When Dinnertime Becomes a Dinnersaga
My husband is a terrific (yet overly ambitious) cook. So we’re eating dinner at 9 p.m. — or even later. There’s got be a way to streamline the family dinner process!
My husband is a terrific (yet overly ambitious) cook. So we’re eating dinner at 9 p.m. — or even later. There’s got be a way to streamline the family dinner process!
A mom needs a realistic tactical plan for implementing Ellyn Satter’s feeding philosophy to family dinners.
Our family is most definitely composed of omnivores, with a heavy carnivore bent when it comes to cheeseburgers. However, my teen daughter is a vegetarian. This is how we make it work.
Have you heard of ALDI? They’re a national supermarket that sells the most popular private-label grocery items at insanely good prices, we’re talking like a 45%-50% discount to traditional supermarkets. And, you don’t need to buy their products in bulk to enjoy the savings, which living in an apartment in NYC, where kitchens are galley-sized, that’s super important.
Not for, WITH! How to safely inspire your kids to get cooking in the kitchen.
Kids like to feel involved and important. I love the conversations that we have in the kitchen while we cook. The kitchen really is the heart of the home.
If you’re looking for a few easy to prepare meals to make for your family, check out a few of our Alphamom bloggers favorites here!
Do you want your food to look as good as it tastes? Here are some tips for helping to do a better job photographing your food.
Don’t hate me, but I was invited to a Mother’s Day Brunch– torn from the magazine pages of their May issue– and prepared at Everyday Food’s real test kitchen within the Martha Stewart offices. Yes, I consider this an early Mother’s Day gift. Because really? It was a divine and rare treat.
Yeah, we love cookbooks. Not a holiday passes without a cookbook being exchanged.
I’ve got a freezer full of lovely, organic, homemade baby food purees…that my baby is suddenly too grown-up to eat. Help!
Usually I link to online resources that help you simplify your life, but when it comes to recipes these hand-crafted heirloom boxes are calling my name instead.
Still figuring out what to serve on Halloween? A lot of recipes look awfully complicated, but we’ve found ones that are easy-peasy. The key for us is few ingredients, quick assembly, great presentation and fabulous taste.
So beautiful. Apparently not easy to make, but boy, is it impressive!
If you want to let the kids help in the kitchen, we’ve found some cool things that will make it fun for everyone involved.
Hooray for Pancake Day! Sure it’s not Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but it has its own appeal. Like, no hangover.

