Food, Family, and Lifestyle
A few days ago I was ready to depart for grocery shopping and other errands while everyone else stayed home. I asked that while I was gone that a few chores be done: take some laundry upstairs, hang up coats and miscellaneous clothing that was strewn all over the kitchen floor. After the errands were completed,…
Thursday night I took an Amtrak train to New York City. You see, Babble.com had invited the entire ‘The Family Kitchen’ team up for dinner Friday night at Aria Restaurant. Since I wanted to spend the day with Brooke from CheekyKitchen and Shaina from Food for My Family, I headed up late Thursday night. They did not arrive until…
What a fun week: National Sandwich Day was not only celebrated here but also in two posts on The Family Kitchen (Grilled Chicken Cuban & Burger Round-Up) Also on The Family Kitchen (a Babble blog) this week: Pumpkin seed, Cranberry and Feta salad: so simple but tasty! Carmelized Onion, Ham & Gruyere Cheese Pizza –…
On the Today Show on this morning, Laurie David was a guest and spoke about her new Book, ‘The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time’ The premise of the book is about connecting with your kids and creating traditions that bring the family closer. In her conversation…
Who does not consider a great sandwich a comfort food or a part of American life? It truly is an icon and to celebrate, I am sharing the best sandwich recipes from bloggers all over the country. Also, I am celebrating on Babble with a Grilled Chicken Cuban Sandwich! Foodies, be sure to enter for…
This weekend turned to autumn season in New England, I mean it really did. It was 70 on Friday and today it will be 47 degrees. The change in temperature as well as being the end of October made me think of Thanksgiving. In addition, I was reading Emeril Lagasse’s cookbook Farm to Fork, Cooking…
There has been a flurry of Halloween food activity all over the Internet so I thought it would be a great time to round-up some of my contributions. After this weekend, I expect you all to swear off all this sugar for a while. Ghostly Pumpkin Pudding Candy Corn Cookies Pumpkin Party Cupcakes Cake Balls…
I vividly recall the exact moment I met Shaina: Blissdom 10′. The Blissdom conference had a speed dating session where you quickly meet a handful of bloggers in the room, exchange cards and if you are lucky, have a chance to share what your is blog is about. The moment Shaina handed me her card, my…
If you recall I posted last week about ‘Scary Bananas’ as a Halloween treat. Today I am happy to share a few more options on Mom It Forward that will inspire you to be able to offer smart treats but not bum the kids out. Let me know what healthy-ish Halloween ideas you have?
