We celebrated Fathers’ Day at Tabella’s, a new farm-to-table restaurant in Kemah, TX. The Chef Link Livingston and Sous Chef Chris are providing delicious, locally sourced food prepared exactly the way I like it—simple, delicious, local, and healthy. The seafood is fresh from … Continue reading →
A new fake meat has been marketed by Beyond Meat ™–Veggie Chicken Strips [the brand name doesn’t use quotation marks around chicken, but it seems to me that it should.]. I’ve updated my post about fake meats with this new product. See “Demand … Continue reading →
If you are a menopausal or post-menopausal woman, you may have been told by your physician that you should begin taking bisphosphonates–better known under the brand names Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Skelid, Didronel, and others. Several years ago it was recommended that I take Actonel after I was diagnosed with … Continue reading →
I’ve already said that I have a kefir smoothie for breakfast almost every morning. I still love my banana chocolate morning smoothie, but I’ve found that a verrry close second is my Mango Coconut Kefir Smoothie. It is super good, thick … Continue reading →
Unfortunately Microsoft Internet Explorer doesn’t work well for Real Food Houston, and I don’t know why. Try using another browser such as Firefox or Chrome (they work just fine), or try clicking on a specific post title to see the menu … Continue reading →
This edition of What’s for dinner? is another of my favorite kind of meal–traditional, easy, nutritious, and oh so delicious! REAL comfort FOOD! I’ve been making pot roasts like this for many years but now I use local grassfed beef and organic … Continue reading →
UPDATE July 10, 2010: As of July 9, 2010, bifenthrin has been reapproved for use in the European Union. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has underwritten a human study on the use of pesticides to control Lyme … Continue reading →
Important Update, May 24, 2013: I removed Chipotle from the recommended restaurants list in September of 2012 because the chain was not providing important information about their ingredients; however, I have added them back to the list because the chain … Continue reading →
Did you know that just one exposure of a pregnant woman to synthetic chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA), fungicides, and even diethylstilbestrol (DES), could affect her children for several generations and may even cause permanent genetic change? What we do now could cause cancer, … Continue reading →
We had a great meal last night for dinner. Local pastured chicken roasted with thyme, local farmers market green beans, mashed potatoes (unfortunately not local), and cranberry apple chutney. What you need: pastured chicken green beans, ends snapped off potatoes, cubed raw … Continue reading →
