J was out of town earlier this week so H and I had our favorite dinner. It’s not really a recipe, per se, but anytime we serve these everyone wants to know how to make it so I thought I’d post it. When I was growing up in the south, we only had vegetables slow …
I just read an article on the kidshealth website about Kids and Food:Kids and Food: 10 Tips for Parents There are ten things parents can do to help their kids eat right and maintain a healthy weight. I wish I had learned these lessons earlier. When H was little I made all the classic mistakes. …
GREAT new recipe for crabcakes from Cooking Light magazine. Only 140 calories each. J and H loved them. Here it is:CRABCAKESIngredients 3 (1-ounce) slices white bread(I used wheat)1/4 cup finely chopped green onions2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise1/4 teaspoon black pepper2 large egg whites1 pound lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed1 tablespoon canola oil, …
My new year’s resolution is to learn to cook some new dishes. We’ve been in a rut with the same few things over and over again. I made a new stir-fry recipe that uses noodles instead of rice and it was a big hit! It has peanuts in it, though, so H can’t take the …
The New York Times online has a great link to 101 appetizers that take 20 minutes or less to prepare. I just skimmed through it and it looks great! It’s divided into things served on bread or crackers, on toothpicks, on skewers, and finger foods. Nothing complicated, just easy! Check it out!: 101 Easy appetizers
The Cookie Baking has begun! The first batch of peanut butter/cracker/chocolate cookies had to be made before I could do anything else. It’s not really baking. It’s just assembling and dipping and making a HUGE mess of the kitchen. But H and J absolutely love them and I only make them once a year. This …
Today in Forbes magazine, their “most Sedentary Cities”: NashvilleNashville is branded the unenviable distinction of being the heaviest city on our list. An astonishing 68% of the city’s population is either overweight or obese. A contributing factor to the city’s weight problem might be the 32 hours of TV Nashville watches per week. The city’s …
We’re busy busy busy this week, getting ready for our first real trip to the new house in the mountains. This weekend is fall break, so there is no school on Thursday and Friday. Last night we had to finish packing and then try to squeeze in all the stuff we keep finding to take …