August 17, 2011
Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods offers ideas for making fun school lunches for the kids. Thanks WF!  

August 17, 2011
Lunchbox

After the recent report about how dangerously bacteria laden homemade lunches are, parents may be...

August 14, 2011
Green Beans

After 2 1/2 days away from the garden, I just knew there were plenty of veg waiting for me. Like a...

August 11, 2011
black lemon chicken

There is nothing easier than roasting a chicken. The trick is  making it flavorful and keeping...

August 9, 2011
Brown Bag

With back to school time approaching, lunches take center stage once again. When you pack your...

August 4, 2011
childhood treats

There are foods from childhood that we often forget to enjoy as we get older. It's unclear just...

August 4, 2011
Peppers

This time of year, we eat out of the garden. That means if you don't like eggplant, you may...

July 30, 2011
Bar cookies

I am the first to admit that baking is not my thing. Of course I do it, but scooping cookies over...

July 29, 2011
oven fried chicken

Do you long for something a little different, but it is just too hot to bake anything in the oven?...

July 24, 2011
spaghetti carbanara

I am always writing about how leftovers are nothing to be ashamed of. If you plan for them, you...

July 23, 2011
biscuits

When I lived in a cabin without electricity, I used to make biscuits in my wood cookstove. Never...

July 23, 2011
tortillas

For my birthday tomorrow, my family got me a tortilla press and comal! I suppose it is a gift that...

July 19, 2011
school lunch

The USDA has released its first farm to schools evaluation, and while there are some obstacles,...

July 17, 2011

Delicious ice cream, is a year round treat in our house. We enjoy making it almost as we do eating...

July 15, 2011
worm

With a houseful of boys, it is no wonder that I have nerves of steel. I also have a huge worm...

July 14, 2011
Cream Puffs

On the farm, it is a mad scramble to be sure that everything is ready for the next three days of...

July 13, 2011
Kids LiveWell

Over 15,000 restaurants -- including 19 different chain restaurants -- will roll out healthier kids...

July 8, 2011

When making your own popsicles, be sure to try making some fudgy ones. I remember walking to the...

July 6, 2011
Garden fresh carrots

We have little baby carrots in the garden! They are no more than a nibble, but to the 4 year old...

July 6, 2011
Strawberries

With the temperatures in the 90's or more, it is hard to imagine eating anything, much less a...

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