Kids Cuisine

It’s that time of the year again - time to recognize the star of the week in preschool.  Also known as my daughter.

Here she is.
Tomorrow, we visit her class and help her celebrate. We’ll bring in a favorite story, talk about her pictures that are pasted on the classroom star board, and share a special […]

This clip has been making the airwaves for a week now, and I’ve watched it numerous times. Personally, I think it’s just God-awful parenting in action and disturbing on so many levels. I used to be a fan of the show, but I’ve sworn it off now because I think this train wreck needs to […]

Recently, my son’s teacher asked me to bring in cupcakes for the “Spring” party. As much as I hate the sweet bonanza the kids are constantly subjected to at school, a small part of me was a little bit excited about this opportunity.
Why?
Not too long ago, a friend wrote to me about a baking challenge […]

You know you’ve reached a new low as a parent when you find yourself staring across a table feeling jealous of a new mom.  This happened to me recently as I watched the ease with which my sister-in-law fed her one-year-old.  There we were, at his first birthday party, sitting together at the beautifully decorated tables.  […]

I keep hoping the warmer weather is going to stick around for awhile; but I may be premature.  This Sunday, we awoke to clouds and a never-ending drizzle and mist that made me want to curl back into bed.  Unfortunately, my four-year-old and two-year-old could not be convinced to entertain themselves quietly for two hours […]

Many of my cooking magazines are touting asparagus recipes this month.  This works for me – I love asparagus steamed, roasted with some balsamic vinegar and brown butter, blanched and put in a salad, cooked with eggs and cheese in a strata, etc.  Getting my kids to try it, on the other hand, is a […]

Any parent who says they don’t occasionally, maybe-just-a-little-bit, miss their former child-free lives is lying.  You can quote me on that.  The honest ones just admit it with a wistful shrug and get back to the business of parenting.  The self righteous ones can deal with it in therapy down the road, I guess.
When I […]

The past two weeks have been really rough in our neck of the woods.  Like many others, we got hit hard with back to back rounds of colds, viruses, and even a couple of trips to the ER.  Unfortunately, one of those weeks included our much-anticipated trip to Disney World (argh!!!).
All four of us got sick, […]

I enjoy reading food-related news online and in my daily paper.  Restaurant reviews, recipes, the entire “Dining Out/In” section of the New York Times - these things really make me happy.  I love food!  I love reading about it, writing about it, cooking it, and sharing it with others.  Food is about nurturing, sharing, and […]

Since my daughter was born, I’ve been struggling to lose the ”last ten pounds.”  Despite regular exercise, these last few pounds cling to me in their sheer belly-flopping glory.  Ultimately, I know the problem is mine.  As many excuses as I like to make, this extra weight is mine to bear.
I cook regularly, and almost always rely on nutritionally sound […]