Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Afterschool Treat: Snacks
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Last week, I promised a few after school snack ideas. Here they are. They’re meant to be fun, healthy and require minimal preparation.
This snack is brought to you by two things: a trip to Trader Joes + cupcake holders
Tags: afterschool fun, Food
Posted in Cooking | 8 Comments »
Back to School Week: Traditions & Celebrations
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
If presented a chance to celebrate something, I do not think twice. Oh yes, yes my friends, I celebrate.
I can find almost any reason to celebrate: the change of a season, doing something new, a clean sink…okay, the party over a clean sink is really more of a happy dance, but you get what I’m saying here.
And what are we celebrating today folks? Why it’s the new school year of course! cue confetti and party horns (more…)
Tags: Food, Parenting, parties
Posted in Parties & Celebrations | 5 Comments »
Back to School Week: Lunch – it’s in the box, or bag, as the case may be
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Nothing stresses me out about the new school year more than lunch. Honestly.
I blame an elementary school experience with a Milk Bag. Seriously, who’s idea was that? What did they expect to happen?
I blame one of my classmates calling me green pepper girl. I let that nickname make me cry. If only I would have had the internet, I would have turned it into a kick-ass meme and cashed in on my instant fame.
Today, I find myself no longer the lunchee, but rather, the lunch lady. As the lunch lady, I find the whole lunch prep to be…well, honestly it can be a drag. (more…)
Tags: Food, Parenting
Posted in Cooking | 9 Comments »
Time for Dinner
Friday, August 20th, 2010
Today I’m sharing an interview with a former Cookie editor about her new cookbook.
Why am I posting an interview about a new cookbook when my goal here is to get you exercising your family’s creativity? Because when researchers looked at families where children were able to think creatively (not artistically, craftsy or any other misappropriated definition of creativity, but rather the ability to use divergent and then convergent thinking to produce something original and useful) they found that creativity flourishes when there is stability in the home. (more…)
Tags: Food, News
Posted in Cooking, Guest Posts | 1 Comment »
Things to Do in Nags Head, NC
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
This week, we’re coming to you from Nags Head, North Carolina. Here are some things we’ve enjoyed while here and think you would too.
See
Roanoke Island Aquarium Learn about regional aquatic life. In addition to viewing tanks, the aquarium has two touch tanks where kids (and grown ups) can encounter skates, starfish and horseshoe crabs. After strolling through the aquarium, stop by the fossil pit where aquarium goers sift through sediment to find shark teeth. Best part? You get to keep what you find.
Tags: Food, summer fun, travel issue
Posted in Ideas and Inspiration | 1 Comment »
Cooking with Robot: Hot Fudge
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
In our Sports Issue we featured a neighborhood party that ended with hot fudge sundaes. But when we went to the store to buy hot fudge for our friends, all we could find were jars of chocolate-like products whose first ingredient was high fructose corn syrup. Bleech! So what did we do? We made our own.
Today we’ve invited our friend the Robot to show us a super easy recipe for making hot fudge on your own. There’s only two ingredients! Kids, ask a grown up to help. Grown ups, enjoy yourselves—have a sundae!
Tags: Food, parties, sports issue
Posted in Cooking | 10 Comments »
Summer Fun: Harvest
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Remember when I said I wanted to start a garden? Well, I did it. Sort of.
While I had visions of a garden rivaling Versailles, what we ended up with was a small plot of carrots. And by plot, I mean a teeny, tiny little patch of earth. You may have to break out your magnifying lens to see it. (more…)
Tags: Food, summer fun
Posted in Ideas and Inspiration | 3 Comments »
Food: Kids & Healthy Choices
Monday, June 28th, 2010
This weekend I broke out into a happy dance. The occasion you ask? My picky eater ate a chickpea, cucumber and bell pepper salad. Not only did he eat it, he said, “It was a million goods.” It was historic.
Trying to get our picky eater to try a variety of food has resulted in many a standoff. Between the picky eater, my husband and me, meal time can quickly turn into a scene straight out of a Spaghetti Western: tumble weeds blow through the dining room and our eyes dart nervously back and forth. I imagine I’m the Good. In reality, I end up the first man down. Making me which one? The Ugly or the Bad?
Since I know so many of us face this same battle, I’ve asked Blogger Kristin Potler, from LoveFeast Table, to offer her tips for getting the kids to put down the bag of chips and walk towards the healthier food light.
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Tags: Food, Parenting
Posted in Cooking, Guest Posts | 2 Comments »
