Strange Grains
Try something new in your family’s kitchen. Quinoa, amaranth, flax, and more. With recipes, history, and nutrition, check out these strange grains.
Continue ReadingTry something new in your family’s kitchen. Quinoa, amaranth, flax, and more. With recipes, history, and nutrition, check out these strange grains.
Continue ReadingThe blue enameled cast iron soup pot features Beast’s rose and is topped with gold knob engraved “Be Our Guest.” Only 500 of the limited edition pots will be sold through williams-sonoma.com, lecreuset.com, and Le Creuset Signature Stores, so if you want one, hurry over!
Continue ReadingThis week Google presented a fun list of the most-Googled snack ideas this past week, divided by state. We GeekMoms had some opinions about some of the search results.
Continue ReadingMuch to my surprise, these were not as terrible as my kitchen.
Continue ReadingLove to bake? Bake. No matter how terrible your kitchen is.
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Continue Reading‘Twin Peaks’ was awash with memorable meals: donuts, pie, and coffee, black as midnight on a moonless night. What better show, then, to inspire a recipe book?
Continue ReadingFruitcake! Have you even tried it? Take a few minutes to peruse the lore and lure of the fruitcake–with music!
Continue ReadingApples from Kazakhstan, wheat from Iraq, and lard from Spain. Is there anything from America in an American Apple Pie? History and food nerds need to share this at your Thanksgiving feast.
Continue ReadingIf you are looking for a rainy day activity, a way to explore new tastes with a finicky child, or a good gift idea, make your own tea blends!
Continue ReadingWith ‘Feeding Hannibal,’ the lack of practical recipes for the average home is entirely irrelevant. This is a book of art and of story, filled with stunning photography and pre-production sketches of the dishes that graced Doctor Lecter’s table over the course of the show’s three seasons.
Continue ReadingI’ve got a competitive kid who just turned ten. Maybe it’s because he’s the youngest of three, or because he’s the shortest of three, or maybe it’s something altogether different. But four years back, his family birthday party took on a creative–and competitive–new format, and we’ve never turned back. My son shares a birthday with […]
Continue ReadingMake the Olympics even more fun with food! Check out these delicious recipes for Brazilian food that your whole family can cook and enjoy.
Continue ReadingCrappy days need comfort food, and you can’t go wrong with EG Mum’s version of the Cherry Ripe Slice.
Continue ReadingKefir is like yogurt, but better. Even your youngest can help make a delicious and healthy drink while learning about science!
Continue ReadingYou ready for Shiri to lay the science down about Magic Shell?
Continue ReadingWhen you or your child are on antibiotics, your gut can really take a beating. Learn how to keep healthy!
Continue ReadingOther than the usual Food, Fashion, and Fun Boards, here are a few ideas on how to use Pinterest to organize our crazy lives:
Continue ReadingThe thirteen year old boy who lives in my head is telling me to tell you that that bread’s delicious fluffiness is, essentially fungus urine and farts.
Continue ReadingTech that makes cooking for your family better and easier? Yes, please!
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