Category: Feeding Kids
Basic Beef for Bolognese, Calzones, Shepherd’s Pie and More
I love – LOVE – the ease of food that can do double duty. For instance, a roasted chicken like the one mentioned on the Everyday Food blog today can be Sunday dinner, Monday chicken tacos, Tuesday chicken and rice and Wednesday chicken salad. Talk about a blessing for a busy, harried mom — or [...]
Toddler Bites: Food Tantrums Are Manipulation
Will loves cheese. And berries. And grapes. And pasta. And beef. And chicken. And eggs. And just about everything you can imagine, except for green beans. He could do without those. He’s also not too fond of sausage, but he’ll tolerate it. He’s the kid willing to try anything – even if only for a [...]
Toddler Bites: More Than Mac and Cheese
I admit that my son at two and a half doesn’t eat like many other kids. His diet isn’t limited to nugget-y things and mac and cheese. Although he does enjoy those things, they aren’t staples. He happily munches on Brussels sprouts (particularly my pancetta and basil Brussels sprouts), fish of all kinds, and anything [...]
Making and Storing Homemade Baby Food
Did you know that the typical ice cube tray holds about one ounce of food? Or that one pear makes roughly four ounces of pureed food? You wouldn’t believe all the baby food tidbits I could spew at you these days. When I was pregnant with my son I heard about homemade baby food and [...]
Washing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides
I never thought about pesticide residue that could be on my produce before I had Will. And while I thought it was odd that apples in the store were so shiny and glossy, and broccoli had that white patina, I just didn’t put one and one together. But while I was pregnant I began learning [...]
