Giving New Meaning to Parenting

Confession: I’m a terrible cook. A TERRIBLE cook. I have been known to screw up things as easy as hard-boiled eggs. And toast. I wish I were joking.
(Things I learned from those two experiences; 1) eggs don’t need to boil for over an hour to become hard-boiled and 2) make sure [...]

Here’s a link to a step-by-step program for slowly adjusting home dinners prepared for your picky eaters. As the mom of a picky eater, I frequently search for these types of articles. Here’s one that came to my inbox today:
Dinner Makeovers For Picky Eaters

Stu and I have both written recently suggesting that as parents we should BE interested, not ACT interested in our kids.  Well, that seems pretty obvious,  can I get a round of “uh….  duhs”?  Of course we should be interested in the Punks. (In case you’re new here,  Punks is short for Pumpkin-heads a.k.a. my [...]

*Note* – [This morning it was announced that the plagiarism suit against Jessica Seinfeld was dismissed. As such, it seems appropriate to repost this fantastic review of Jessica's book by the very talented Wacky Mommy (whose original post appeared here back in the latter half of 2007]
My 8-year-old daughter’s review “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to [...]

Do you cook with your kids? I hope you do. Cooking provides so many teaching moments. There are plentiful opportunities for a child to practice math, of course. Working with fractions and becoming familiar with measurement systems are among the math skills that are honed when a child helps cook. [...]

It sounds like the kind of cake a child would ask for: “Blue, with chocolate frosting.”
It was, however, not a child asking; it was our nearly 22-year-old son doing. Andrew decided to make a cake the other night. Without asking for help, he got everything mixed and measured and into the oven. He even soaked [...]

The snow is already piling up around here, which means that my boys are inside more than they’re out. It’s rather early in the year for me to be saying this, but oh my goodness they need some outlet for their energy! I send them out to run around daily, but that doesn’t [...]

Happy American Thanksgiving.
Turkey is low in fat and high in protein. It is a good source of iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium and B vitamins. Mmmmm…. B vitamins.
More good news is that turkey is on sale everywhere now. Usually it’s a bird reserved for large [...]

Do you ever get bored with food? I get bored with food. And yes, you may call me a picky eater. Or maybe… I’m a fad eater. I get hooked on one recipe or another and enjoy it for a while, then I don’t want to make it [...]

Yet another strategy for saving money on food is to make it yourself. Whenever you purchase something pre-made at the store, you’re going to pay for someone else’s labor.
Earth-shattering revelation, no?
Never mind, don’t answer that.
My boys are currently fond of the Lunchables brand of ummm, lunch thingies. I only buy [...]