cooking

In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. This year, we invested in a local farmer to grow our turkey for us. In a week or two we will pick up our home-grown bird from Ellen's Overlook Farm in Vermont. As I prep for our first Thanksgiving ...read more

No doubt about it -- this Halloween is, um, different. We're all trying to navigate the rules of celebrating the holiday mid-pandemic, whilst also making it special and fun and wicked exciting for our normalcy-deprived children.  Regardless of whether you'll be doing the ...read more

Since moms spend an unbelievable amount of time in the kitchen, don't you think we should at least make it a pretty space? I'm all for pops of color in clothing and accessories. Why not bring in some of your favorite brights to liven up this work space. I'm sharing our favorite ...read more

Looking to try a new vegetable this summer? I just learned how to cook tatsoi. This summer we spotted tatsoi at our local market. My girls were interested in it and I want to encourage them to try new things. I took their lead. Always up for a food challenge--by that I mean ...read more

Wine is a staple in cooking. A splash of white, a pour of red--added per the recipe, tipped in spur of the moment, or on a whim. You can't really go wrong--because wine and food in a simmering pot just go together like, well, like the wine and food paired on your place setting. ...read more

February pulls at our heartstrings... Not only does Cupid strike on the Fourteenth, it's also Heart Health month! That's why we are sharing a few foods that will put you in the mood and keep your ticker healthy (a win-win!). Chef Mareya Ibrahim, the Fit Foodie and author of Eat ...read more

We blinked and in rolled the holiday weekend. Our spring schedule is pretty intense and all of my intentions of cooking healthy, well thought-out meals every day of the week get pushed back (waaaay back). We are determined to get back on track, and, in order to do so, I recently ...read more

If there's one type of cuisine I can get behind, it's Mexican. If it was up to me, I'd eat it every night of the week. Lucky for me, my husband and I are on the same palatable page. Too bad my kids have yet to discover the joy of Mexican food. But I say, the spicier, the ...read more

These kids of mine are getting bigger and smarter and savvier every day. They’re growing up fast. It’s incredible and heart wrenching—my babies are turning into full-fledged people with strong opinions and even stronger personalities. It’s a good thing I can still cuddle them and ...read more

Trying to spice up your nightly dinner menu? I've been getting spices and recipes delivered monthly to me through an awesome subscription box company called Raw Spice Bar. It's so easy to get in the habit of making the same go-to recipes over and over. I'll be honest, my menu ...read more

I have discovered The Zen of Slow Cooking! I've seen lots of posts floating around out there with people sharing their word of the year. That got me thinking, what could my word of the year be? The only word that kept popping in my head was focus. Some days my life feels ...read more

As the weather gets cool and crisp, the cold weather drinks in our house ramp up - mugs of hot chocolate, spiced apple cider, and tea start to appear to warm up hands and bellies. While I often make tea and hot chocolate in single servings, our apple cider usually comes from ...read more

I don't know about you, but for me, making a family dinner doesn't consist of multiple meals for each person. I'm no short-order cook and everyone has to eat whatever it is I make. There are those days, of course, when I want to make something healthy but am too exhausted to ...read more

Getting the dinner on the table every night at a reasonable hour isn't always easy. In an ideal world, every night I would pour myself a glass of wine, turn on some music, and leisurely enjoy chopping, simmering, and sauteing up something delicious dinner while my children play ...read more

We love taking our children to different places and having them experience cultures from around the world. While we were living overseas it was easier to travel to foreign places, but now that we're back in the USA, it's harder to expose our kids to new and exciting cultures. ...read more

Fresh fruit makes every recipe taste better. This quick and easy breakfast recipe was inspired by my recent trip with al fresco all natural to go glamping in Ithaca New York. Al fresco all natural gathered a team of bloggers to swap recipes and think out of the box about ...read more

Dining out isn't an option right now. Take out food is limited, this means more and more families are rediscovering the joy of cooking. Cooking takes practice and effort, and for parents now is a great time to start passing along this knowledge. Now is a great time to get kids in ...read more

Sharing a DIY hummus recipe using the Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus. It's easier than you'd think to whip up fresh and delicious dips like this one. I don't have a lot of space on the counters in the city so that means I am very careful about the appliances I buy. This tiny food ...read more