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From the monthly archives:
This week and next I’m giving away a copy of Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food and Baseball by Molly O’Neill. Molly is the food columnist for The New York Times Magazine and the host of the PBS series Great Food. A former chef, she has written three cookbooks, including the New York Cookbook. [...]
The Baby Shower Guide is having another baby shower cake contest. You can read the contest rules here. Entry is FREE and the grand prize is a $50 Visa gift card. I entered last year’s contest (Baby Shower Cupcakes and Hey Baby). I didn’t win but it was as fun to write about the circumstances [...]
With berries in season you may want to try this child friendly recipe from Superfoods : For Babies and Children by Annabel Karmel. Anna is the mother of three children, a bestselling author of books on nutrition and cooking for babies and toddlers, and a familiar face on British television. Annabel travels frequently to the [...]
Big Bad Dad’s workplace is having a BBQ and pie making contest on June 16. I’ve been wracking my brain to find a recipe that’s easy, fast and doesn’t have too many exotic ingredients. Plus, it needs to be portable enough to survive a 30 minute drive. And it should have a cracker crust, since [...]
The kids and I are doing a lot of running around this summer. So I’m on the lookout for inexpensive, unprocessed, snacks to take with us in the car or camping that don’t require much refrigeration. Here are a couple of recipes for snack bars that fit the bill from More Backcountry Cooking: Moveable Feasts [...]
When this appeared in today’s Denver Post, I thought I had to share. As Ray Mark Rinaldi writes, "This side salad is what we like to call a ‘secret weapon’ in the land of potlucks. It’s the surprise hit of any bring-a-dish event, particularly if the meal is outdoors. The sweet watermelon matches up perfectly [...]
In Eat Right for Your Metabolism, author Felicia Drury Kliment explains that the body’s acid-alkaline balance can change metabolism, causing people to gain weight, and can create other health concerns like cancer. Kliment catagorizes people into three main metabolism types – meat and grain eaters and omnivore. She then explains how each type can benefit [...]
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