Somehow, the slow cooker has earned a reputation for being a winter kitchen gadget, but the slow cooker lovers among us know better ( hello, hand raised! ). A handy, all year around kitchen tool, the slow cooker can make cooking long coo…
I have officially made it through the Whole30 diet and have lived to tell you all about it. Over the last month, I've been pretty amazed by both the physical and emotional changes I've experienced. If you're wondering whether the Whole30…
If you think that homemade popcorn means standing over a stove and yet another dirty pot, you're going to love our method for making microwave popcorn at home. It's super quick and easy, you get to flavor the popcorn any way that you wan…
I didn't take my own advice about when to start the Whole30 diet and went on vacation during my third week. Granted, I decided to do the Whole30 after I had scheduled my trip, but I thought that two weeks would give me a good enough star…
Making smoothies is easy, right? That's what everyone says and, while I know that it's true, I have to wonder why people don't make them more frequently. I can tell you why I don't make them as much as I should: Because it's kind of a pa…
It’s time to get a head start on your meal plan for next week. From a lighter take on Chicken Parmesan to make-your-own Soba Noodle Bowls, we’ve got 5 easy weeknight meals that will get you through next week. So grab a pen, make your sho…
If you're like me, you've had at least a friend or more who's done the Whole30 diet and you've been a little curious, but a little hesitant, because let's just say the list of off-limit foods is pretty dang long. But with a recent stomac…
I eat pretty well during the day. I start off with a lean, protein-packed breakfast, have some fruit before lunch, and am even able to stick to healthy, well-balanced afternoon meals. Then something happens: The kids come home and start …
No matter what I've read or been told, there is a part of me that wonders, “Do I really have to wash a few lettuce leaves for my sandwich?” or “Can my kids actually get sick if I give them that non-organic lettuce straight from the packa…
We love hearing that more and more families are growing their own food, whether veggies in a backyard garden or just potted window sill herbs that kids can help tend. Either way, we're down with the yard-to-table trend and have rounded u…
Packed with an abundance of vitamins and minerals, spinach is known for being super healthy, but serving spinach to kids has never been an easy task. The leafy texture and sometimes-chalky taste of can turn kids off, but having a package…
During the summer, my kids are outside playing a lot, which is awesome. But when my neighbor's kids were recently sent home from camp because they were dehydrated, I realized that it's easier than I thought for the kids to get overheated…
I have to confess, I've been man-handling salmon for most of my life. It's such a tender, elegant fish, yet too often mine ended up leathery, dry, or just completely fused to the frying pan and oozing white stuff (the worst!). Instead of…
I love the idea of getting a box of fresh, locally grown produce each week, especially if I have the satisfaction of knowing that I had a hand, even if indirectly, in helping grow each lovely tomato, radish, or head of butter lettuce. An…
If the word "vegetarian" strikes fear into your heart—or the hearts of your children—fear not. The recipes in these vegetarian cookbooks are easy, hearty, and (trust me!) seriously good. And these books don't try to convert you to their …
I still remember visiting a friend's house as a teenager and learning that people make salad dressing from scratch. Wonder of wonders! As a child raised on a solid stream of store-bought, low-fat ranch, I had no idea this was even possib…
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 …
Confession time: I like kombucha, spend too much money on coconut water and, yes, I eat avocado toast. You can roll your eyes and I'll understand, but of all my eye-roll-worthy foodie vices, avocado toast is my least embarrassing because…
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…
When spring weather starts to move in, I crave pasta, but not the heavy spaghetti and meatballs that I want during winter. Rather, I go for lighter sauces, lots of crisp, spring veggies, and proteins like chicken or fish mixed in to fill…
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 …
The headline for this article is the kind that you see all the time at the beginning of the year, when everyone's thinking resolutions and turning new leaves. I get it. Who doesn't want to lighten up after a month (or two) of holiday eat…
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…