Cooking Articles

A Quicker, Cooler Casserole

At what point in time did the casserole get a bad rap? If I recall correctly, it was somewhere between the introduction of canned tuna to the mix and the invention of boxed one-dish meals ending in "Helper."...

Brown Baggin' It: Sandwich Salads

So how’s the brown baggin’ going? �Have you come up with a variety of sandwiches or combinations that work for your kids? �You know, when we make sandwiches at our house, the favorite is ham and cheese....

Hard Boiled Hangover

The Easter holiday is over, and now all those pretty eggs you dyed with your nieces and nephews are sitting around the house. What do you do with these things? I remember growing up, the week before...

Spring Kitchen Organizing

I’ve been on an organizing kick lately. After overbuying groceries and pantry staples all through the winter, I realized it’s time to pare down to get ready for all the fresh foods and farmers market...

Big Flavor, On a Budget

It seems in many marriages, for every Ricky there’s a Lucy. The age old tug-of-war between the sensible and the spontaneous can affect every aspect of marital life from vacation planning to nightly...

Easter Eggs With A Twist

Spring is here and it’s time for the family fun tradition of dyeing Easter eggs. Coloring eggs in pastel hues and then having the Easter bunny hide them each year is a ritual that many families cherish....

Slow Food For a Fast World

Your dinner tonight is going to be really “slow,” but you will have it on the table from start to finish in under half an hour. Sounds crazy, right? Normally “slow” is not a word people want...

Cookies For Breakfast: Recipe For Disaster?

Have your kids ever asked to have cookies for breakfast and you said NO WAY?! Hey, I hear ya. I’ve got a dessert lover and sweet tooth, and just the other day that was the scene at our house. But—get...

Tapioca for Easter, the Easy Way

Who doesn’t love tapioca? It’s one of those foods—comfort foods, really—that just about everyone likes. Did you grow up knowing it as "fish eyes?" That’s what my dad used to tease us with....

April Fool's Day Fun

Some years we have good ideas on how to fool our unwitting, yet much loved family members on this curiously fun holiday. A few years ago when the kids and I saw an article in Family Fun magazine in which...

Weenie Sandwiches and Other Quick Fixes

Well, I know this week we have a fool's holiday, but I have resisted the temptation to post one of the most disgusting things I've ever made (eggplant with chocolate and green olives—truly nasty). I...

The Beet Goes On

There are some things that never go out of fashion on a bistro menu. French onion soup, Caesar salad, tuna tartare. Not just any dish is qualified to become a mainstay. Some come and go seasonally like...

I have a confession to make: I used to be a vegetarian. It's tough to believe for those who are recent acquaintances and are thus familiar with my present carnivorous ways. However, for my mother, who...

This past week marked the late, great Dr Seuss’s birthday and National Read Across America Day. All the Dr. Seuss related activity at my son’s preschool got me thinking about reading and its connection...

I suppose it is by the luck of the Irish in me that I had the opportunity to be living in London and New York on various St. Patrick’s Days, two cities with the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations...

Maybe it all began during the many camping trips my family took as I was a growing child. My interest in the outdoors, that is. Couple that fresh air and freedom with my love of food and what do you...