The MOM 100 Blog

• May 07, 2013 • 0 COMMENTS

  Recipe: How to Get Yourself Breakfast in Bed on Mother’s Day

  In a perfect world you would not have to read this blog post, and I would not have to write it. In a perfect world I also wouldn’t be writing this at the orthodontist’s office waiting for my kid to have his palate expander fixed for the seventeenth time. Mother’s Day is Sunday May 12.... MORE

• April 10, 2013 • 105 COMMENTS

  Today I Feel Like Talking About My Dad

  My dad died Sunday.  The words don’t look right sitting on the page, they don’t feel like they belong to me, they must have been written by someone else, someone with a dead father. He was sick for 6 months.  A long time.  No, a short time.  Kind of a lifetime.  It was brain cancer,... MORE

• January 19, 2013 • 0 COMMENTS

  Recipe: Quesadillas 101

  Even really finicky kids seem to love quesadillas. It’s just hard not to like melted cheese between two carbs. There are a few ways to go about this, and they are all good.  The language here refers to one quesadilla but I am quite sure you will be making more than one.  Serve them with... MORE

• November 14, 2012 • 6 COMMENTS

  This Year’s Thanksgiving Reality (otherwise known as, yes, you can in fact bring something)

  Here’s what’s happening in our world.  My dad’s been sick, and it’s cancer, and treatment is starting soon, and he’s amazing and we’re highly optimistic.  Which doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been a crazy couple of months of crap, compounded by the storm, compounded by regular life.  But it’s okay, it will be okay, and... MORE

• October 23, 2012 • 24 COMMENTS

  Recipe: Atlantic Beach Pie

  This recipe comes from Bill Smith, long-time chef of Crook’s Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  It’s his version of a pie that was commonly served at seafood restaurants on the North Carolina coast when he was growing up. When I first tasted this pie, all I could say was, “OH MY GOD, OH... MORE

• October 15, 2012 • 7 COMMENTS

  Recipe: Baked Potato 101

  I have to say, I love what I do, I really, really do. I like writing, I like cooking, and I like talking about writing and cooking (and just talking in general).  But sometimes I find myself in a slightly strange moment, often having to do with a particular article or project, where I am... MORE

• October 02, 2012 • 7 COMMENTS

  Lunch Circa 1977

  Foodwise, my mother was ahead of her time.  She wasn’t the only one of course: the 70s were filled with people discovering wheat germ and carob and sprouts and homemade yogurt.  And simultaneously diving into the world of cassoulets and paellas and other day-long food projects inspired by far-away lands.  But boy, she really embraced... MORE

• September 11, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS

  What Can My Kids Do in the Kitchen?

  Since the publication of The Mom 100 Cookbook, one of the questions I am most often asked is, “when is a good time to have your kids start helping in the kitchen?” (answer: now!), and, “which tasks can kids do at what ages?”  Excellent questions, without universally empirical answers, and there are some things to... MORE

• August 23, 2012 • 3 COMMENTS

  Salad on a Stick

  I’m a firm believer that everything tastes better on a stick and, furthermore, that kids are more willing to try something if it’s on a stick. Are there a lot of sad faces at State Fairs? No, there are not, and it’s not just because everything has been deep-fried (at least I don’t think that’s... MORE

• August 09, 2012 • 30 COMMENTS

  Gearing Up For Back-to-School Weeknight Dinners

  Getting back in the swing of weeknight/schoolnight dinners stands out as a shining example of what can be crazy-making about the re-entry period of fall. I’ve just started bracing myself, and thinking about how to make those dinners a bit smoother, calmer, and less stressful. Damn, I do this for a living and still find... MORE