Potato Skins Bar: Super Bowl Picky Eater Special
Yeah yeah yeah, my kid’s picky. Cry me a river, right? I’ve figured out exactly one trick that entices Harry to eat what I cook: Customization. My individual pot pies, food cooked in parchment paper packets, salad bars, lettuce wraps, and pizza all score big with the kid because I hand over the reins. I ...Keep Reading
Corn, Zucchini, and Spicy Pesto Pizza
I’ve missed you. Really, I have. I’ve been a terrible blogger lately (well, I’m still blogging twice a week on Weight Watchers, but that seems to be all I can handle right now). My first excuse: a week in Maine, our second summer taking Harry to the area we stumbled upon during our honeymoon. This ...Keep Reading
Tropical Any-Grain Salad
I’m getting back into teaching. It’s been a while year since I last offered Parents Need to Eat Too, the class. Heck, my cookbook hadn’t even come out yet! This time around, I’m taking a slightly different approach: Rather than teaching a handful of women who don’t know each other in my own kitchen or ...Keep Reading
Perfect for Father’s Day? Parmesan-Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon
Stephen’s been asking me to make dates wrapped in bacon for oh, nine years now. We met nine years ago. But, y’know, I grew up kosher. I lurves me some super-crisp bacon, and pepperoni pizza is always welcome—but only outside my home. Inside, I’m all about turkey bacon. And I knew turkey bacon wasn’t going ...Keep Reading
Teriyaki Mushroom & Spinach Handpies
I could write paragraphs about the wonders of mushrooms—how their meaty qualities make vegetarian food acceptable to carnivores, how they soak up whatever seasoning you’ve got, how they adapt to virtually any style of cooking (just on this site they star in pizza, atop penne, in risotto, and in one of my favorite skillet chicken ...Keep Reading
