We’ve been going through a rough patch in our house recently when it comes to eating. My almost-four-year old has fallen back into some of his “picky” ways and now my six-year-old, who has always been an adventurous and excited eater, is going through a “I don’t like the way it looks! I don’t like…
I wish I could take credit for this genius recipe, but I truly can’t. I discovered it on The Kitchn and have been in love ever since. The reason I love their recipe so much is that the pastry is so incredibly simple both to make and to work with, and is composed of ingredients that I…
Tuesday was my younger son’s final day of Spring Break. After all of the snow days this winter and his older brother’s Spring Break a few weeks ago, to say that his 11-day Spring Break felt very long would be an understatement. But on Tuesday morning the two of us had a wonderful time together that reminded…
Spring has finally (!) arrived here in the DC area and this weekend we took full advantage of the nice weather and bright sunshine to garden and cook on the grill. The grill is a relatively new addition to our lives. We have had it for about two years and I am so glad that…
Last week I had a great meal plan all planned out. The only problem was, I lost my momentum and excitement about some of the meals I had planned, which then left me looking at my pantry trying to come up with other ideas that would be more inspiring to me. Whenever this happens to…
Last night I went to hear Lisa Leake of 100 Days of Real Food speak. It was so inspiring to hear her story and to learn about her family’s journey from a life full of processed foods to one of real foods. One of the things I really appreciated about her talk was that while she shared…
I’ve been reading a ton recently on different approaches to feeding our kids. There are so many theories out there about the best ways to introduce new foods, the best ways to encourage kids to eat more fruits and vegetables, and the best ways to help selective/picky eaters to overcome their challenges with foods. It…
Life never seems to slow down, does it? This morning, as I practically stumbled down the stairs to get the lunches packed and breakfasts finished up, my husband and I greeted each other with sympathetic, exhausted smiles and compared notes on our exhaustion headaches. “Does yours hurt more when you bend over?” “Yup.” It was…
I love bok choy. I really do. I love it in stir fry because it adds such a wonderful crunch and flavor. There is only one problem: unless I am making a stir fry to feed 10, I always have leftover bok choy and I just don’t know what to do with it. Now, as…
Today is the first day of Spring. It has been a loooong time coming this winter but even with the slow start and the impending cold that they are telling us is coming in a few days, Spring has definitely started springing! This afternoon my sons and I ran around noticing all the signs of…