Guide to healthy grains: 5 lesser-known, kid-friendly options beyond quinoa and rice.
My husband laughs at the fact that he learned about the Italian grain farro at the same time as his three-year-old daughter. It’s not something that he or I grew up with, but in recent years, we’ve become accustomed to hearing about all sorts of whole grains and their...
6 foods you probably didn’t know you could freeze, but totally can (and should!).
While most people made healthy eating resolutions this month, I resolved to organized a more efficient kitchen. Because with a baby on the way in just a couple of months, I know that I'll need as much help as I can get having everything I need on hand for quick meals...
9 allergen-free food blogs for fantastic tips and family-friendly recipes that everyone can share.
Making healthy and delicious food that everyone in your family will love can be a challenge in itself. Add a food allergy to the mix and meal time can be downright overwhelming. As a mom to a kid with peanut and tree-nut allergies, I know. Thankfully, there are some...
Web Coolness: Champagne vending machines, a smart oven you control with an app, and what other countries think of as “American food.”
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too. A champagne vending machine! For real. Heartwarming thoughts on why you should keep on serving your family's traditional foods to your kids from Zofia Smardz. Why...
How to make real hot chocolate without a recipe.
Famous pastry chef Dominique Ansel recently put all of our hot chocolates to shame with his wildly creative and totally gorgeous blooming marshmallow flower hot chocolate, but that doesn't mean we have to give up completely. Real, homemade hot chocolate is not only...
The big mistake you’ve been making at Trader Joe’s (and how to fix it, stat).
You guys, we just learned about a big mistake that we've all been making at Trader Joe's: spending money on new products without tasting them first. That's right, though not new, Trader Joe's has a new-to-us try before you buy policy that allows you to sample many of...
The Taco Cleanse: Your new favorite diet (until the pizza cleanse).
With every new year comes a new set of fad diets. And just when it seemed like 2017 was sure to be a stinker, along comes The Taco Cleanse, a new cookbook and eating regimen that will have you eating tacos -- yes, tacos! -- all day, every day. Have all of your prayers...
10 easy ways to cut back on — or maybe even eliminate — dairy. Because enough cheese already. (Maybe?)
Several years ago, after three consecutive rounds of antibiotics for strep throat, my older son started having tummy problems every day. When I finally began eliminating foods that might be the culprit, dairy was the first to go. After all, between milk, yogurt, and...
Blooming marshmallow flowers: Because Dominique Ansel’s hot chocolate is better than yours.
Dominique Ansel, the famous pastry chef and beloved creator of the cronut, has done it yet again. His latest creation is not made of dough, but is every bit as fantastic as his sought-after baked goods -- plus, it comes with hot chocolate. Drumroll: It is a...
How to ditch white sugar: 5 white sugar substitutes to naturally sweeten your food.
Sugar is like reality TV. It’s everywhere, we know it’s (mostly) bad for us, and we have a love-hate relationship with it. Which explains why refined white sugar is quickly becoming public enemy number one, while the popularity of all natural sweeteners, like honey...
A Hatchimals cake. Because… well, you know exactly why.
If you haven't heard, Hatchimals were the Cabbage Patch Kids of the holidays 2016, with even Chrissy Tiegen getting in on the hype. Hatchimals: For kids and funny celebrities on Twitter. That's why when we saw this Hatchimals cake recipe by Cookies, Cupcakes, and...
We’ve got the skinny on 6 diets to try in 2017. In case you ate as much as we did over the holidays.
I know that it's been a week, but I still can't believe that the holidays are over. 2017? Already?! Even though the month of December flew by at record speed, I somehow still managed to consume an alarming amount of pie, candy, and cookies. What can I say? I'm good at...
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Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it), the...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing,...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...
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7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover
We've explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that's a favorite treat to finish off your Seder. This being Passover season, it's a perfect opportunity to...
5 easy spring recipes for the week ahead, from 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to a fresh take on quesadillas | Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to sheet pan quesadillas, we’ve got five dinners that make good use of spring produce and lighter nights (yay!) to help get you through the busy week ahead. So...
A week’s worth of family-friendly spring recipes | Weekly Meal Plan
It's finally spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, which means it's time to start planning some spring dinners and easing out of all those heavy winter dishes. These are the spring dinner recipes that feel a bit lighter and brighter to...
These 11 light spring recipes help you shake off winter at the dinner table
When warm, spring weather hits I immediately lose all appetite for the heavy dinners like chili or pot roast that I craved during winter, and instead, I'm finding myself adding light spring recipes to our dinner roatation, like light pasta salads, cold, fresh...
These 9 recipes are most delicious ways to use hard-boiled eggs this week
These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating. And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a dozen ways either -- though...