Mom's Kitchen Handbook

I haven’t been as excited by a book as I am about Fearless Feeding since the fifth grade when I got my hands on Judy Blume’s tween classic Are you there God, it’s me, Margaret. The only downside of the fact that I’m giving away a copy is that I’ll no longer have one for myself, which [...]

It’s clear that Spring is here and we have the produce to prove it. Here’s what My Week in Food looked like, snapped with my iphone. Started the week out with a visit to the farmer’s market down the street and scored three baskets of these beautiful berries, as fragrant and sweet as they are [...]

Lots happening in food this week: I attended a culinary conference, tested a dozen new recipes for a magazine article I’m working on, and snuck in a few fun meals, all captured on my iphone.   Picked up this creamy wonder at the farmer’s market made with Sheep’s milk yogurt. Those little carrots were so [...]

Here are a handful of snapshots from the week that capture some of what I got up to in the kitchen, all taken with my iphone.   Set out a package of puff pastry and a bowl of apples on Saturday morning and let the kids (plus sleepover buddies) have at it. Tada! Apple pastries [...]

Today’s post should be renamed MY WEEK IN CARBS considering the dietary imbalance in our household at the moment, something that became quite clear looking back at the assorted snapshots from the week. The carbathon began with a mad scramble to pull together a quick dessert for friends coming over for some holiday cheer. Virginia [...]

I was at the supermarket on Sunday being trailed by all three of my kids playing that age-old game of mothers and children: they slip food into the shopping cart; you notice said food and return it to the shelf. Included was a box of granola bars proffered by my daughter, Rosie, that were coated [...]

Kitchen safety: This is a trick I learned from the pros during my one foray into restaurant cooking while in grad school. To keep cutting boards from wiggling around, dampen a dish towel, lay it on your work surface, and set your cutting board on top. Alternatively, you can cut pieces of foam or rubber [...]

Being back in the swing of the school year and the swirl of parents that comes along with it, I’m reminded of the rich community of moms around me: So smart, and so full of clever ideas. Just this morning I found myself swapping lunch packing tips with Kelly, a mother of two, challenged with [...]