Around here, my aim is to make healthy, delicious food, both with and for kids so they’ll grow up to cook themselves, and better yet, enjoy sitting around a table full of family and friends for years to come. Here on Foodlets I’ve got tips (let the kids help cook) and tricks (grate vegetables and…
Roasted fall vegetables: potatoes and fennel
I’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND IT’S STILL TRUE: if your kids are reluctant to eat veggies, the best thing you can do is roast them. The veggies, not the kids. Here’s my favorite way to prepare almost any vegetable, and bonus, the best way to slide a new one in there too. We combined a…
Healthy chocolate-zucchini muffins for kids (a Paula Deen zucchini bread makeover)
STOP EVERYTHING. THESE ARE THE BEST MUFFINS you’ll ever make. And don’t tell Ina Garten because I’ve strayed again and updated another Paula Deen recipe for this one. Right now Paula’s zucchini bread is the most popular thing on the Food Network website; and my remake of her pumpkin cake (now pumpkin spice mini-muffins) is…
Beef tacos become Tex-Mex rice with beef and beans: two dinners in one
OK, I’LL FESS UP RIGHT NOW. This dinner was a double miss but that’s because I made a silly mistake early on: I accidentally used hot, spicy salsa instead of mild. You won’t do this and your family will enjoy the whole thing. Twice.
A surprising way to cut dinner stress: simplify the menu
There’s a hilarious cartoon circulating on Pinterest with a woman hunched over the arm of a chair in despair. The caption reads “Why do they want dinner every single night?” It’s funny…because it’s true.
pumpkin pancakes or waffles
ONE OF MY DREAMS FOR THIS WEBSITE is to create an amazing collection of family-friendly recipes and meal ideas from moms and dads everywhere. There’s a special section on Foodlets devoted to this mission; you can upload your family’s favorite recipes (with photo) easily right here. But sometimes I hear from you directly, which is…
Why I’m still buying organic food for my family
Oh boy. Aren’t the cynics laughing now? This week, USA Today reported on a new study, noting that organic produce may not be more nutritious than conventionally grown vegetables. But just a second. As I’ve often mentioned here on Foodlets, I believe in buying organic. And in my opinion, the story around this four-year study…
Individual plum crisps (a Barefoot Contessa recipe makeover)
WE’VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. Last summer a friend appeared on our door, bag in hand overflowing with juicy purple plums. We combined them with a few berries for a family-style dessert at a friend’s summer rental. This time we got our own plums and this time they were yellow. And this time, I…
Grated carrot salad, a recipe inspired by “French Kids Eat Everything”
I don’t know about you but my kids aren’t usually into salad. There was a time when my preschooler, Phoebe, would spot a great leaf of anything on her plate, be it basil, parsley or actual lettuce, immediately pick it off and deposit onto MY plate while explaining “I don’t yike salad.” Sigh.
4 ways to make a boxed brownie mix healthier (and still every bit as delicious)
THERE’S SOMETHING FANCY GOING ON HERE and it’s not brownies. We’ve got a couple of new features on Foodlets and one of them is the “Your Favorite Posts Right Now” list, which now appears on the right side of every page. This measures the most clicked on posts of the last 30 days, and vying…