20 outrageous rainbow recipes to make this St. Patrick’s Day: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert
Rainbow recipes for St. Patrick's Day are a lot more appealing than dyeing everything green in our opinion. And of course, we could celebrate by eating corned beef and shepherd's pie, but why would we when we could spend the weekend eating the rainbow instead? From...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a lightened up take-out favorite to Instant Pot Chili.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a lightened up take-out favorite to Instant Pot Chili, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the...
Four pre-packaged greens that last longer than lettuce — and how to use them to feed kids.
While I still believe that washing your own greens is better than buying pre-packaged whenever possible, more than ever I understand the value of convenience. And when pre-packaged greens mean the difference between eating veggies or throwing them away, well, I'm...
The invisible work of feeding our families: We see you, mamas!
Today is International Women's Day and some women are choosing to mark the occasion by participating in A Day Without A Women strike. Whether or not participating in the strike is how you want -- or are able -- to make your impact felt, we want to take a moment to...
Ben & Jerry’s new cereal milk flavors for ice cream that you can eat for breakfast. (Right?)
I've been writing about family eating and, ahem, healthy family food for years and, in that time, have also spoken openly about my weakness for sweet cereals. Like, when my husband is traveling and the kids are in bed, I'll eat a bowl box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch for...
8 things you should always buy at Trader Joe’s to save big on groceries.
There are certain Trader Joe's items I cannot walk out the door without buying. Chocolate-covered almonds. Kettle corn. Those frozen cheese pastries. And during pumpkin spice season? Don't even get me started. But beyond these snacky impulse purchases, there are...
One small thing that can make a huge difference while traveling with food allergies.
For parents of families with food allergies, visiting a foreign country can feel like a daunting prospect. But it doesn't have to. There's one small item that can make traveling with food allergies less nerve racking: Allergy Translation cards. Traveling with kids is...
7 fun finds for when you break the rules and eat in the living room.
Family dinners around the table were a staple of my childhood, which is why those rare nights when we got to pull out the TV trays and eat dinner while watching Murphy Brown stand out so strong in my memory. Of course, I try to have my family eat around the table as...
Finally! How to remove sticker labels from dishes, glasses, and more. 3 unexpected solutions.
We’ve all been there. You just scored some great plates, glasses, candleholders, coffee mugs, picture frames, or [fill in the blank] at your favorite home goods store and those pesky stickers won’t come off. You’re starting to swear, that sticky residue is ruining...
How to make the ultimate weeknight Bliss Bowl. No recipe required!
It's official: Bliss Bowls are my new favorite weeknight dinner. For those of you new to the concept, Bliss Bowls -- sometimes called Buddha Bowls -- are plant-based bowls of goodness that happen to be where it's at for easy, super healthy dinners. Think a warmed up,...
One simple way I turned snack time into together time, and how you can too.
You know that feeling you get as soon as the kids are tucked in bed? The one that drives you to turn on the TV, slip down a Facebook black hole, or play Dots on your phone in order to reset for just 15 minutes before returning to full human functioning? Well, I...
Web Coolness: Coffee butter, the return of Zima, and tacos delivered by drone.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! Tacos delivered by drone? A girl can dream. What the new immigration plan means for restaurants. Spoiler alert: It's not good. Zima is back!! The new grocery store...
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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...