Three (or Four) Super-Cool Mother’s Day Gifts
The most important day of the year is just around the corner. No, not my birthday. Mother’s Day. Think about it: Where would you be, if not for your mother? Dude, you wouldn’t exist. Doesn’t your mom deserve something as cool, as individual, as drop-dead fabulous as you are? Some of my favorite people in the ...Keep Reading
Have You Sampled a Whole Grain Today? {Giveaway!}
You may think today is April 3. OK, it is. But it’s also Whole Grain Sampling Day, a celebration organized by the Whole Grains Council. And you may have noticed, I’m a fan—I almost never miss a chance to swap in whole wheat flour, and this blog’s got recipes using cornmeal, wheatberries, oats, freekeh, brown ...Keep Reading
Special Offer: The Perfect Gift for New Parents
Because it’s Cyber Monday, I’m making a special offer on an old-school item: My cookbook. Because you can’t really wrap up a website, can you? If your best friend/daughter/niece/coworker/stepson/name-your-relation just had a baby, or is expecting one, I can’t think of a better gift than food. But consider that old saying: Give a mom a ...Keep Reading
Two, Count Em Two, Chances to Win
In addition to a haircut from Harry, I got a pair of sweet Mother’s Day gifts this weekend: Two of my favorite food writers posted blush-inducing (in me, anyway) reviews of Parents Need to Eat Too, complete with giveaways: Carolyn Cope, aka Umami Girl, had this to say: Parents Need to Eat Too is a smart, ...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






