We LOVE dessert at our house. We pretty much have dessert every night – is that weird? I don’t think it’s normal. My family had dessert every night growing up – usually M&Ms (counted out so each person got exactly the same number. This is what you have to do with 6 kids!) or ice … Read more
For the last several weeks we’ve tried something new – Dad makes dinner on Saturday nights!!! This is the best idea I’ve ever had. He gets to decide what we’re having and make it, so I don’t have to think about dinner one night a week. He helps with dinner most nights, but it’s nice … Read more
DID YOU KNOW that breath holding spells are a symptom of anemia? I didn’t either! When my son gets crying he often breathes out and then doesn’t breathe back in for several seconds. This is a common thing with babies and is called a breath holding spell. I told my doctor about it because he … Read more
We are trying to wean our 13 month old son – I decided it was time when we discovered he hadn’t gained any weight between his 9 and 12 month checkups (this is normal for breastfed babies). We have encountered some challenges, so hopefully our experience will make weaning easier for you. To those first … Read more
I have a few little baking tricks I use that greatly improve the overall taste and “nutrition” of baked goods. First of all, I typically use less sugar than the recipe calls for. I will usually use 2/3 – ¾ of the total amount, mostly when making cookies but also with sweet breads like banana … Read more
So this morning as I ate a yogurt for my second breakfast I was reminded of a little snack I would make for myself when I was pregnant. (I’m not pregnant now, but I still require a second breakfast.) For me the hardest food restriction was no cookie dough. I think I only disobeyed one … Read more
Monday: Pita Pizza Pizza sauce 1 qt. tomato sauce 1 T. oregano 1 t. salt 1 T. sugar 1/2 t. garlic powder 1 t. basil 1/4 t. pepper Makes enough sauce for 1 pizza (jelly roll size) Making pizza together is a great family fun activity – Let each member good his or her own … Read more
OR My in-laws get their ice cream out of the carton with a butter knife. The first time I saw my husband do this, I didn’t get it. But I have since changed my mind because I don’t like the regular ice cream scoopers – they don’t get enough ice cream out with each scoop … Read more
I love the Kraft Food & Family magazine, and each time it comes in the mail I tear out the recipes I want to try (with the pictures, of course) and put them in plastic sheet protectors in my recipe notebook. Once I have tried a recipe I either throw it out or integrate it … Read more
I found a diagram and a chart about buying and cooking meat while looking through my old class notes from my college days. One summer I audited a cooking class and it was that class that really gave me the confidence to try new recipes and experiment a bit. I still struggle with buying and … Read more