I know I'm a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to coconut oil, but I picked up a jar and decided to give it whirl this past weekend to find out what all the buzz was about....
I know I'm a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to coconut oil, but I picked up a jar and decided to give it whirl this past weekend to find out what all the buzz was about....
Our friend Liana makes this bouillabaisse, and it's so good...and now it's in our rotation. Here's the recipe: Saute garlic and a Vidalia onion in olive oil....
One of the hardest adjustments for our family after my daughter had her first severe reaction to peanuts was not being able to eat at the Thai restaurants we...
It's about that time of year when we're all looking for twists on what we make at least once a week. We just tried this recipe out, which is roasted cauliflower...
When I was a kid, my mom used to make Dutch babies (they're also called German pancakes, Bismarcks, Dutch puffs and probably a few other names), and it always...
It's not the sexiest of dishes, but on a cold winter day, this lentil barley stew is what we've been craving. With a fried or hard boiled egg on top and green...
Our friend Steve just turned us on to a cauliflower recipe that's so good that we've made it twice in one week. It's the easiest recipe, but the fennel and coriander...
I read in Viana LaPlace’s cookbook Unplugged Kitchen: A Return to the Simple, Authentic Joys of Cooking, that she cleaned out her fridge, including cheese rinds...
This afternoon, I was seeing all the signs of fall and winter, the foods, the trees changing color, wild turkeys in the backyard and I was especially inspired by...
Our friend Ariel makes the most delicious broccoli soup which our daughter inhaled, and keeps asking for. When I asked her for the recipe she said she wings it every...
You'll have to take our word for it that this chili is amazing, because the picture doesn't do it any justice. It's the kind that's so good, that when we served...
One of our readers Lisa Fyfe sent us in her recipe for Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins. They sound delicious—a perfect recipe to try out one of these...
One recent Saturday, I just couldn't drag myself out of bed, and of course that was the one morning all my daughter wanted to do was a cooking project, and further,...
This might not be news to the more experienced moms out there but I didn't know about it so I'm guessing there are some other newbies who are in the same boat: you...
We're on borrowed time when it comes to scoring amazing tomatoes and cucumbers. To console myself, I've been making Greek salads multiple times a week. Here's a...
We've all been there--we buy too much corn, and then have just two old ears left that we don't want to toss, but don't know what to do with them. This happened to...
Our friend was serving up some ginger snaps post-lunch, along with some caramels from Trader Joe's. Her son Sam, who is always coming up with some clever idea, told...
So, this may be stretching the definition of "salad", but what the heck. Zaru soba, cold buckwheat noodles with a dipping sauce, has made it into our weekly rotation....
I love this salad that my brother made the other week, so I made him put it down in writing. It has such nice texture--and is great served with something hearty...
I came across this recipe a long time ago in an article I read about Sophia Loren. It was about her sons' favourite dish, Livia’s meatballs. Livia was Sophia...
Last week my brother had us over for dinner and made this fantastic quinoa salad. It made me realize I just don't get outside of my salad routine—which is usually...
Reader Marie-France lives in the countryside of France and writes a lovely food blog. We love the way this potato cake with garlic and parsley looks. Here's what...
Our friend Ann at Metropulos in Santa Barbara shared with us a genius recipe for this super simple homemade pizza dough, which she learned from her friend Bruno,...
Last week when we were staying with friends, their kids and our daughter got really into making/serving every breakfast meal. I wasn't so into the soggy cereal,...
This weekend we were staying with our friends, and telling them how much we love the Trader Joe's roasting chicken. They love their farmer's market one, so we thought...
We love when you send us your finds—one mom, Tram, recently sent us an email showing us the animal pizzas she made for her kids. "I have twin boys, Milo and...
We are not a butter cream kinda family. I know, that might seem weird, but we just don't like it. So when it comes to frosting, I haven't found the one that we love,...
Though the media can make it seem as though there’s a battle raging between parents of kids with food allergies and those whose children can eat whatever they...
A couple of Sundays ago we went for breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants in Brooklyn, Prime Meats. We ordered the poached egg with smoked salmon on polenta,...
Last week I had what is maybe my most favorite dinner to date. I made baked beans in the slow cooker before I left the house, and then my husband made a coleslaw...
I had this raw asparagus and avocado salad at Company, a great pizza place in West Chelsea in NYC. The asparagus ribbons were shaved length-wise using a vegetable...
We're going to post the three white fish recipes from one of everyone's favorite sections from Cookie, the "So You Have A..." page, because reader Jessica Collins...
I made this amazing, Barefoot Contessa inspired sandwich yesterday for lunch. Actually, I made it four times in four days. Ina makes hers with homemade everything: bread tuna + hummus. I...
Tuna. It conjures up any number of images. Doesn't it? There's the kind you eat raw at the sushi bar. Particularly sublime is the fatty variety that comes from...
On New Year's Day we recover from our party (Amy and her husband Adam throw a big party on New Year’s Eve for friends and their kids) with the company of some...
A quick inventory of what was left in the fridge at the end of the week left me with, a few red potatoes, the inner stalks of a bunch celery, getting soft, a few...
I don't know about you, but it's hard for me to think about dinner when I'm a frantic holiday mess. Fridge soup is one of my standbys when I have pretty much nothing...
I'm pretty obsessed with the magic of the slow cooker, but I'm also really putting it to the test...throwing things into it that I just happen to have in the house,...
In the last issue of Cookie, we had a quick Thanksgiving dinner how-to, and since the magazine folded before the issue came out, we never got to hear readers' reactions....
Come on, you know it's true: breakfast gets the shaft. We direct much psychic and physical energy toward dinner (the accepted de facto dining ritual, portrayed by...
Momfilter reader Jane D'Antonio sent us in this recipe, and we're so excited by her enthusiasm, we had to post her email/recipe straight away: "I love beans. They...
I am a big fan of Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow's mom website, and in particular, her very easy way with food. I started making this chicken (the video is actually really...
I'm not a baker, so I certainly never imagined that I would bake my own bread. Why should I when other professionals do it way better?! But after a few dinners at...
Our friends Jeff and Susan came to our place last summer and made this dish for us. It was so good that we talk about it every time we see zucchini in the market....
Well, actually, it's a galette. There was nothing in the refrigerator when we arrived home the other day except a package of Pillsbury pie crusts that our renters...
So the kid requested shrimp for the first time in years. The thing is, we already had fresh turkey sausage from the farmer's market in the fridge. And I had that...
For my kids quesadillas are right up there with mac & cheese and pizza on the list of favorite foods. We usually make plain cheese quesadillas and add on a variety...
For many people burgers and hot dogs on the grill epitomize summer. It is nice to have a healthy vegetarian option to add to the mix, especially if you are having...
Back in the day, my wife Amy and I would spend our summer weekends in Quogue with her sister and parents. Her father Lou is famous for his pancake breakfast, which...
Our friend and former babysitter Juliette started making this salmon for my kids when they were tiny. While the recipe couldn't be simpler, there is something about...
I tried this delicious chicken kebab recipe from Epicurious last summer, and it has been a year-round staple ever since. It calls for red pepper flakes (or Aleppo...
We were never really interested in tabbouleh until we tried our friend Steve's recipe recently. The combination of the mint, parsley, and cilantro was just right,...
While the traditional German apple pancake is made with flour batter, my grandma's version was essentially a plain omelette with apple sauce inside and a dusting...
I love the idea of quinoa. I know that it's higher in protein than most grains and is a great alternative to wheat and rice, but I never know quite what to do with...
I'm not a huge tofu fan, but I have come to learn that my family likes the contrast of crispy fried coating on silky warm tofu. And since tofu has zero fat in it,...
One of the fanciest restaurants we've ever been to is the Kronenhalle in Zurich, and we've been lucky enough to go there several times for business...
A couple of months ago, Jenny turned us on to Olive Oil Granola. After tasting Jenny's, Matt became borderline fanatical about it. Then Dana, another Momfilter contributor,...
For whatever reason, I always assumed marshmallows were way more complicated than they actually are. But I decided to give this Martha Stewart recipe a go, and it...
This recipe is from All About Braising, by Molly Stevens. I make it fairly often in the winter. I love that it’s quick and easy, and except for the fact that your...
I’ve been making these perfectly salty, perfectly sweet biscuits for 15 years. The problem is I lose this recipe every few years because it’s written on a scrap...