Ever since I was invited to become a contributor to KidsCuisine.net, my children have loved their new role as Taste Testers. They wait eagerly by the mailbox to see if samples of fruit or yogurt snacks have arrived. Even when we aren’t reviewing foods for a specific assignment, they ask if I can [...]
It happened! Finally! A cookbook for fun, delicious AND healthy recipes for kids - that uses an honest to goodness approach to feeding kids real foods, as they were meant to be. The Toddler Cafe, by Jennifer Carden, is a breath of fresh air when it comes to the world of kids [...]
Our most recent of 5 appearances: March 12, 2008
Healthy Dinner - Polenta Bean Pies &
Delicous Pear Ginger Crumble
Personal Polenta Bean Pies
2 Tbs olive oil
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can white beans, rinsed
2 large ripe red tomatoes, diced
1 tube plain prepared polenta
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup shredded [...]
Last night, as I was settling onto the sofa to watch home improvement shows (we are moving soon), the phone rang. The voice on the other end asked me if I could bake something to sell during the intermission of the play that my kids are in tonight. Okay, okay…there were better things [...]
Our our family’s recent trip to Panama and Costa Rica, my children loved tasting tropical fruits that they hadn’t seen before. It got me thinking about how eager kids can be to taste foods that are sweet and those that are similar to foods they already like. Fruits there come in fantastic [...]
I caught myself doing something today that I hear other people talking about all of the time - Stress Eating! It’s not that I have never done it before, I just never noticed. My hand was in mid-air, filled with organic blue tortilla chips from Trader Joe’s, heading towards some green salsa…I could [...]
…Continued from episode 3
We truly enjoyed tasting the variety of marmalades that were available with breakfast each day. Their flavors were bright and fresh, and were a wonderful change from the predictable flavors of jam we can find at home.
Naranjilla (Lulo) with sugar: This marmalade comes from a [...]
