Shane's Blog

Don't be "a-sceered" of butter because it is a super nutrient-dense food that American's need to get back to eating.  Butter is a great way to ensure that you get all of your fat-soluble vitamins!  So take a listen, be encouraged and eat more "real food" butter, I give you permission! :-) Click  here to find out why butter is better! MP3

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!    

Here's a great way to use up some of all those tomatoes you're either growing or buying at the farmer's market plus some tender summer eggplant.  Take a look a this video and see how easy it is to put together this fancy sounding dish... click here for the recipe on "Eggplant, Tomato and Onion Gratin"   And, as always, please write me and let me know how it turned out for you!      

This Blueberry Crisp Recipe is loaded with the goodness of oats, pecans, almonds and coconut and not to mention, loads of fresh blueberries. And for those of you who are watching your gluten intake this recipe is wheat-free and would be dairy-free if you just wanted to change the butter to coconut oil in the recipe. But, most importantly it’s just yummy and comforting on a hot summer day…with some real whipped cream, of course. Click here to get the Blueberry Crisp recipe!

Lost my head and forgot to write this blog this morning to direct y'all to the "real food pep talk" today...forgive me.  So,  listen in to me encouraging you to make your own salad dressings!  Let me know some of your favorites!  MP3 Click here for the podcast audio.

Here's something new I want to try with y'all...Recipe Testing Tuesdays!  This is where my sweet husband, Alex is just shooting some "raw" footage of me doing what I do most days of the week...playing with food and trying to make something yummy out of what's good for you and in-season.  Please give it a look see and let me know your thoughts and I'm always open to your suggestions on how to provide you with more tools so YOU can "Just keep it real, honey!"

Corn at its peak in the summer is a real treat.  It’s sweet, crisp and can almost be eaten raw.  I just remember, as most of you do, that we would always have it on the cob.  Well that always made for some fun messy eating and a serious session with the dental floss when you were finished.  We lived in Trinidad for about a year when I was in third grade and one of my favorite snacks was “burnt corn.”  Really, there would be folks on the side of the road roasting the corn over an...

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...

     I’m so excited to have the chance to meet with my “Mama’s” this morning for a time of brainstorming on the Chef Shane Kelly Eating Plan.  So far I’ve had about 8 Mama’s all with 2 or more chillin’s ranging in age from 2 and up cooking up my recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks…how about that?  Since I don’t have children they have been an incredible help in testing my recipes on their families and giving me invaluable feedback.         This blog is to publicly thank them for...