Raising three girls in a culture that at once idealizes a size two frame while overfeeding us a steady diet of 32-ounce colas and supersized French fries feels a little overwhelming at times. Practically every woman I know has struggled with weight, body ...
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SLOW COOKER PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
WITH APPLE CABBAGE SLAW
Flipping through the channels one night last week I stumbled upon the World Series. Confession: I didn’t know the Series was even ...
NO NITRATES IN THAT HOT DOG? NOT EXACTLY
One of my nutrition professors in graduate school said that when she served hot dogs at her five-year old son’s birthday party ...
MAKING POETRY OUT OF CHICKEN PARMESAN
This Chicken Parmesan was such a hit with my daughter, Rosie, she managed to work it into a poem at school two ...
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KICKING JUNKIE SPORTS SNACKS OFF THE FIELD
After a victorious, nail-biter of a soccer game a couple of weeks ago, my oldest daughter and her teammates ambled off the field, bone tired, to a snack that practically covered the entire surface of a picnic blanket. Included was a box of chocolate donuts and powdered donuts and cinnamon rolls and scones. There was [...]
CHEWY, CHOCOLATEY CHEERIOATS BARS
The benefits of having kids are too many to list. Let’s start with the obvious: the being madly in love part, the tax write offs, and the feel good aspect of raising responsible citizens. Then there are the “under the radars” you never consider before actually having kids: the open access to Halloween bags after [...]
SERIOUSLY THE BEST, EASIEST HOMEMADE PIZZA EVER
The best and easiest homemade pizza ever? Really? I know, it’s a bold statement. And if it was my own recipe, I’d have to be pretty full of myself to say it. But, since it’s not my recipe, but that of one of the most talented pizza makers in the country (world?), I know it [...]
6 TIPS FOR PICKY PALATES
A picky kid might be talked into digging into this toothsome bowl of Spaghetti and Clams. That is, as long as you tweezer out all of those flecks of parsley, leave the clams safely back in their shells back at the fish market, and skip the garlic, chili flakes, and freshly ground black pepper altogether. [...]
BEAUTIFUL BEET HUMMUS
Some of the very best ideas for preparing fruits and vegetables come from talking to the folks behind the food: the farmers themselves. And why not? These people know their produce better than anyone and are likely up to their ears in whatever they’re growing. Leave it up to the green thumbs to figure out [...]
TAKE A WALK IN MY GARDEN
I spent some time wandering around with my camera last week, going a little overboard with the snapshots because suddenly everything is blooming and gorgeous. I want to hang onto every sweet smell and delicious image in the same way I want to cling to my children’s childhood. Here’s my herb garden, planted in aluminum [...]
FISHWICH SLIDERS WITH CREAMY TARTAR SAUCE: 15 MINUTE FIX
Babysitter food. That’s what we called the frozen entrees my mom would pull from the freezer on nights she and my dad were heading out on the town. Any other evening of the year she made good-quality, lovingly prepared, homemade food, but on date nights, supper meant a rotating selection of TV dinners, corn dogs, [...]
FOUR HABITS FOR A HEALTHY WEIGHT
The first time I hatched a plan to lose weight was at age 14 when I decided it would be ideal to have the taut and sinewy shape of celebrity, Sarah Jessica Parker. I put myself on a diet that involved filling a cereal bowl with water, heating it up in the microwave, and eating [...]
BERRIES THAT ARE CUTE AS A CUPCAKE
With food manufacturers pouring billions each year into convincing our kids to eat junk, how’s a health-minded mom to compete? Presentation is a big part of it, something Madison Avenue marketers figured out long ago when they started decorating food packages with cartoons and inserting toys into cereal boxes. One study found 50 percent of [...]
SIX LOW-CAL CROCK POT RECIPES
I’ve been feeling a little guilty lately knowing how I’ve neglected all you moms who rely so heavily on your crock pots. Although I’ve been slow cooking a batch of beans on a near weekly basis, my slow cooker has otherwise been collecting dusk, which is why it’s been a while since any new recipes [...]
Katie Sullivan Morford
Mom’s Kitchen Handbook is my approach to feeding a family: Cook fresh, seasonal food, make room for a little decadence, and have fun doing it. As a mother of three, I know it's not easy in a culture that glorifies junkie foods while marketing dieting at every turn. As a food writer and registered dietitian, I bring my expertise to the table and aim to raise kids with adventuruous appetites and wholesome attitudes towards food.
Contact me at momskitchenhandbook@gmail.com
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