Monthly Archives: May 2012

June Meal Plan: When the Cat’s Away…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by redroundorgreen

The cat, I suppose, is me. J. and I are TAKING A VACATION.  I’ll pause sufficiently for the collective gasp.  This will be the first actual, bona fide, grown-ups-going-somewhere-awesome-for-a-period-of-time-just-for-the-hell-of-it vacation that we have taken since our honeymoon.  We have neither … Continue reading →

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Reprieve, or What I Learned From Going GF/CF

Posted on May 22, 2012 by redroundorgreen

It’s time for a reprieve. After six weeks of experimenting with a gluten and casein-free diet for L., we’re in the “rechallenge” phase.  Gradually and carefully, J. and I are adding wheat products and dairy products back into his meals, … Continue reading →

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Real Food Dinner: Roasted Tomato and Pepper Soup

Posted on May 18, 2012 by redroundorgreen

Welcome to Rhode Island, where the RRG family is serving up the second course of our Food Revolution Day Progressive Dinner!  I hope you’re not too stuffed after Billy’s delicious date appetizer to enjoy a little soup. I wish I … Continue reading →

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No Kind of Mom

Posted on May 16, 2012 by redroundorgreen

I swore I wouldn’t take the bait.  There have been plenty of opinions rolling around the universe about the now-infamous Time Magazine cover, and I wasn’t going to add mine to the mental clutter being churned out daily on the … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Foods

Posted on May 10, 2012 by redroundorgreen

Sometimes making lots of different recipes all the time has its drawbacks.  For one thing, when my kids were super-little (not that 3 and 5 are ripe old ages, but you get my meaning), my mother remarked once or twice … Continue reading →

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Food Revolution Day: Be Progressive!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by redroundorgreen

I am SO excited. Those of you who have been hanging around here for a while (and by the way, thanks — I don’t say that enough, probably) may recall that I celebrated Food Day back in October with a … Continue reading →

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Fridge to Fork: Spanish-esque Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Posted on May 3, 2012 by redroundorgreen

Note: This is installment #4 in the “Fridge to Fork” series.  Here are installments #1, #2, and #3 for those who may want to read a matched set.  Since at the moment, we’re fully entrenched in a gluten and casein … Continue reading →

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Meal Plan for May: No Dairy, No Wheat, All Good

Posted on May 1, 2012 by redroundorgreen

It’s that time again, friends — monthly meal plan time.  I was afraid this month’s plan, since it encompasses a significant portion of our 6-week GF/CF challenge with L., would be ridiculously challenging for me to write.  I actually procrastinated … Continue reading →

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