Baking, Dessert, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Weight Watchers
Samoa Cookie Bars
A long, long time ago, waaaaay back in the early days of Words to Eat By, I made homemade Samoas, everybody’s favorite Girl Scout cookie. ...
I feel dirty.
I get all squicky when I ask for favors. Especially from you. But Babble, a major parenting site, announced their top 100 mom food bloggers this week and I didn’t ...
Parenting, Picky, Picky, Quick Tips
I Bribed—Excuse Me, Encouraged Via the Promise of Reward—My Child to Eat Vegetables
It’s true.
Harry ate vegetables.
For fourteen straight days.
Do you understand how momentous this is? The kid’s been so challenging to feed for so long, I actually got ...
A Momentous Morning
I just sent the final chapter of Parents Need to Eat Too off to my editor. It’s written specifically for all you WOHMs out there (and if you don’t ...
Misc, My Story, Pantry Cooking, Quick Tips, Recommendations
In Praise of Processed Foods
Last night’s dinner
I’ll let you in on a little secret: Sometimes, I use processed foods. Pretty much every day, in fact. Are ...
Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Pantry Cooking, Snack, Weight Watchers
Nutty Chocolate-Cherry Granola
Olive Oil Granola is kind of a thing, have you heard? Melissa Clark started it, I think, in the New York ...
Dessert, Pantry Cooking, Quick Tips
Caramel So Easy, Even a Parent Can Make It
Caramel and I have a history, and it ain’t a good one. Catastrophic is more like it. I’m not a candy-maker, in fact even ...
Ohdeedoh
Just in case you missed it, Ohdeedoh, the parenting website from the folks at Apartment Therapy, ran an interview with me the other day. It’s worth ...
Baby Food, Nutritious Nibbles, One-Handed Meals, Parenting, Picky, Picky, Snack, Weight Watchers
Taking Green to a Whole New Level
Harry loves the color green. Actually, “love” might be too gentle a word; “obsessed” is probably a better choice. From the very first time he was asked ...
Baby Food, Mains, Picky, Picky, Quick Suppers, Weight Watchers
Mediterranean Fish en Papillote
Don’t be fooled by the fancy-shmancy French up there: This is about as easy—and parent-friendly—as cooking gets. It’s so simple, I’ll toss a packet together for ...