by Caroline Siegrist | Oct 11, 2018 | Shopping Finds
I never need an excuse to visit Trader Joe’s, but these cool new products for fall have given me even more reason to fight for a parking space — and throw budgetary caution to the wind at my favorite grocery destination. Seriously, these new fall products...
by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising...
by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 2, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
I’ve always refrigerated my butter. It’s what my parents did. It’s what my friends did. Which is why I was (pleasantly) surprised to hear recently that storing butter in the fridge might not be necessary. Could it be true? Are my dreams of silky...
by Liz Gumbinner | Jul 31, 2018 | Columns
A new CDC report has lead the Consumer Federation of America to call chicken “America’s most dangerous food,” which may sound a bit alarmist, but a press release about the situation I received late yesterday had me seriously disturbed. I don’t...
by Liz Gumbinner | Jul 24, 2018 | Columns
This week, the American Association of Pediatrics issued a statement about food additives and child health that parents will definitely want to check out because it touches on a lot of the issues we’ve all expressed concern about — the use of food...
