I Quit
Did you ever get so tired of dealing with your picky eater’s family’s food issues that you just want to hang up your potholders, walk out the kitchen door, and live on takeout until it’s just you & your spouse again? I admit, when I read Greg Smith’s resignation letter/op-ed in the New York Times ...Keep Reading
Truce in the Picky Eater War
Two weeks ago I posted a desperate plea for help in dealing with Harry’s eating habits, and you answered with compassion and genuinely helpful suggestions. Thank you. Several folks recommended the same book—a book, I’m embarrassed to say, I own and have read several times. It’s called Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good ...Keep Reading
How Do You Stop Caring?
I just lost again. Another mealtime with Harry, another ugly episode that starts with him walking into the kitchen, looking over dinner, and stamping his feet in protest, and escalates over the course of the meal into a battle of wills that, even when I win, I lose. As requested Harry tasted the roasted butternut ...Keep Reading
Zen and the Art of Decorating Cookies with Kids
How’s that for a black cat? My secret: King Arthur Flour’s black cocoa. Use the same cocoa (and the recipe below) for homemade Oreos! I love baking cookies with Harry. Love watching him learn to scoop flour into the measuring cup, to stir the dry ingredients gently so that they don’t fly out of the ...Keep Reading
How to Make a Lightning McQueen Cake, Part II: Sculpting and Frosting
When last we met, my chocolate chip cake had just spent 85 minutes baking. I’d lashed together two cooling racks just to fit the darn thing. And just as I was mopping the flop sweat off my brow, I noticed that the center of this very large cake was sinking. Quickly. I cried. There was ...Keep Reading
