5 summery grilled chicken recipes that will make chicken for dinner exciting again.
If your family is anything like mine, you eat a lot of chicken. It’s among the most popular main dishes, especially for families, because it’s so versatile and because lots of kids will actually eat it unlike other protein—but chicken can also get boring. One of my...
Web Coolness: Feeding athletic kids, a new Ben and Jerry’s flavor, and where to get free donuts on National Donut Day.
Here are our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. Amazing photos of junk food plated avante-garde style by @ChefJacqueslaMerde on Instagram (above). Smart tips on how to feed athletic kids. Elmo and Grover have gotten...
Healthy, low-sugar baby cookie recipes that you can feel good sharing with your baby or toddler.
I’ve never been much of a packaged cookie kind of girl. Not only are homemade pretty easy to make, but they’re also more delicious and, honestly, come with built in portion control (I make just a few and save leftover dough in the freezer). The problem is that most of...
Weekend Toast: A rhubarb cocktail and mocktail recipe to make perfect use of the spring treat before it’s gone.
Rhubarb can be tricky. We know that it goes great in strawberry desserts like this Strawberry Rhubarb Galette that we found at Fettle Vegan, but what else can you do with the tart stalk? Make drinks, is what! Rhubarb lends a wonderful, bright flavor to simple syrup...
The 4 best green juices for kids that will have them asking for more spinach, please.
My kids got hooked on green juice when they were toddlers and too young to turn up their noses at the weird dark green color. They loved the taste, and I loved that they were getting a daily dose of vitamins from ingredients like spinach and kale mixed in with the...
How to cook pasta perfectly, even ahead of time.
Several years ago I had the honor of taking a class with a master chef who’s specialty is pasta. In true Italian form, as he tossed varying shapes of pasta with different sauces, he encouraged us to “cook to our taste.” Instead of focusing on exact measurements, he...
6 delicious sheet pan recipes for easy cooking and even easier clean up.
Few things are as important to a busy family cook than easy clean up. Even if you have kids old enough to help with the task—4- to 5-years-old according to our guide to kids’ chores by age—nothing is more draining at the end of a long day than having to juggle...
Stylish matte black flatware for nearly every budget, high to low.
I’m craving a fresh look for my summer table and am in love with the matte black flatware that’s popping up at my favorite stores. Black is in style all year around in New York City, but I understand that you might wonder if it will feel summery enough. It will!...
8 fun, easy ideas for healthy homemade vacation snack recipes that keep you away from those fries.
Traveling with kids is challenging enough without having to deal with hunger meltdowns—and I don't just mean the kids. Whether you're flying or road tripping, we've always preached that having an arsenal of snacks on hand is key to smooth travels. These homemade...
Web coolness: S’mores Oreos, the world’s best ice cream, and something you need to know about your Keurig.
Here are our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. S'mores Oreos are real. People: S'MORES OREOS ARE REAL. Snopes even says so. Famed chef Hugh Acheson makes nachos from Kris Jenner's cookbook as part of a new Eater...
5 mouthwatering burger recipes for summer grilling. And they’re not all beef.
My swimsuit-ready diet attempts don't stand a chance against a juicy cheeseburger hot off the grill on a warm summer night. I mean, there's no hope. And, really, why should there be? Burgers are delicious. So as I'm gearing up for my Memorial Day menu this weekend,...
Brown bagging it in eco style.
We all know that bringing our own lunch to work or the park in the summer is a great way to save money. Most lunch bags seem to be made for kids, so we're always happy to find ones that are a little more sophisticated. Like these Marlowe reusable lunch bags made of a...
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7 essential tips to be sure your vacation home rental kitchen is stocked and ready for cooking! (Or at least drinking coffee, right?)
Summer has arrived and I'm ready for a week at the beach, or in the mountains, or anywhere but here! In an ideal world, every vacation home renter would stock the kitchen with everything you need, but many of us have arrived for a week of vacation to find dull...
How to sign up for a CSA box this summer (and why you should)
With inflation and supply chain-related shortages upon us, I know a lot of us are considering CSAs for practical reasons as well as ethical ones. Plus, that fresh chard and those vine-ripened strawberries. Yum! When I first wrote about community supported...
10 tips for a more sustainable kitchen in honor of Earth Day
With Earth Day's 52nd anniversary this week, it's a great time to reflect on ways we might do even more to lessen our negative impact on this place we call home. But where to start? If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about,...
How to Konmari your fridge in 7 easy steps
A few years ago, I read Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing and could not wait to apply it to my house. Using her mantra of only keeping things that "bring me joy," I first tackled my clothes and...
12 of your favorite tips to save money on groceries: We’re stealing all of them!
Feeding a family of five during the worst of the COVID pandemic lockdown definitely made a dent in our budget, but now that things have gotten a little more normal, our spending on food is still so much higher than in pre-COVID days. Whether it's supply-chain...
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A plant-based steak that my meat-loving teen enjoyed
For a few years now, I have been trying to work more plant-based recipes into my weekly meal planning, for both the health benefits and sustainability aspects. And now I am choosing more and more plant-based recipes because the ingredients tend to cost less...
Happy Summer! The perfect Memorial Day picnic menu
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and I'm looking forward to spending the unofficial first weekend of summer with my family. To celebrate, I'm thinking a picnic is in order! As a kid, my grandparents used to pack a picnic lunch and spend the day decorating...
12 of the best Teacher Appreciation Day printables for tasty food gifts
With the end of another tough school year approaching, we're thinking about all the ways we can thank our favorite teachers for all their hard work. And we think food gifts are one of the very best ways to show thanks to our kids' teachers, so take a look at the...
Slow-cooker recipes that make dinner time easier | Awesome food bloggers you should be following
Between all of the after school sports practices and end of school commitments, spring is the most hectic season for my family, so it's no surprise that enthusiasm to prepare a well-rounded meal for dinner gets squeezed right out. I tend to lean heavily on my...
3 kid-approved cookbooks that we are loving right now
Much to my delight, social media and food tv shows have inspired more and more kids (including mine) to venture into the kitchen to try everything from TikTok recipes to baking for just themselves. What I love is that spending time in the kitchen teaches more than...
