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WILL THE REAL “BEST DIET” PLEASE STAND UP
Last fall I sat with my middle daughter Rosie as she hosted a bake sale at our neighborhood farmers’ market. At one point, a darling girl of about three toddled up to eye the cookies, quick breads,...
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A NOT-SO-DIRTY LITTLE SECRET
I’ve been keeping a secret. I’ve never been very good at secrets, at least not the happy kind. Take, for instance, how I handled the first three months of my pregnancies, a time when common sense...
View Article6 Fresh Ideas for Lunchbox Veggies
I’ve been thinking about school lunch more than usual this week in light of the hullaballo over a Chicago school principal banning children from bringing sack lunches from home. Preparing school lunch...
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Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Figs
Strange though it may sound, my favorite sweater came to mind when I was plating this Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Figs for family dinner last week. The sweater is a cardigan. It’s thick and nubby with...
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Best of Trader Joe’s
In a perfect world, I’d do all of my grocery shopping at a leisurely pace at the farmer’s market, make my own yogurt, cheese and butter, can all of my own fruits and vegetables, and have pastured...
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Red Lentil Coconut Curry Soup
At six weeks pregnant, my sister Annie learned that at that stage of gestation, her baby was the size of a lentil. And so, from then on, the baby was called, “Lentil.” Even before we all knew she was a...
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15 Favorite Cooking Gifts for Kids
Each December, Oprah comes out with her annual “O” list: her gift-giving picks for the year, showcased in the glossy pages of her magazine. Well, here you’ll find the Mom’s Kitchen Handbook version of...
View ArticleA Recipe Contest Just for Kids
There are moments when the state of disrepair in the American diet seems too broken to fix. But it’s my concern for our kids that keeps me hopeful and striving to improve the status quo. And I know of...
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Pork Chops with Rhubarb Compote
It’s a joke in our house that my family hasn’t eaten a hot meal since I started this blog more than 10 years ago. Take these pork chops with rhubarb compote. The dish started out as just another family...
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