When our friends Dewey and Stephanie Nicks moved from LA to Carpinteria, CA (just south of Santa Barbara) with their 7-year-old twins, George and Madeline, they...
Food
Do Try This At Home Beet, Spelt, and Spinach Salad
I just had a spelt and beet salad with a few spinach leaves and a sprinkling of feta cheese at Al di la, a restaurant in Brooklyn. It was tossed very simply with...
Trends We Like Walmart Goes Local
Of course we would all love to be eating local, sustainable, and organic food. To do this all year, however, requires that you live in a sunny state or have deep...
Recipe Roulette
Shake it up: In an attempt to escape the pasta and broccoli doldrums, I started playing Recipe Roulette with my kids at least once a week. I give them a few cookbooks,...
Elevating the Everyday Coffee Mill Grinder
Our friend in Austria gave her 5 year old son an old coffee mill grinder she bought on eBay. He grinds their coffee, and their neighbor's, every day....
Lunchbox Inspiration Almond Butter + Banana + Honey Sandwich
My dad used to make these on crusty wheat bread for my lunch. My kids are pretty much fascinated with anything from my and my husband's youth. It also works well...
Trends We Like Healthy Sno-Cones
We are loving the food from a truck trend that is happening across the country. My family and I had truly delicious snoballs made with agave nectar (instead of sugar)...
Easiest Side Ever Zucchini-Mandolin Style
Zucchini and a mandolin: The quickest most satisfying veg I can make for my family. I saute a smashed clove of garlic in olive oil and mandolin a zucchini directly...
Easy Lunch The Tomato Sandwich
Don't forget about the refreshing simplicity (and unsung genius) of the tomato sandwich--crusty white bread (sometimes it has to be white), LOTS of mayo, sliced...
Do Try this at Home Chickpea Salad
I was on Smith Street in Brooklyn the other day waiting for my 6-year-old son to finish a skateboarding lesson and did something extraordinary for a mom: I sat by...
Mom Cheat Sheet Annie's Creamy Deluxe
Our friends turned us on the the Creamy Deluxe version of Annie's Pasta, and it's so so good. What's your go-to meal when you have no energy for anything more than...
