Yesterday after school, we had my daughter’s friend, Emma, over for a play date. Like most multi-tasking mothers, I started getting ingredients for dinner ready while they were playing. Emma kept coming into the kitchen to stare at my ingredients and to ask questions. When I told her that we were making [...]
Yesterday was the first of my new After School Cooking Class series for Kids. Our class was called: Science In The Kitchen. After teaching high school biology years ago, it was fun to bring the laboratory into the kitchen!
What was on the Agenda?
We made popovers, invisible ink, sorbet in a bag and [...]
You have been working all day, either at home with your kids or at the office. At the end of the day, you are ready for someone else to step up and take care of you for a change. But instead of throwing yourself on the sofa with your feet up, reality sets in and [...]
Fast Food: Friend or Foe?
You are in the car, shaking and cranky with hunger, as you taxi your children around town…A whiff of food comes through the window, and you find yourself steering towards the fast food drive through. Such convenience!
But is it really possible to make healthy choices at a [...]
Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food…
Sounds interesting! If the raving reviews are on the right track, this book, written by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry’s wife), is something to look forward to! Here is what some people have to say. I’ll be sure to let you know my [...]
By ERIC NAGOURNEY (www.nytimes.com)
If health advocates want to combat obesity by teaching young people how to eat better, they might want to cast an eye on competing messages on television.
When researchers looked at what foods were being advertised on programs watched by children and adolescents, they found that most [...]
You won’t believe how easy it is to make home made play dough! Not only will they love to help you in the kitchen, but your kids will play with it for hours afterwards. And you can rest easy, knowing that the ingredients are safe for your family.
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tsp. [...]
