and put to use. Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteJonell
south Alabama
Thank you Sasssy an Jonell!
ReplyDeleteJonell, you might enjoy the DIY Tomato Cages. They are easy to make and much sturdier than most store-bought brands.
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