The MOM 100 Blog

• July 20, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  They Can’t Eat Raw Baby Carrots for the Rest of Their Lives

  Other than fish, it’s hard to think of a single category of food that antagonizes children and frustrates parents more than vegetables. Take a deep breath, cut tyourself some slack, and let’s discuss this calmly. Why do so many kids not like vegetables, or not like certain vegetables in particular? While moms around the globe are... MORE

• July 10, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  A Week of Summer Meals

  I have the exceptional good fortune of being able to work from wherever there is a kitchen and electricity, which means I am spending a hunk of time in Connecticut. And this means there is a lot of grilling and dinner parties going on. Here is a smattering of the things I have been cooking,... MORE

• June 28, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS

  Pike Market in Lists

  I wanted to write about each of the recent four cities which I traveled to with my kids (and sometimes my mother and my husband) in the past nine days. I wanted to, but that would have meant less sleep and fewer activities (but do eat at the café at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, and... MORE

• June 21, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS

  Portable Dishes for Summer Potlucks

  I absolutely love a potluck party. I like hosting them, I like attending them, I like thinking about what to bring.  You can be as creative as you like, or as safe as you like, and either way, your offering will be greeted with gratitude and enthusiasm. Recently I brought a frittata, pre-sliced into thin little wedges, to... MORE

• June 07, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  Get Yourself a Bake and Shark at Maracas Beach, Trinidad

  Gary I went to a friend’s daughter’s wedding in Trinidad this past weekend. While the wedding was beautiful, the dancing was excellent, and the Caribe beer quite thirst quenching, the following was one of the most memorable parts. We went to a beach called Maracas beach, where they are famous for their waves and their Bake... MORE

• May 31, 2012 • 3 COMMENTS

  31 Hours in Cincinnati in Lists

  In a city of very nice people, here were some of the nicest: Courtney Tsitouris, a local food blogger and videographer who is chronicling the burgeoning food scene in this friendly city. Jose Salazar, the chef at renowned restaurant, The Palace in The Cincinnatian, who gave me some huge purple asparagus to bring home. Nick Dietrich,... MORE

• May 29, 2012 • 1 COMMENT

  57 Hours in Dallas in Lists

  Times someone blessed my heart: Seven Great moment while teaching cooking class at Central Market in Plano: 12 year old boy, after tasting Miso Cod Fingers, said that this fish had “changed his life.” Dining experiences I shan’t soon forget: Insane-tasting dinner that Stephan Pyles‘ restaurant prepared at his eponymous restaurant. Let’s just say any meal that starts... MORE

• May 23, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS

  4 Days in Washington, DC in Lists

  This trip was thankfully a bit longer than others, in large part due to the fact that my sister, her husband, and two daughters live here, and we turned it into a bit of a family weekend with Gary and the boys coming down for part of it. Best reason for spending 4 days in... MORE

• May 21, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  I Forget; Are Ramps Still Cool?

  Ramps are a source of much pleasure for many, and some controversy. There has been a lot written about them in the past several weeks, as there always is in the early spring, in our seasonally-crazed food world. On the surface, they are a lovely harbinger of spring, wild leeks that are unable to be... MORE

• May 16, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  33 Hours in Tulsa in Lists

  Lovely people I spent time with: Jeff Martin, the founder of BookSmart, who hosted a “Moms’ Night Out” event at the adorable Blue Moon Cafe and Bakery April Brooks, who knows so much about Tulsa that she should be elected mayor of Tulsa, and is making me seriously consider living there. She makes amazing things out... MORE