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Food

Getting past an end-of-winter slump with easy one-pot meals

February 15, 2012

This post is part of a series sponsored by Nature’s Kitchen from Vick’s Nature Fusion. I’m skirting the edges of my annual end-of-February slump, in which I start getting excited for spring while at the same time trying to remember that March in Michigan can be a looong month. The unusually mild weather this year [...]

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mini-resolution: come up with some new dinnertime conversation-starters.

January 24, 2012

Last night as we sat eating mashed potatoes (big win for Mom!) and meatloaf (not so much!) I became aware that my efforts at dinnertime conversation have become, well, stale. Apparently ”What was the best part of school today?” and “How about the worst?” are not as titillating to four growing boys as discussions of botflies [...]

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My New Year’s food resolution: eat more, not less.

January 7, 2012

It’s been almost two weeks since Christmas and I’m still surrounded by the visual evidence of holiday gluttony: Cookie crumbs on the buffet table. Empty treat tins piled up in the sink. Little foil candy-wrapper balls EVERYWHERE. That embarrassing “Clink! CLANK! CLUNK!” when the recycling truck comes? I promise, neighbors, I didn’t drink all that [...]

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The not-so-sneaky chef: a moderate approach to getting your kids to eat veggies

January 4, 2012

Thanks to Vick’s Nature Fusion for sponsoring my Nature’s Kitchen posts on healthier eating! To sneak or not to sneak? While I know it’s been hotly debated since The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine came out a few years back, I can’t help but feel like the drama surrounding the “should-I-or-shouldn’t-I-hide-veggies-from-my-kids”question has been a [...]

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Holidays, the easy way: Baking

December 16, 2011

I love to bake, but it’s one of those things that can easily wind up feeling like just one more thankless item on the “you know, you really should…” list. So how to put the joy and fun back into rolling out dough and busting out those sprinkles? Here are some ideas that have helped [...]

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“I learned that you could communicate through food almost as well as you could through words.”

November 22, 2011

It’s a holiday week, the kids have a five-day weekend, and I’m on semi-vacation until Monday! I thought I’d republish this oh-so-inspiring interview that ran last November – don’t worry, Dana’s wise words are anything but stale. Enjoy! Time to pour a hot cup of something and get comfy–you’re not going to want to get [...]

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What are your go-to food resources?

November 19, 2011

Every home cook needs a little help from time to time, whether it’s a great recipe or a demonstration of an unfamiliar cooking technique. I rely on lots of resources to help me put dinner on the table. And the internet, smart phones and now tablets have changed the way I plan my meals. I [...]

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