Maybe it’s because I lived in Southern California for 8 years (and hope to return someday) that I’m so in […]

copyright 2012 by Ben Fink Recently I gave my kids a mini lesson in economics. When we were travelling in […]

Picture this—you sit down at the dinner table and each member of your family has, in addition to their main […]

What is it about kids (and adults!) and pizza that go together so well? Maybe we love pizza so much […]

This summer I’ve been working on helping my kids understand, so they will appreciate, the value of eating ripe, seasonal, […]

Next week families across the country will be celebrating the 4th of July with magnificent firework displays, patriotic neighborhood parades, […]

For the first 11 years of my life, before we moved to Southern California, my family lived in a suburb […]

Nothing beats eating slices of refreshing watermelon on a hot summer day.  Packed with vitamins C and A, watermelon is […]

My oldest daughter reminded me this morning that today was field day at school, but it wasn’t until I received […]

Do you fear or embrace the grill? Many families think of grilling as the man’s turf — which is fine, […]