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About Dinner In Real Time
About Dinner in Real Time: Kate developed Dinner in Real Time as a home cook, determined to get dinner on the table despite scheduling challenges, picky palates, and myriad distractions. Dinner in Real Time menu ideas and layouts are developed and tested in Kate’s own very active kitchen. Kate makes all her food gluten free due to celiac disease and all recipes at Dinner in Real Time are either gluten free or easily adaptable to become gluten free. She is excited to have you join her in the kitchen!
New Cookbook
20-40-60 Minute Dinners
Whether you only have twenty minutes or an hour—or something in between—you can deliver a delicious entrée and side dish to the table with these quick, easy, and crowd-pleasing recipes. Organized by “available time” rather than by “kind of dish,” this unique cookbook is designed to help the time-conscious cook with dinner planning.
About Kate
Kate Otterstrom, Author
Formally trained as a scientist and an attorney, Kate employs a very intentional and critical method of recipe development and menu planning. Additionally, her nearly 16 years in the trenches of parenthood have given her invaluable perspectives in nourishing herself and her family. In spare time, which, really, is as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth, Kate enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, cultivating her flower garden, and experimenting with music.
Inge Otterstrom, illustrator
Inge is interested in exploring just about any form of visual art, although her favorites include animation, digital art, sketching, and earring making. Inge enjoys learning new styles and developing her own designs. Besides art, Inge enjoys spending time in the forest and near the water, laughing with friends, and traveling when she has the opportunity. You can find her work on Instagram @arro_artz and @arro_doodlez
Blog
At the Dinner in Real Time blog, you will find a variety of menus that fit into your schedule. 20-minute meals, 40-60 Minute meals, slow cooker dinners, frozen dinners, and special occasion dinners all have a place here. Let Kate know if you are interested in seeing any particular foods included in these menus!
Gado Gado Salad
If you read the post on the Japanese baked mussels, you know the story of my family’s tradition of having an Around the...
Baked Mussel Appetizers
Every year on New Year’s Eve, we have a tradition of our “Around the World” dinner. This was born of the need to celebrate...
Charcuterie When You Have Gluten-sensitive Guests
Charcuterie boards are incredibly popular ways to present appetizers these days. The pops of color and groupings of many...
A Thanksgiving Plan!
Thanksgiving does not need to be overwhelming if you follow a plan. Here is a straightforward plan for a dinner that will...
Black Bean Enchiladas
I did not particularly gravitate towards enchiladas as a little girl. When my parents took me and Kleine out for Mexican...
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
Autumn took a long time coming to the Pacific Northwest this year. The trees were mostly still green until a few weeks ago,...
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