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…
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…
It's spring break time! Whether you're just finishing up vacation like me and my family, or break is about to start, it's tropical cocktail o'clock. Maybe you want to keep the good vibes going at home or you want to get yourself ready fo…
As a new mom, you are probably exhausted, exhilarated and, most likely, not thinking much about your own well-being. Though I know it can be hard to put yourself first, those first few months postpartum are a time when you should pay spe…
Easter has the cutest food for kids, hands down. I mean, even carrots and peas look cute in the springtime. So, I've been scouring the Internet for fun and easy Easter treats that my kids can make, since they like to help (er, "help") in…
Feathered hair, macrame, Charlie's Angles, and wheat germ: These are a few of my lasting memories of the 1970's. I can still see myself now, walking around the natural foods store in our town with my mom (complete with feathered hair and…
Easter morning at my house tends to be so busy just trying to get everyone dressed and out the door that there is never time for cooking. Even if I'm not hosting, but just taking a dish with me, I've found that it's absolutely neccessary…
I love cinnamon rolls—and I don't just mean eating them. I also love making them. There's something so satisfying about whipping up a simple, sweet yeasted dough and baking it up with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. Then there's the whole r…
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…
Ah, the Shamrock Shake. That once-a-year emerald colored, minty concoction that makes St. Patrick's Day feel like, well, St. Patrick's Day. If you can't do without one, but would rather skip loads of artificial green coloring or just pre…
There is no way that we could let National Cereal Day pass without sharing a super fun recipe. Ok, fine, we could have, but why when I've recently whipped up an amazing original recipe for Baked Cereal Milk Donuts. As in, donuts made wit…
It turns out that today, March 7th, is National Cereal Day (who knew!) and I can think of no better time to make this confession: I'm a recovering cereal addict. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—and have on occasion. Cerea…
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…
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 idea for this post came last week when I found myself staring blankly at the pantry. I had a few russet potatoes that were intended for a beef stew that never happened and some broccoli. I ended up cooking them together in the microw…
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…
Having a handful of trusted, family-friendly pasta recipes can be the key to surviving a busy week. And I love that a lot of pasta dishes are naturally low in fat and healthy, too, when dressed right. Sure there are some creamy, high cal…
I'm so happy that Valentine's Day falls on a weekend this year. I can love on my kids all day, then head out the door for a guilt-free date night with my husband in the evening. I'm thinking we'll whip up a batch of these delicious-looki…
It never fails that I remember I need to take treats to the party in my kids' classes at the very last minute. Or that, after a week of procrastinating, I remember, oh yeah, Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I should probably make a little…