Summer Preview: Ginger-Mint Fruit Salad
Seriously, Memorial Day is Monday? That has to be a mistake. My calendar says we’re only in mid—no wait, late—May. Oh. Guess I’d better lose that five ten pounds, pronto.…
30-Minute Holiday Baking: Sesame-Almond Crackers
If it’s December, it’s Oh Nuts season. Every year around this time they contact me, to see if I’d like to try out some of their uber-fresh, dizzyingly varied bulk…
Strawberry Hurricane Muffins
You may have heard. It’s, um, stormy. I was going to write a playful post about how waking up to pre-Sandy howls inspired me to bake these not-too-sweet, fruit-filled, whole…
Easy Snack for the Class: Homemade Wheat Thins
PLACE: the kindergarten playground. TIME: approximately 3:10PM. PLAYERS: moms, with occasional pint-sized interrupters. Me, noticing that Harry’s lunchbox still contains his snack, yet again: [Sigh.] Why do I bother? He…
Chocolaty Almond Butter Banana Smoothie
I had root canal a few weeks ago, after intermittent pain that started when I was pregnant with Harry—that’s right, I lived with twinges for five years before I finally…