My Story, Parenting, Picky, Picky
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 ...
My Story, Parenting, Picky, Picky
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 ...
My Story, Parenting, Picky, Picky
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, ...
Baking, Dessert, Parenting, Recommendations, Snack
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 ...
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 ...
How to Make a Lightning McQueen Cake, Part I (Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cake)
Photo courtesy of Sue M.
Harry’s 5th birthday party was, oh, a month ago. It’s high time I tell ...
Baby Food, Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Parenting, Picky, Picky, Snack, Weight Watchers
Magic, 1-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
We’re having a bit of a sweets problem around here. I’m pretty sure I emerged from the womb with an obsession for sugary treats (wonder how ...
Parenting, Picky, Picky, Quick Tips
Newsflash: Bribe Your Kids and They’ll Eat Vegetables
So says a recent study, in which children aged four to six were offered small rewards for eating a vegetable they’d said they didn’t like. After ...
Dessert, Misc, Parenting, Recommendations, Snack
Zitner’s Butter Krak: Happy (Addictive) Easter!
Good morning, friends. Tomorrow is Easter, and if you’ve been reading here longer than, oh, 24 hours, you know it’s not my holiday. It is, however, my husband’s holiday, and ...
Breakfast, Parenting, Picky, Picky, Recommendations
Trader Joe’s Triple Berry-NOs
Does that bowl match the packaging?
Serious fail here, TJ’s. You know I love you, so much that if you were a publicly held company I’d buy stock, ...