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Wouldn’t Do Without Wednesday: Reusable Baking Cups
You’ve probably used paper baking cups at some point. They’re available in enormous variety, from the plain white ones to extraordinary feats of artistry. Image by Le Living and Co is licensed under CC...
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Foodie Friday: Lunch Bag Hygiene
With rare exception, I pack my daughters’ school lunches. We usually use soft insulated lunch bags and all food inside it is either in a container or wrapped in cling wrap. Still, I worry about how...
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Toddler Thursday: Breastfeeding with Teeth
When I set out with the intention of breastfeeding my twins, I didn’t take their teeth into account. It didn’t even cross my mind, really, even though I knew that my own mother had given up...
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Wouldn’t Do Without Wednesday: Baby Bjorn Bibs
No parent enjoys the mess that is mealtime with young children. Luckily, I found something to help us with that problem. As babies, all my kids wore cloth bibs during their waking hours, especially...
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Foodie Friday: Schlotzsky’s Review and $25 Gift Card Giveaway
My daughters and I don’t make a habit of eating out, so when we do go, it’s a treat. We have a relatively limited list of places we frequent, mostly because M is very particular about what she’ll eat....
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Ask the Moms: Aversion to Solid Food
Reader Brielle had the following question for us: I have 1 year old twins (11 months adjusted). My little girl is doing great, but my little boy is slightly delayed in some areas. One area that I’m...
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Toddler Thursday: We Are So 2
On June 18, my twins turned 2. So they have been 2 for a few weeks now. Let me just assure you, in case you were at all worried, they are VERY good at being 2. Sidney is contemplating becoming 2...
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Foodie Friday: Getting Dinner on the Table
Recently my long-time friends and I were sharing an email thread describing our shortcoming when it comes to getting a healthy dinner on the table during the work week. We are three intelligent ladies...
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One Grilled Cheese
This year, my daughters’ after school care provider, the YMCA, began offering free dinner to children who are still in their care at 5:30 pm. While it take some relinquishing of control on my part,...
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Foodie Friday: Make-Ahead Baked Oatmeal Casserole
I pinned this recipe for baked oatmeal months ago, and I’ve been meaning to try it for ages now. I am a big fan of cold cereal (the cold crunch wakes me up in the morning…or so I tell myself!). My...
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Foodie Friday: Baked Chicken and Vegetables…and Then Chicken Noodle Soup!
I’m sharing a recipe that I made a couple of times a month when my girls were smaller…juicy, flavorful chicken and tender, yummy veggies, all from scratch…what’s a toddler (and her mommy and daddy) not...
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Foodie Friday: “The Rules” of Eating
I am a rule-follower by nature. As a first-time mom, I was quite set on following our pediatrician’s instructions, particularly when our twin girls were infants. When it was time to introduce solids,...
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(Un)Foodie Friday: What I’ve Learned from a Lack of Family Dinners
My daughters attend a YMCA after school program located at their public elementary school. At the end of the school day, when the other kids rush off to their parents, my girls and their friends head...
View ArticleFoodie Friday: Summer Rotini and Cheese
After years of reviling the stuff, my 7-year-old daughters have discovered a love of macaroni and cheese. I’ll confess that the boxed stuff is sinfully easy for this single working mother. I try to...
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Foodie Friday: Ode to a Smoothie
Today’s post is not about sharing a huge secret or a magical way to get your kids to eat when they are on hunger strike. I’m not going to pretend that a smoothie will solve all your kitchen problems...
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Foodie Friday: A Healthy Debate
Do you ever cook dishes in which you hide nutritious ingredients that your family would usually refuse? Many home cooks have been doing this for decades, but Jessica Seinfeld’s book Deceptively...
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Foodie Friday: Quitting the Recipe Quest for My Picky Eaters
Photo Credit: Distant Hill Gardens My friend Karl once told me that there’s a good reason that children develop pickiness in their food choices around age two. Around that age, hunter-gatherer kids...
View ArticleCooking for a Crowd: Easy Meals for Feeding Multiples
Every parent with more than one child has experienced the frustration of making sure things are fair and equal, and this pressure can be especially amplified at mealtime. From the number of meatballs...
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The Soda Culture
The first graders at my daughters’ school took a field trip to see Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. I’m all for field trips. If this one got kids excited about Dr. Seuss and reading, so much the better. There was...
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Teach a Child to Grocery Shop…
My husband has a very physical job, and our daughters, M and J, are incredibly active kids. It takes a little more effort on my part to fit exercise into my day, since I have a desk job, but I do my...
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