Use Your Leftovers: Herb Chicken Pizza
Now that we’ve re-acquired our backyard, we’ve made it a point to grill just about every warm weekend. Polynesian Flank Steak. Ginger-and-Honey-Marinated Chicken. Kebabs. Plain ol’ burgers. A farmers’ market worth of vegetables. It don’t matter, so long as food emerges with those deliciously charred grill marks. Every meal ends with s’mores, of course, which ...Keep Reading
Triple-Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Blah blah blah, my kid hates vegetables… Are you as tired of that refrain as I am? Tempted to start sneaking purees into your recipes, just so junior will get some nutrients—even if he has no idea he’s doing so? Well, don’t. Please. I’m pretty sure that the only way a kid can learn to ...Keep Reading
The World’s Easiest Mother’s Day Menu [Recipe: Linguine with Pecorino, Lemon, and Mint]
If you’re a mom and you’re reading this, kindly hand the laptop/phone/iPad/whatever to your significant other. Now then: Mother’s Day is this Sunday. You already know this, I hope. And perhaps you’ve already got a gift planned, maybe some flowers, that gorgeous statement necklace I’ve she’s been eyeing, a spa day… All that’s lovely, and ...Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Spinach, Peas & Pear Risotto: Recipe & Giveaway!
I’m all about homemade baby food—it’s easy (especially when you use what you’re already cooking for yourself) and inexpensive, since you’re not buying jars. That’s why every recipe in my cookbook ends with a section called “Make Baby Food.” And why I’m speaking on the topic at a MommyBites luncheon on May 16. But surprise: ...Keep Reading
The Naptime Chef’s Busy Day Linguine
I’m at a writers’ conference (and on Friday I’ll be moderating a panel about cookbook writing, if you’re a writer in NYC & would like to come…) so I invited Kelsey Banfield, aka The Naptime Chef, to write a guest post. Here’s a fab-looking pasta recipe, and details about her awesome cookbook, The Naptime Chef: ...Keep Reading
