by Jane Sweeney | Feb 13, 2016 | Recipes
Having a handful of trusted, family-friendly pasta recipes can be the key to surviving a busy week. And I love that a lot of pasta dishes are naturally low in fat and healthy, too, when dressed right. Sure there are some creamy, high calorie offenders, but for the...
by Kate Etue | Feb 12, 2016 | Party!, Recipes
If there’s any worthwhile excuse to treat myself to a fun drink with dinner, it’s Valentine’s Day, the day when calories don’t count and we can eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So in honor of all things sweet, I’ve found 6...
by Jane Sweeney | Feb 10, 2016 | Recipes
There really is nothing sweeter than giving and receiving handmade valentines, but a lot of what I see online (holy Pinterest) is way too involved for me. The realities of parenting two little kids and, okay, the fact that I’m not particularly crafty means that...
by Jane Sweeney | Feb 9, 2016 | Recipes
For those of you who are history buffs, or perhaps because you observe Lent, you know that today is Shrove Tuesday. For those of you in New Orleans, it’s the infamous Mardis Gras, the French translation for “Fat Tuesday.” And for many others, we simply, and happily,...
by Kate Etue | Feb 8, 2016 | Recipes
I’m so happy that Valentine’s Day falls on a weekend this year. I can love on my kids all day, then head out the door for a guilt-free date night with my husband in the evening. I’m thinking we’ll whip up a batch of these delicious-looking pink...
by jane | Feb 6, 2016 | Recipes
Monday marks Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. A colorful celebration rich with tradition, Chinese New Year offers a spectacularly fun opportunity to talk to young children about culture. And what better way into a broad discussion of...
