We didn't have a particularly cold winter here in Brooklyn, but I still managed to eat my way through it as though in hibernation. I feel it—and it shows, too—which is why I recently decided it was time to change my diet. When I've made …
We're not exactly new to this parenting thing, and over the years we've seen all kinds of dinnerware for kids that is supposed to make our lives easier. (Read, less messy.) But we recently discovered EZPZ placemats and, you guys, these a…
Mexican food is one of the only international cuisines that I can count on all the kids in my life to eat reliably—and be excited about it, too. So with Cinco de Mayo rolling back around, I've been on the hunt for Mexican-inspired dishes…
It’s becoming a well-known and welcomed fact that frozen peas are better and tastier than fresh peas about 90% of the time. But the other 10% is right now–peak springtime–when fresh shelling peas show off their sweet flavor and tender te…
Unlike when I was in high school, Earth Day is no longer that anomalous day when you recycle and teach your parents about how important it for them to pay attention to their carbon footprint ( our what?! ). But while there’s much more aw…
My kids are from the bizarre species of tiny humans that actually love green vegetables. They get excited about most of them–except asparagus. But I get it; asparagus can taste bitter. I was recently geeking out to America’s Test Kitchen…
I love Indian and Thai food, but when I think of cooking it myself, I imagine a long list of exotic spices, special trips to the International Farmer's Market, and dishes that need to simmer for hours on end. And I think I speak for all …
National Grilled Cheese Day may have passed but, let's be honest, one day isn't enough. So, once again, we're celebrating National Grilled Cheese Month. Grilled cheese is such a simple, humble dish and yet humanity, in all of our wisdom,…
In addition to staples like bread and peanut butter, I try to always keep a bag of tortillas and grated cheese in my kitchen. My daughter is basically a quesadillatarian (if that's a thing), so I've perfected the art of the cheese quesad…
Perfect roast chicken is one of those dishes that every cook longs to master. Achieving that sought-after crisp, golden skin and perfectly tender meat is seemingly simple, but learning how to roast chicken is something that takes a littl…
Chicken, check! Beef (well, at least burgers), check! Pork, check! Fish, not so fast ! Other than meatless meals, we know that getting kids to eat fish can be a tough job. It's not made any easier by the confusing info about what seafood…
By now you know that we're all about keeping it real. Like making dinners that honestly take 30 minutes -real, using pretzels to get the kids interested in dinner -real, and microwaving veggies -real. Parenting can be noisy, messy, crazy…
Sweet potatoes are a favorite in my house: I love them because they are incredibly good for you and my kids love them because, well, sweet potatoes. The boys have been gobbling them up ever since they were 6-months-old, when I severed th…
Shauna James Ahern, author of the popular Gluten-Free Girl website, four cookbooks and a subscription recipe service , spent most of her life physically suffering, and not knowing why. When she was finally diagnosed with celiac disease i…
Of all the holidays, I always seem to need the most help finding cool St. Patrick's Day recipes, because no thank you to recipe after recipe of artificially dyed green food. (And can we all agree that green doesn't work for every dish?) …
Every St. Patrick's Day, I make a big feast to celebrate the big day in honor of my husband's Irish family—but, truth be told, I'd make one even if I didn't' have Irish relatives. You know why? Corned beef and cabbage. It's just too grea…
St. Patrick's Day isn't my thing. (How's that for the open of a St. Patrick's Day post?) But now that I have kids—who love any excuse to celebrate anything—I hate to be a curmudgeon about it. So, after thinking about it long and hard (ok…
Sometimes, as the family cook, you just need a win. In these moments, many parents look to kid-menu staples that they know their kids will love like burgers, hot dogs, or mac and cheese. Hey, makes sense to me—but I've found something ev…
Learning how to freeze meals so that you can stockpile homemade, ready-to-heat dinners should be considered a talent. It may seem easy — just double up on tonight’s dinner so that you can relax later in the week — but it's not always tha…
Homemade french fries are amazingly delicious, but they are also a pain to cook, which is why I never make them. My friend (and our lovely editor), Stacie, recently introduced me to the idea of homemade freezer fries, which has completel…
Forget the Super Bowl or the Grammys, my favorite TV event of the year is, hands-down, the Oscars. Even though I don't host viewing parties like I used to (before kids), I still enjoy celebrating the biggest night in movies with my famil…
The mass shooting events that have occurred over the last two weeks have left us gutted. While are trying to process our own grief, anger and overwhelming emotions, many of us are also talking to our kids about the tragedies to help them…
Whether I'm feeding the kids before the sitter comes for date night or because I've had a doozy of a day, I throw together a 15-minute meal scratched together from pantry and freezer ingredients at least once a week. Frozen leftovers lik…
For me, stir fry is always a great dinner option when cooking for my family on a busy weeknight. Stir fry recipes are generally very straightforward, they don't take a lot of time, and the kids always eat their dinner. Veggies and all. T…