Kids Cuisine

This week while we were out grocery shopping, my son suddenly dashed away from me and made a beeline toward a check-out several feet away. I ordered him to stop, and he did, but then he continued on until he arrived at the checkout stand where the usual display of magazines were there to tempt […]

Today was an exciting day for our family, as this afternoon marked the opening of the long-awaited farmer’s market for the season.  This year’s market is extra special for us because for the first time ever, we don’t have to hop in the car and drive at least 15 miles away to find fresh produce.  […]

Every summer our family disappears for at least one family camping vacation.  We vanish from civilization for an entire week, calling the remote woods of Wisconsin home for a few days.  One of our favorite activities while camping is, of course, eating.  This year, as we prepare to hit the woods, I’ve been on the […]

School has been out here for, oh, two whole days now, and I’m already tired of hearing the cries of “I’m hungry” that seem to emanate from my children every other minute.  Their concerns over their digestive systems are usually followed by my tired litany of  “well, if you’d eaten your breakfast/lunch/dinner, you wouldn’t be […]

A Crock-Pot that is!
A Crock-pot, or a slow-cooker, is a seldom used tool in my kitchen.  Despite the appeal of having dinner slow cooking for me all day long, I just don’t think to pull it out, dust it off, and load it up with ingredients.  Recently, though, I had an epiphany of sorts, as […]

I am guilty as charged.  I am the mom who, when faced with feeding her children, tends to lean in a direction that I know will produce the least amount of fuss and the maximum amount of empty plate space.  I am the mom who, when out running around, loves to take her children to […]

Last week I shared about a cookbook Abigail had recently brought home from school.  One benefit to her asking to make easy recipes is that my shopping list is also very easy.  Today’s recipe is another easy one that uses ingredients we already happened to have on hand.  It was fairly easy for Abigail to […]

My daughter is constantly bringing home children’s cookbooks from the library.  Most often, I admit it, I’m a terrible mom, and we end up returning the books several weeks later, unused.  For the longest time, I would look at the recipes included in most of these books and simply shake my head.  I could make […]

Frequently when we plan for celebrations and special occasions, we put a lot of thought and energy into planning and preparing a decent meal.  As happens all too often though, the beverage selection seldom gets thought of, and many a last-minute dash to the beverage mart has taken place.  This year for Mother’s Day, why […]

Last week at the grocery store I was perusing the yogurt selections for my kids when a new product caught my eye.  They were attractively packaged, and looked like very small yogurt cups.  The label called it a “dairy snack” and assured me that  there were no artificial colors, flavors or high fructose corn syrup.  […]