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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
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August 07, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS
Recipe: Garlicky Garden Pasta Salad, or How to Stretch One Head of Broccoli into a Meal
My garden looks something like a head of curly, unruly green hair that hasn’t been brushed in a week. Kempt, it’s not. But somehow, despite the fact that I often forget to water it, hardly ever weed it, and let things run amok, it is still producing vegetables, and I am grateful for every little... MORE
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August 02, 2012 • 2 COMMENTS
Recipe: A Blue Plate Special: Peach Blueberry Crisp
There is something about the phrase, “Blue Plate Special,” that makes one’s blood pump faster. All-American, hearty, ample, satisfying, unpretentious, classic, comfort food. A promise that you won’t leave hungry. But first, a little gift/giveaway from the publisher! For this entire month, you can download your copy of The Mom 100 Cookbook Sampler for free! If there’s... MORE
