It Had to Happen
(Move along, nothing to see here—unless you’re interested in my Weight Watchers progress…) I gained weight this week. Six-tenths of a pound, so it’s not much, and I definitely had it coming. I, uh, overdid things a bit over the course of the week. Several times, in fact. It started with that brisket. Oh, it ...Keep Reading
Apple-Cinnamon Whole Wheat Pancakes
I’ve had a hankering for pancakes. And so, it seems, has my son—he asked for them at least three times this week, but my freezer stash was depleted so a weekday pancake-fest wasn’t in the cards. Sunday morning, on the other hand… especially a Sunday morning when my darling child wakes me at 5:45? Plenty ...Keep Reading
Roasted Vegetable Pizza (with Roasted Tomato Sauce)
I’ve never made pizza from scratch before. Shocking, isn’t it? I bake bread and hamburger buns, challah and popovers, but somehow I just never got around to pizza. It seemed so much easier to buy the dough already made, either Trader Joe’s whole-wheat version or fresh from the local pizzeria. You know where this is ...Keep Reading
Pumpkin-Ricotta Gingersnap Pie
And so, another round of Parents Need to Eat Too classes comes to an end. Today’s class was devoted to Nap-Time Cooking, one of the techniques I found most helpful when I was a new mom. I’m a few years past that now (Harry gave up naps before he turned three, the little bugger), so ...Keep Reading
Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Kebabs
Keeping this one short and sweet. I spent all weekend at the ASJA conference and I’m pooped! It’s been ages since I posted a recipe for something healthy. Embarrassing as it is to admit, I last wrote about a non-sugar-based food in January. Huh. Maybe that’s why I needed to go back to Weight Watchers. ...Keep Reading






