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 17, 2012 • 1 COMMENT

  Recipe: A Mother-Son Peach Clafoutis

  So, I was playing around with the proportions for batter recipe, and when I had it down pretty well, I realized I was well behind the gun in terms of making dinner for the bunch of people that were coming over in short order. So, what does a mom do? She hands the recipe to... 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

• July 05, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS

  Recipe: An Achingly Simple Herbed Chicken for 4th of July

  When you have a family of four, and the bulk of the people you invite over often come in groupings of 2 to 6, it’s shockingly easy to go from “We’re having a few people over for dinner” to “Holy crap, what am I going to make for 14?” This very situation had me gazing... MORE

• July 03, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  Mincing Garlic Super-Fine

  So, when you are cooking with garlic, you don’t usually need to chop it super-fine, because when it cooks, it will soften and mellow, and blend itself into the dish. But if you are using garlic in an uncooked dish, you usually do want a pretty fine mince, because it can be unpleasant to bite... 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 26, 2012 • 3 COMMENTS

  Recipe: Fork-In-The-Road Savory Corn Muffins

  My older son loves, loves, loves corn muffins, and it was his suggestion to create a Fork in the Road version with heat, since he also happens to like jalapenos — as in he orders a side of jalapenos to snack on whenever he is in a place where such a thing is possible. First,... 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 19, 2012 • 1 COMMENT

  Recipe: Simplest, Freshest Spring Greens for Father’s Day

  For Father’s Day, what my husband wanted the most was not to be chained to sinkfuls of dishes to be washed, which given who is he is married to is an understandable request. We took him out to dinner to a serious barbecue place, one that leaves your clothes smelling like pork and fire, and... MORE

• June 14, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS

  Recipe: Fork-In-The-Road Pad Thai

  This dish is one of the most popular in Thailand and in Thai restaurants throughout the world, for excellent reason. It’s amazing. It’s a quintessential example of the homerun that is Southeast Asian food — a blend of hot and sour, salty and sweet. It provides your taste buds with plenty to keep them busy,... MORE