6 cookbooks that every parent should own
Love it or hate it, if you're a parent, you've got to feed your kids. Whether you already cook nightly or...not so much, but want to cook more, these, six of my staple cookbooks, provide just the inspiration you need to get food on the table with a minimum of stress....
The Family Cooks: In which Laurie David helps make kids crave kale. For real.
Parents, don't we all secretly dream our kids will someday request kale over cookies? Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt, authors of the wonderful Family Dinner are out with a new cookbook, The Family Cooks. They are hoping the recipes and tips they've gathered will...
Take on picky eaters this season with The Picky Palate cookbook
I love cookbooks. I've never once turned out a dish that looks anything like sumptuous food photos, but a gal can dream, can't she? Especially around the holidays--oh, to be that hostess. Since I despise ingredient lists longer than Homer's Odyssey, I'm really pumped...
Handstand Kids cookbook. Proving you don’t need a blue Easy-Bake Oven to get boys to bake
Although Easy-Bake ovens are now coming out with "boy-friendly" versions (what, girls don't like blue?), there have always been lots of options for boys to cook--really cook--with the help of great products and cookbooks for kids. Handstand Kids is a longtime favorite...
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Yes, you can bake bread! Here are 7 easy yeast bread recipes for beginners, plus all the tips you need
I know I'm not the only new baker who's been looking up the best yeast bread recipes for beginners these past few weeks. Based on the flour and yeast shortages in my local supermarkets (and the photos in my own Instagram feed), I have now learned first-hand how...
Easy make-ahead lunch ideas for those of us not used to making our damn lunches every day!
Do you have a love-hate relationship with the kitchen these days? On one hand it's like OMG BAKE ALL THE THINGS! FAMILY DINNERS! EXPERIMENTING WITH COUSCOUS! On the other, I hit 12 or so each day it's like, wait.. I have to think about this again? So, hi. Raising...
Where to get fresh produce delivery: Creative options when you just can’t get a supermarket delivery slot.
Finding a fresh produce delivery service that works for you is the most genius idea right now -- as in, one that specializes in just fruits or veggies or both. If you're in an area where you can still safely visit your local supermarket, they may not have the best...
The surprise egg substitute for baking that you probably already have in your pantry.
The last few times I've been to the grocery, the dairy section has been completely out of eggs, which has me thinking about the best egg substitutes. Especially for baking. And, especially for those of us who've already hard-boiled our entire stash of eggs and...
Your weekly meal planning tip: Cook in bulk for easier dinners later.
Like everything else in your life, our regular weekly meal plans are hitting pause right now. We're not running to the grocery every time we run out of something, and we're trying to be really conscientious about using what's in our pantry before we buy more food....
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Weekly meal plan: 5 no-cook dinners for the week ahead. It doesn’t get easier than these.
It's time to think about planning dinners for next week, and if you're as tired of cooking (and meal planning) as I am, then I think you'll love this entirely no-cook weekly meal plan. No, this isn't transitioning you to a 100% raw diet. But we're looking for...
70+ of our favorite summer grilling recipes, from burgers to veggies to dessert
Why yes, it is time to start bookmarking all the best summer grilling recipes out there. And here we are to help! After two long months of cooking soooo many meals, I'm pretty excited that Memorial Day gives me an excuse to make more use out of that grill, and our...
Weekly Meal Plan: 5 perfect meals to kick off the beginning of summer. Oh, and a perfect cocktail, too.
This Monday officially kicks off the unofficially beginning of summer with Memorial Day. And Memorial Day cookouts. While holidays feel a bit different for most of us right now -- or a lot different -- I am still determined to bring some normalcy back to our lives...
6 kid-favorite hot lunches your kids can easily make themselves. Should they be missing their cafeterias.
I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches -- because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I've been throwing together aren't quite the same. So while we've already talked about...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals that require almost no cleanup. Yay for fewer dishes!
Now that most of us are settling into our dinnertime routines for our families during quarantine, making use of pantry and freezer staples, cooking in bulk more often, and adding some super easy, 30 minute recipes into the rotation, we thought we'd start getting...
