The Family Cooks
What began as a casual conversation during a hike on a beautiful, sunny day about the need for a cookbook with easy, healthy, delicious recipes for families to cook together has become a beautiful book...
View ArticleGrilled Fish for Summer
Summer starts this weekend, and what better way to celebrate than with a BBQ? Instead of the traditional steaks and hamburgers, try grilling seafood and vegetables. Here are some tips for grilling...
View ArticleThe Perfect Gift for Father’s Day
Don’t fret that Father’s Day is only a couple of days away and neither you nor the kids have bought anything. The very best gift anyone can give isn’t something bought at the mall or gift-wrapped. The...
View ArticleA Quick Trip to India
Take a trip to an Indian grocery store for spices. You will be amazed at the colors, scents and shapes of spices you have never seen before… or you have seen, but never whole. The spices are much...
View ArticleCook’s Tip: Shrimp, Fresh or Frozen?
Should you buy shrimp fresh or frozen? If you can get local fresh shrimp, you are very lucky. Buy them. However, most shrimp you see in the market have been frozen and defrosted. There is nothing wrong...
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Recipe for a Tabletop Terrarium
Terrariums are perfect little worlds in the middle of your dinner table. Whether it is faraway jungle with miniature orchids and moss, or southern desert, sparse with a few rocks and succulents, you...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Olive Oil Grades
Choose Regular (Pure) or Light Olive Oil for high heat cooking like sauteing or when you need a neutral flavored oil). This olive oil is usually the least expensive. Since it is basically the bottom of...
View ArticleEdible Flowers
I love flowers in food, it is like bringing the flower garden to your table. And for some reason all of these flowers are very easy to grow. Once they are flowering in your garden (you might even...
View ArticleStoring Fresh Vegetables
We are big fans of in-season, farm fresh vegetables. But how to clean and store the produce to keep it at its best? There are different opinions as to whether you should wash your produce first or not....
View ArticleCooking Tip: Measure Precisely When Baking
When baking, please measure! Get out standard measuring cups and measure where measure is called for, this will save you from things going amuck and ensure success. For dry things like flour, oatmeal...
View ArticleBroccoli Moment
It’s Friday. A perfect day to have some broccoli with your family dinner tonight. That’s because any day is a good day for broccoli in my book! What’s that you say? Kids aren’t particularly fond of...
View ArticleCook’s Tip: Bake Pie in Parchment-Lined Pan
Bake your pie in a parchment paper lined pie pan, your pie slices will be ready for a problem free liftoff.
View ArticleToday is Food Revolution Day
Today May 15th is Food Revolution Day, a global campaign organized by Jamie Oliver to put compulsory practical food education back on the school curriculum. We’re currently facing a global obesity...
View ArticleHow to Roast Beets
Slow roasted beets are so simple to make, are very tasty, and last for a few days in the fridge, so make a few extra. First get some medium sized beets, cut off the tops. The tops are great to use in...
View ArticleAre brown eggs healthier than white ones?
Are brown eggs healthier than white ones? Not one bit! It is the feathers of the chicken that determine the color of the eggs. Brown egg = brown chicken, white egg = white chicken, (tie-dye egg =...
View ArticleA Spring Picnic
How about a spring picnic in the park? If it is far to the park, have the picnic on a roof. Can’t go to the beach? Bring the beach to your patio. Fill a tub with water and beach toys. Stick an umbrella...
View ArticleInvolve Kids in the Cooking
Want to get your children more involved in the cooking? Here’s a tip from our friends at The Kids Cook Monday: “Kids are much more likely to try new foods if they understand more about them, so get...
View ArticleQuick Breakfast Tip: A Cereal Bar
Store several kinds of healthy cereals in glass canisters or cookie jars. In the morning set them out with sliced fruit, milk and yogurt, so your kids can mix their own breakfast bowl creations,...
View ArticleOur Favorite Cooking Tools: Dutch Oven
A Dutch oven is a heavy cooking pot, usually made of cast iron. Some people call them casserole dishes (“casserole” means “pot” or “pan” in French). Whatever you choose to call it, make sure one of...
View ArticleHealthy Lunchtime Challenge and Kids’ State Dinner
Do you have a young chef in the house between the ages of 8-12? Can you imagine his or her recipe being featured in a cookbook? Or the two of you representing your home state at a Kids’ “State Dinner”...
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