Passover and the Picky Eater
Monday night starts the most dreaded week on my calendar. And not just because it’s Spring Break from school and I have no childcare. People, it’s Passover. Passover + Picky Eater = Tsuris. Major tsuris. Let’s look at the very-short list of my son’s favorite, I’ll-eat-em-any-time foods, shall we? I’ll boldface the ones that are ...Keep Reading
My Kid Ate FISH
A single nugget, approximately one ounce, but still. HE ATE FISH. Not Dr. Praeger’s Fishies, which, natural and healthy as they appear to be, are still nothing like eating actual fish. I’ll back up. The other day I found myself in Union Square with the winter farmers’ market in full swing. On a whim, I ...Keep Reading
Picky Eater Special: Individual Pot Pies
The picky thing, it gets worse. I suspect Harry’s getting bored with his extremely limited list of acceptable foods, because lately he’s balking at some of the most basic gimmes I’ve got. Trader Joe’s yogurt and frozen meatballs: gone. Three out of four acceptable flavors of Wallaby yogurt: nixed. Plain pasta and rice: nu-uh. ...Keep Reading
Better Late Than Never: Hot Cha-Cha Chili Seasoning Mix
Procrastination: It’s all the rage. When December 21 arrived and with it the start of Harry’s school vacation, I gave up on the idea of sending out Christmas and Hanukkah gifts to my editors and clients. I’d spent so much time dithering about what to make, I’d missed my chance to actually make anything. Instead, ...Keep Reading
Best Cookbooks of 2012
Two posts in one day! A rarity for me, but this is too wonderful not to share immediately: Leite’s Culinaria, one of the most writerly food sites I know, has named Parents Need to Eat Too to their “Best Cookbooks of 2012” list. I’m stunned. Honored. Over the moon. And crying. (I’m having an emotional ...Keep Reading
