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Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy Snacks

Good Monday, Heroes! I got to interview Chef Ellie Krieger recently and she gave me some super neat suggestions for healthy and interesting ways to use grapes in snack and party foods. Enjoy: I really liked Chef Ellie’s suggestions and have already tried out a...

Chef Mark Bucher Shows Me How To Make Turkey Burgers

Having this blog has generated some neat opportunities over the last 5 years. The latest most interesting one was the chance to interview Chef Mark Bucher about cooking with turkey. I’m not the biggest turkey fan, especially ground turkey. Every time I have...

Popeye Meals: Getting Your Kids Enough Protein

It’s the same story every time you visit the grocery store: There are endless miles of shelves stocked with canned spaghetti, gluten-heavy pastas and “helpers,” pre-made mac-n-cheese, and a whole aisle devoted to sliced white bread with about as much...

I’m Going to Try Some eFoods!

Have you ever thought about what you’d do in a crisis? Since the boys are all in Scouts, being prepared is rather a big deal around here. I try to keep up with the groceries and make sure we’re well supplied, but with 4 hungry boys that’s not always...

Top Tips for Involving Kids in Cooking

Despite all of the advancements of the 21st Century, it seems obesity is a problem that we still have to deal with. There is no doubt that there are many things that make my life easier on a day to day basis, but when it comes to the important things – family and...

Kid-Approved Snack for the Food Conscious Parent

I was contacted last month by the good people at Kitchen Table Bakers, and they suggested I taste test their All-Natural Gourmet Cheese crisps. So I did. And Oh. My. Goodness. I love these things! The cheese crisp is like a cracker, but made entirely of cheese....