When I get a taste of something delicious, I need to know how to make it and can be dogged in my pursuit of a recipe. Such was the case with this soup. I first tried it at a school potluck where it ...
Easy Recipes, Table Topics & Fresh Ideas
CREAMY CARROT MAC -N- CHEESE
I’m often asked what my routine is for getting dinner on the table. It’s sort of a shoot-from-the-hip style that’s based on ...
A MEATY ISSUE
So many of us are taking an active role in living greener: taking the bus to work, driving fuel efficient cars, buying ...
HOT TIP: BREAKFAST QUINOA
Break out of your oatmeal rut and consider something new in that hot cereal bowl: quinoa. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a ...
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VALENTINE’S DAY SOUFFLÉ
AND GORGEOUS COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY
It was lunch on a Tuesday and I was home, alone, eating cheese soufflé minutes after pulling it from the oven and taking this photo. I should have invited you. But I didn’t think of it until it was too late, since, as you may know, cheese soufflé doesn’t wait for anyone. Something else that [...]
THICK CUT ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
AND OTHER GOOD THINGS…
It’s a week of good things. The first is this recipe for sweet potatoes: cut thick, lathered up with olive oil, and roasted in a hot oven until the outside begins to caramelize and the inside goes all soft. Makes sense to share it today since I just heard it’s National Sweet Potato Month. That’s [...]
HOT TIP: TURNING NUT BUTTER ON ITS HEAD
Perhaps all of you have been onto this for ages now and I’m only just catching up. It’s a tip I picked up from the terrific cookbook Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys by Lucinda Scala Quinn. I know, I know, I don’t have any boys, but it’s a good book no matter what kind [...]
FEEDING A TEEN AND OTHER PARENTING PARTY TRICKS
Everyone said it would happen…that I would blink, say, three times and my kids would be practically grown. And here I am, with my oldest now a teenager. She’s taller than me, with broader shoulders, and a better vocabulary. She beats me at Scrabble and soccer. Everyone warned me that this was how it would [...]
HOT TIP: TOP TOOLS FOR SMARTER SNACKING AND SHOPPING
With so many websites, blogs, apps, and other media for nutrition information and recipes, it can be a little overwhelming. So when I tap into a new resource that cuts through all the clutter and is worth your time, I must share. Here are two new faves well worth a peek: Fooducate — Given the [...]
EVERYDAY OR GAME DAY EATS: CHILI TOPPED SWEET POTATOES
A few months back I confessed to knowing little about professional baseball. I’m also equally in the dark about football. For example, I didn’t know until 20 years into our relationship that Mr. Mom’s Kitchen was a quarterback for his high school football team. It was a crime of immense ignorance according to my friend [...]
IMMUNE BOOSTING PEACH RASPBERRY SPOON SMOOTHIE
My kids have been coming home every day with reports of yet another classmate (or four) taken out by an ugly tummy bug that’s been working its way through their school. Fueled by tales of friends having all nighters doubled over a bucket, Isabelle, my oldest, wanted to know how she could avoid the dreaded [...]
HOT TIP: BAKE A BATCH, FREEZE THE REST
I came home a month or so ago after a night out with my girlfriends to an intoxicating smell coming from my kitchen. My favorite vintage tin was filled to the brim with chocolate chip cookies more gorgeous than I ever remember making, with a taste to match. Mr Mom’s Kitchen soon appeared, proud as [...]
POST-HOLIDAY PURGE: DIY SALAD BAR
Given that this is the first post of the year, I’m feeling a little push to come up with something profound. For kicks I took a peek at what I wrote this time last year and it wasn’t remotely inspiring….just a few words on sustainable seafood. But the blog was brand new then, and the [...]
PRETTY IN PINK CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL
I’ve got a soft spot for all things bubbly, be it the kind you blow through a little plastic wand, the ones that percolate out of a hot bath, and of course the liquid variety that pours from a bottle, most especially on New Year’s Eve. I figured some of you might be jonesing for [...]
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
Speedy School Day Eats
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