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August 30, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS
Recipe: A Week’s Worth of Bruschetta
A friend of mine bought me a serious amount of gorgeous breads from a bakery that he adores, feeling the need to share what he said was New York’s very best bread, Bien Cuit. When he asked me if I had tried their bread, and I said no, he reacted somewhat like one would respond... MORE
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August 28, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS
Recipe: A Cocktail and a Mocktail for Mixed Company
The latest almost casualty in my ever-evolving heap of “I-bought-too-many-of-this-and-now-I-need-to-think-fast-or-it-will-go-bad” produce was an embarrassment of peaches. Notwithstanding the fact that my husband and sons like them hard and crunchy (really, don’t ask), even for a juicy peach lover, these rosy little orbs were about to tip into the land of no return. Wondering if they... MORE
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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
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August 21, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS
Recipe: English Muffin Pizzas
Tomorrow morning, when your sleepy, groggy, possibly grumpy kids drag their butts to breakfast and mumble incoherent complaints, try saying this: “Who wants pizza for breakfast?” Their little necks will snap up so fast they may pull something. Somewhere along the way, certain foods were identified as breakfast foods, and most of us are content... MORE
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August 14, 2012 • 1 COMMENT
The Ebbing and Flowing of Acceptable Foods
My friend recently posed this evergreen question to me: “What happens when your kids used to like something, and then they wake up one morning and decide, nah?” This is a killer, but a situation that happens all of the time. One day, it’s “yay, soup!” The next, “gross, soup.” One day, it’s “ooh, steak!”... MORE
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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
