10 Reasons to Cook with Your Children
I couldn't resist using this picture. I learned to cook with my daughter. We started a year and half ago and now both love it. If you follow this blog, you probably already know I didn’t always love...
View ArticleBragg’s Synergy Organic Farm Tour
Bragg apple cider vinegar drinks 120 acres of Goleta soil in a beautiful valley. Rows of parsley, rosemary, butternut squash, and spinach. Mature walnut trees loaded with chartreuse, nut-bearing bulbs....
View ArticleBanana Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
One of my daughter’s favorite smoothies is my banana, peanut butter, chocolate smoothie. I know, you’re shocked, right? Tonight we had breakfast for dinner so I decided to go all out and whip up this...
View ArticleThe $5 Slow Food Challenge
Fast food is cheap. Pay $2.00 and you get a huge burrito at Taco Bell. For a $1.99 you get a BK Topper Deluxe burger. Virtually every fast food joint has a value, dollar, or $0.99 menu. Poor families...
View ArticleAntibiotic-Free Chicken Served in Chicago Public Schools
473 schools 300,000 students 1,200,000 pounds of antibiotic-free chicken There is a big announcement from the windy city this week and this time it relates to school lunches. Chicago Public Schools...
View ArticleThe Must-Have Kitchen Tool for Kid Chefs
Review Product: Curious Chef 3-Piece Nylon Knife Set Category: Kid’s Cooking Tools Price: $8.99 Ever since my daughter was old enough to stand, she has been helping in the kitchen. In the beginning it...
View ArticleMy New Favorite Snack: The Greek Raspberry
If you follow this blog, you may have noticed a slight obsession with Greek yogurt lately. Well, the obsession has not subsided; in fact, I’m now straining my own yogurt. It was one cold evening...
View ArticleParent’s Guide to Surviving a Junk Food Weekend
Your family is visiting a friend’s family for the holiday weekend. The friend generously offers to have you stay at their house. Things are going great until it’s lunchtime and out comes the...
View ArticleBack to Basics: Why Cast Iron Rules
Tailgating amongst 100,000 Tiger fans at a LSU football game is a experience not to be missed. You know it must be special when you learn that thousands of the purple-and-gold clad Louisianians...
View ArticleVideo: How to Separate Eggs Using Only a Plastic Water Bottle
This video is crazy. Who would have ever thought that a simple plastic water bottle could be THIS cool. While you probably won’t understand anything the woman is saying, you will definitely learn how...
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