Shane's Blog

I’ve never seen so many advertisements for flu shots and that scares me in a way.  What does that tell you about the health of the American people if we’re catching every little and big flu virus that comes along?  It’s time to build up your immunity people and it needs to be done through the consumption of cultured and fermented foods, probiotics in capsule form, getting enough sleep, etc., etc.   Take a listen to this week’s “real food pep talk” and start to make the choice to build up your...

Last Saturday while unloading the car from my trip to the farmer's market and trying to carry too much at once I ended up dropping my precious jar of wildflower honey on the floor of my garage.  See the attached photo as evidence.  No, I couldn't have dropped the squash or even the watermelon even though it would have been a challenge to clean up...nothing compares to cleaning up a shattered glass jar of honey on the cement floor of your garage...just ask my sweet husband, Alex!  But, I...

I know most folks don't really care for okra unless it's fried.  Well, I'm asking you to give it another try because my  "Stewed Okra and Tomatoes" recipe has a little trick to cut the slime so you can enjoy all the goodness of okra which is so in season right now!  Take a look at my video or just click on the PDF to download the recipe -- try it and let me know how it goes!    

Chef Shane Kelly tells you why commercial sports drinks aren't the answer to hydrating your body in a real food way.  Listen to this week's Real Food Pep Talk to discover the best ways to replenish your body's electrolytes while we are still in the dog days of summer.   MP3 Click here for the podcast audio  

If you know anything about me you know that I will talk to perfect strangers anywhere at any time about the benefits of eating real food.  You just never know how the knowledge of eating real, nutrient-dense foods might help someone.  Here is the link to the testimonial of "one" such person, Kristin:    http://tnbuylocal.com/benefits-of-eating-real-whole-food-supporting-local-farmers/     I want to be so clear about one point...I am not responsible for changing people's lives, I don't have...

Here is your Chef Shane Real Food Pep-Talk for July 26th, 2010.  It is HOT!  MP3 Click here for the Podcast audio

Write me about what you buy at your local farmer's market...especially if you have questions about how to prepare what's in season!  Let me hear from you!  Here's what I got from my market today and boy, was it HOT!!!      

My heart breaks every time I read an article like the one I read a few days ago in the Wall Street Journal called, “Worried About a Moody Teen?”  The reason my heart breaks is because there is hardly ever any mention of what those moody teens are eating or what they should be eating.  Because I can tell you for sure teens will have mood swings and all kinds of related issues if the bulk of their diet is low-fat, fat- free, sugar-laden, ultra-processed, nutrient-vacant foods and not enough good...

What do you do with all those lovely veggies in your fridge that haven't been used for a meal before you head back to the market on Saturday for more?  Because if you're like me, I go to my farmer's market,  Franklin Farmer's Market  whether I need to or not.  The answer for me is my  "Farmer's Market Veggie Soup with Pistou."   That's right Pistou (pronounced "pea stew") which is the French version of pesto without the cheese...so fresh and delicious.  First I start with homemade chicken broth...

  The young daughter of a friend of mine fell and broke her arm a few days ago and what is the first thing that came to my mind besides sympathy for that little girl but, CHICKEN BROTH!  That's when you know you're a full-on "real food" convert, when people tell you about someone getting hurt or sick or experiencing bad symtoms of some type or another and you think, "what could that person eat or not eat to help heal them?"  I confess, it's most all I think about on any given day, food and how...