Kids Cuisine

I have a confession to make. I am one of those moms. I cringe at the thought of high fructose corn syrup entering the bodies of my two children. It’s not that high fructose corn syrup is much worse for their bodies than ordinary sugar. But to me, it is a sign that the […]

Spring Rolls (fotosearch.com)
I am so lucky — I get to play with food and get paid for it! This morning, I did a birthday party for a 6-year-old and 9 of her friends. We created some delicious Thai Veggie Spring Rolls for lunch, along with some udon noodles, edamame, and slices of watermelon.
Fresh Thai-Style Spring […]

On my blog, I recently wrote about a great website called Meatless Monday .  They challenge people to skip eating meat, just one night a week, to improve their health… and the health of the planet.  It inspired me to share a delicious vegetarian recipe with you, in case you wanted to go meatless this […]

When I was at Costco today with my son, something caught my attention. While I am accustomed to seeing the brightly colored, fake flavored Go-Gurt yogurt tubes, I have never seen a Go-Gurt package with the word “Simple” on it. Hmmm. What could this mean? Has a major food manufacturer caught on to the fact […]

As good parents, we try to teach our children about the golden rule:  do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  Or, more simply: treat others how you want to be treated.
The same should be true for our food system.  I am hard pressed to believe that the parents who encourage their […]

You won’t catch me filling the landfill with by-products from my kids’ school lunches this year… at least most of the time. While it is hard to resist the convenience of the individually wrapped cheese stick or fruit leather, most of the foods that we pack for our lunches this year will be stored in […]

It has been just over a year since I went to Honduras on the Educator’s Study Tour with Heifer International, and I am feeling quite nostalgic.  As an ode to our adventure and my life-changing experience, I thought I’d post an article that I wrote at the request of a local magazine.  Soon after I […]

Our fishing expedition on Flathead Lake this summer was comical.  Despite our best efforts, we were unable to catch anything, even though the boat next to us was reeling in fish every time we looked!  Clearly, there was something we weren’t doing right.  As a man from the next boat yelled over to us, […]

…Continued from episode 3
We truly enjoyed tasting the variety of marmalades that were available with breakfast each day. Their flavors were bright and fresh, and were a wonderful change from the predictable flavors of jam we can find at home.

Naranjilla (Lulo) with sugar: This marmalade comes from a greenish citrus fruit and contains small flecks […]

Summer is here, and it’s time to think of all the different types of fun things you can do with your family. We have been thinking a lot about different ways we can help others, mostly through the act of cooking for and feeding others. But we had a great idea for how we […]