Whether you're working off of a meal plan or are flying by the seat of your pants, if you're anything like me, you're so focused on throwing together a main dish for dinner that you forget about a side dish until the last minute. Enter f…
It's November: Officially time to ditch the iced coffee (boo!) and switch to hot cereal (yay!). I love making the move to warm cereal because my kids love how cozy it is and it can be made way healthier than their favorite cold cereals. …
If the new moms you know are anything like I was ten years back—exhausted, a little scattered, and possibly nursing—I think they will definitely appreciate a big gift of Oat Mama's Lactation Granola Bars , a new, small brand of outstandi…
Honestly, the whole what to make for dinner dilemma has gotten old. Trying to figure out new, fresh, and tasty options that won't be a drag on my time and energy after a day of juggling work and home will never be fun for me. And who wan…
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the kinds of life milestones that our kids might be missing due to the over-parenting phenomenon. Like navigating the neighborhood alone, traveling without parents, and even skills like fendi…
I don't drink a lot of soda, but I admit that when I reach for one it's generally as a pick-me-up. Well, a new Venice Beach (of course) company called Just Chill is heading in the opposite direction. If you like the idea of a beverage ma…
I've been on a quest to find the perfect sauté pan since the summer, when a bolt on the inexpensive one I grabbed at a department store exploded off the pan while my daughter was helping me cook. Yikes. Obviously, quality (and safety, wh…
As the weather changes, so does the way that I cook. Though there’s still some time before winter demands only soups and stews, baked casseroles and roast veggies, we’re definitely starting to crave warm dinners—but warm dinners that are…
I've been seeing the #MeatlessMonday hashtag in my Facebook feed for a while now, but have been slow to jump on the bandwagon. Other than the trusty black beans and rice that I cook when I forget to thaw meat for dinner, I don't have man…
Growing up Greek, I was raised with roasted chickpea snacks from the Greek store that were super chalky and unappetizing. But my mom kept feeding them to me because they were an easy, high protein snack with big crunch. I didn't get it b…
With all the frenzy over pumpkin spice, I almost forgot that it’s apple season! Apple pie might be one of my favorite treats of all time. There’s just something about the combination of apples, cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla that’s totally…
We're barely a month into the school year and already my girls are groaning about boring sandwiches. When PB&J or turkey and cheese loose their appeal, even if just temporarily, I change up the game. My trump card: packing healthy dips f…
More and more we're hearing that sugary snacks are no longer allowed in the classroom to celebrate birthdays: healthy snacks only, please . This happened at my niece and nephew's school and they were crestfallen, thinking they'd be releg…
If you're anything like me, when throwing parties you want to put out an awesome dessert spread without baking a 7 layer ombre rainbow cake or piling on several sugar-loaded desserts. That's why I found these 6 super impressive fruit rec…
Katie Workman's first book, The Mom 100 Cookbook , came out just as I'd decided to work from home in order to run a more functional and rewarding household. I was going to use my Dutch oven, bake from scratch, and put homemade dinners on…
I'm usually a decisive person, but when it comes to choosing a recipe for a bake sale at my kids' school, I'm as indecisive as they come. Everything always looks so ridiculously yummy! This year, I'm getting ready ahead of time with thes…
If you ask me, ground spices are a best friend to busy home cooks (I'm looking at you) since they are the easiest, fastest way to build flavor into simple cooking without added fat. Because of that, I'm always surprised by how few home c…
Thanks to a long shelf life, I can honestly say there’s always yogurt in my fridge, even when I’m just back from vacation. I use it all the time, especially for breakfast, snack time, lunch and dessert—and am always happy to taste test a…
Now that we're in the back-to-school groove, I've noticed one huge change in my kids: they are absolutely famished at the end of the day. They ask me to swing through the drive-thru and get them milkshakes on the way home, every day. Umm…
When I first watched the FED UP documentary , produced by Laurie David and Katie Couric, I admit that some of the info I knew, lots I didn't, and lots more made me squirm. But then, that's what a good documentary should do. I have such a…
This summer, my son started a new trend: Coming home from day camp absolutely ravenous. The kid was practically making a beeline from the front door to the kitchen pantry. This guy was hungry . And as much as I wanted him to get a snack …
When it comes to packing school lunch, the trickiest part is packing vegetables that the kids will eat, and not just cucumber wheels day after day. We found 7 creative ways to pack vegetables for school lunch so that they have high lunch…
I’ve always been a fan of yogurt, but became a super fan once I had kids. Not only is it delicious, healthy, and versatile, but most kids like it without fuss and it’s good for them. (How often does that happen?) A well-known pediatricia…
Finding sweet snacks that serve as tasty treats is easy. The hard part is finding delicious store-bought snacks that are healthy enough—or at least not totally jammed with added sugar or artificial flavors—to pack into their backpacks ev…