Easy Snack for the Class: Homemade Wheat Thins
PLACE: the kindergarten playground. TIME: approximately 3:10PM. PLAYERS: moms, with occasional pint-sized interrupters. Me, noticing that Harry’s lunchbox still contains his snack, yet again: [Sigh.] Why do I bother? He never eats what I send… Mom #1: Is that his snack? Mine never eats his either! Mom #2: I stopped sending snack, since she keeps ...Keep Reading
Chocolaty Almond Butter Banana Smoothie
I had root canal a few weeks ago, after intermittent pain that started when I was pregnant with Harry—that’s right, I lived with twinges for five years before I finally did something about it. It would flare up every couple of months, bother me for a day, maybe two, and then just when I’d think, ...Keep Reading
Magic, 1-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
We’re having a bit of a sweets problem around here. I’m pretty sure I emerged from the womb with an obsession for sugary treats (wonder how I got to weigh 260 pounds?) and even with Weight Watchers as a constant in my life, I have yet to conquer it. Instead I aim simply to manage ...Keep Reading
Possibly the Most Versatile Bread Dough Ever
Waaay back in the TBS (Time Before Stephen), when I was a marketing exec at a book publisher and dreaming about opening a prepared-foods shop, I took some classes at the Institute of Culinary Education. It seemed like the smart thing to do, to get some actual training in a kitchen, to learn how to ...Keep Reading
Nutty Chocolate-Cherry Granola
Olive Oil Granola is kind of a thing, have you heard? Melissa Clark started it, I think, in the New York Times (inspired by the one sold by Bklyn Larder—the very same people behind Franny’s), and soon after The Kitchn raved about the recipe. More recently Jenny at Dinner: A Love Story wrote about it. ...Keep Reading
