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I’ve written boatloads about various fruity ideas for the past 3 weeks, today I want to finish the series by discussing some ways to preserve summer vegetables.
Common ways to preserve veggies are canning and freezing. Drying is also a good method; however I have no experience with drying foods so I will leave that […]

The Fourth of July is just around the corner. What fun have you planned for your family? We’ll be doing lots of eating, playing, and watching fireworks. And then eating some more. We all agree that holidays are about the food, right? No? Dang.
If you’re looking for something more than just potato salad (and why, […]

My stomach turns at the smell of most baby food. Not so much the first stages; bananas and apples are pretty non-offensive. Once they move on to the pureed version of turkey and noodles, though, I can’t quite conceive the yellowish gelled glop as food. Combine the smell of this epicurean treat […]

Okay, so I wrote here a while back about a new salad that I was totally loving. Most of the boys looked at it and said “ewww”, but eventually the Captain gave it a try and loved it. Not to be outdone, The Mercenary and TechnoBoy joined in. My one holdout is […]

When September arrives, I will breathe a sigh of relief. For the first time, Jack will be purchasing lunch at the school cafeteria, as Ben has done for some years now. What’s that you say? You wonder why this sea change is such a big deal to me? Let me explain. […]