Real Food Living Blog

A student of health and nutrition for 30 years, Vickilynn Haycraft has over 20 years of actual hands-on experience reviewing and personally using different tools of the homemaking vocation, focusing on the areas of health and nutrition. Vickilynn is a magazine columnist, product reviewer and cookbook author, as well as being full-time wife and mom to 5 children. Vickilynn's reviews can be found at the Real Food Living ministry website.

I am so excited to be writing 3-4 times per week for the syndicated outlet Examiner.com!
My new assignment is as the “Housewares Examiner” for the Charlotte area and I will be writing articles on my Product Reviews. My column addresses Tools of the Trade for homemakers worldwide. For example, my first 2 articles are on [...]

Shalom,
As the new book, Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families hits the mailboxes and stores, the feedback is coming in to my mailbox and on the RFD email loop. Here are 2 that we received today:
“Hi Everyone,
Woo hoo!! I got my book today and I AM SO EXCITED!! It is so beautiful and [...]

Shalom Y’all,
Tonight at sundown, we will welcome the Biblical Feast of Passover (Pesach). This is such a rich commemoration of G-d’s faithfulness. For Jew and Christian, Passover is an essential reminder of the sacrifice of the Lamb. Exodus 12
For further reading, I recommend this wonderful site and has excellent homeschooling resources for teaching the L-rd’s [...]

*(This was a post that I wrote in February and placed in my Draft folder and forgot about it!! Don’t laugh! You’ve done it too! Even though it’s Spring now, this sounds like a yummy weeknight supper!)
Shalom,
It’s SNOWING outside! Yesssssss! I love to watch falling snow and on these days I love to [...]

Shalom!
I love my pizza! To aid my diabetic, low-carb gluten-free diet choice, I love my Flax Gluten Free Pizza Crust.  It is so satisfying!
Today I topped the crust with local venison that I had slowcooked with organic fire-roasted diced tomatoes, garlic and organic Tamari. I added baby spinach and mozzarella. Deee-Lish!
Look for the recipe on [...]

Shalom Y’all!
Anyone that knows me knows that I really love Pampered Chef stoneware. It is made in the USA and it is promoted to be lead-free. I’ve been using their stoneware to bake my wonderful whole-grain pizzas, cookies, cakes, breads and healthful meals, casseroles etc. for many many years.
I found a stoneware mini fluted cake [...]

Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families
By Shonda Parker and Vickilynn Haycraft
Available directly from Naturally Healthy:
Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families

Table of Contents:
Part One: Real Foods Make Naturally Healthy Cuisine

The Meaning of Eating
Kitchen Medicine: Carbs, Proteins, Fats
Optimal Nutrient Daily Intake: Vitamins
Optimal Nutrient Daily Intake: Minerals
Setting Up Your Real Food Pantry
Changes Made Easy
You [...]

Shalom Y’all,
My good friend and RFD sister Marci (who runs an AWESOME General Store) has graciously offered a $20.00 gift certificate give-away to her store. Click on the URL to get the rules and them click on the logo to shop!
Come and join me! I’m going shopping at AMAZING GRAZE General Store!!
http://amazinggrazefarm.blogspot.com/2009/01/cabin-fever-cure-give-away.html

Shalom Y’all,
I love making bread. It feels delicious! Does that make sense? I think all you bread bakers out there will understand the pleasurable sensory experience of working bread dough in your hands.
I particularly enjoy working with my homemade 100% whole wheat and honey Challah dough and braiding it. What fun to see the intricate [...]

Shalom,
This is by far my family’s favorite bread that I make. We have it on Sabbath and on holidays.
I made these loaves and crescent rolls from the Challah dough.