Welcome to Real Food on the Table!
In the modern world, it has become difficult to eat real food. By “real food” I mean food made from simple combinations of whole ingredients that you can hold in […]
Simple Fancy Green Salad
How can a “simple” salad also be “fancy”? It turns out fancy salads just have a few added ingredients. And if those ingredients are simple to add, your every day […]
Pan Cooked Vegetables
This is a really simple recipe for making vegetables, but it is hard to put a name on it. It isn’t sautéing, sweating, steaming, braising or frying. It is kind […]
Pantry Pasta
I call this pantry pasta because it is made with ingredients that I always have in my pantry and refrigerator. As soon as one of the ingredients gets low, they […]
“Stir Fried” Okra with Chicken
To be honest this recipe isn’t a true stir fry. It is really really hard to get a true stir fry at home. Most people don’t have a pan/wok large […]
Brown Rice Congee (Instant Pot recipe)
Congee (jook) is a marvelous rice porridge that is warm, silky, and satisfying. It was always a treat when I was a kid, and I have struggled throughout the years […]
Sticky Rice
This amazing recipe is from my good friend Annette. I tried a bunch of other recipes off the web, but nothing worked until she told me to steam the rice. […]
Almond Milk
This recipe for almond milk creates very tasty nut milk with no preservatives or questionable ingredients. You get better tasting almond milk without lecithin, xanthan gum, potassium citrate, natural flavors, […]
Gluten Free Mac and Cheese
Often gluten free recipes call for a bunch of weird ingredients. What I love about this recipe is there are only 4 whole food ingredients (plus salt and pepper). It […]
Five Ingredient Chili
So the name of this chili is a bit of a lie. In addition to salt, pepper, and olive oil, there are only 5 ingredients to this chili. It is […]
Broccoli Leek Soup
So there is a lot of variation in this soup, depending on how rich you want it and what foods you tend to avoid. The use of the dairy ingredients […]
Vegetable and Cheese Frittata
This recipe is easy, but you have to be willing to go with the flow. The listed ingredients are not very specific because you can put pretty much anything in […]