The Lament Of The “Perfect Dinner”
I like to cook and I work from home, so in theory family dinner should be my forte. Real life doesn’t always work out the way I plan, unfortunately.
I like to cook and I work from home, so in theory family dinner should be my forte. Real life doesn’t always work out the way I plan, unfortunately.
The realities of trying to parent teenagers and keep my sanity are sending me more and more often… to the kitchen, where life makes sense to me.
A mom needs help breaking a bad mealtime habit with her toddler so she can have the healthy family dinner time they all deserve and need.
“Let’s try the Family Dinner Project idea with the kids, have a ‘real family discussion’ and see how it goes,” So last night, we did. And it was awesome.
I hope someday my teens will leave me and be able to feed themselves more than just ramen. So when the opportunity to try out Blue Apron came up, I said yes.
Mealtimes drag on and on at this young family’s home. The kids are just having fun and enjoying themselves at the table, but their mom would prefer them to enjoy the outdoors. How can she improve the situation without being a nag?
For Father’s Day, get the kids together and help them whip up some extra delicious brownies with fun toppings. We have a special Father’s Day label to wrap the food gift up perfectly.
Here are some of my favorite simple, kid-friendly, 15-minute dinners for those days you are burnt out from spending hours by the pool or at the beach.
A mom needs advice with her young child’s food habits after a recent medical diagnosis.
Who says that healthy after school snacks need to be boring? This after school snack is not only fun but surprisingly easy to make. Happy Back-to-School!
My kids enjoy taking hot lunches to school in thermal jars, but sometimes I get into a rut packing the same things over and over. Enter the 5-minute Microwave Quiche for the Lunch Box! It’s super fast to throw together and I almost always have the ingredients for it in the fridge.
A WOHM mom doesn’t want to engage in a mealtime battle with her young picky eater because she wants a pleasant dinnertime experience but is experiencing guilt about his limited food palate. What can she do?
How to make grilled cheese, a meal kids should know how to make before leaving home. Here’s our recipe and special tips for kids.
Amalah shows you how to make the of leftovers from her popular kids’ recipe of citrus mashed sweet potatoes.
Recipe for how to make spaghetti and meatballs, a great meal all kids should know how to make before leaving home!
Feeding your family shouldn’t be a slog. Here’s my 10 commandments for getting dinner on the table with a minimum of drama on busy school nights.
It’s easy to get into a habit of BLTs (bites, licks and tastes) and consuming many unwanted calories while we prepare our children’s dinner. Here’s how to stop.
Amalah’s recommendations for everything you need to get your preschooler learning to cook.
Teach your kids how to make their own crustless sandwiches and get one step closer to crossing making school lunches off your daily to-do list.
A tutorial for how to roast vegetables, one of the recipes kids should know how to cook before leaving home!