Holidays

Amazing Zucchini Pie

Amazing Zucchini Pie

One of my favorite scenes in the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, which is about her family’s year of living off the land in Appalachia, is … read more

Filed under: Breakfast, Dinner, Holidays, Lunch, Side Dish 2 comments

4th of July Dessert Round-Up

ny-cheesecake

Next week families across the country will be celebrating the 4th of July with magnificent firework displays, patriotic neighborhood parades, and potluck parties with foods decorated in the … read more

Filed under: Desserts, Fun Food, Holidays 6 comments

Sour Cherry Cheese Pie

Cherry Pie

For the first 11 years of my life, before we moved to Southern California, my family lived in a suburb north of Chicago. Both of my parents grew … read more

Filed under: Birthdays, Desserts, Family Traditions, Fun Food, Holidays, Learning in the Kitchen, Miscellaneous 6 comments

Chocolate Pudding with Raspberries

Chocolate Pudding

Sometimes I get a little teary thinking about how lucky Solomon and Celia are to have Andrew as a dad. When I fell in love with and married … read more

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How to Host a Cooking Competition for Your Kids

Red Pepper Dip

How do you entertain your children, encourage creativity and healthy competition and spark adventurous eating habits?  My friend Sharon Cichy, creative whiz, mom of three darling girls, and … read more

Filed under: Holidays, Learning in the Kitchen, Picky Eaters, Quick & Easy, Snacks 1 comments

Make an Herb or Lettuce Planter for Mother’s Day

herb garden

My children, Solomon and Celia, have long since progressed from the age when they loved to be held, sit in my lap, and cried mournfully when I left … read more

Filed under: Fun Food, Holidays, Quick & Easy 2 comments
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