Christine Gable

Specialty: Slow Cooker/Crockpot, Kids' Cuisine
Education: Millersville University, Vermont College
Lives: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania


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Back to School With an A+ Breakfast
Can it be that backpacks and school supplies season is here already? Not only is back to school season right around the corner, but back to breakfast is the best way to send your kids back to school....


Good Reads On Good Eats
We’re in the thick of it. Yes, not only August’s deep, steamy heat, but also vacation season. August is the most popular vacation month of the year, and you know what that means – eating out, relaxing...


Bunny Cakes & Buttercream Roses
Buttercream roses. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? And it’s a phrase that sure grabbed my daughter’s attention. Buttercream roses entered our life with the book Bunny Cakes by Rosemary...


Yikes, Is That Green Rhubarb?
When free food shows up on my doorstep, I rejoice. It’s a surprise, an unexpected gift from the universe that sometimes requires a little stretching to actually use. But that’s also where creativity...


20 Ways To Make Pita Sandwiches
There’s only one problem with pita pockets, really, and that’s when I forget to buy them at the store. That’s probably because they’re not shelved where I think they should be—with the bread...


Muffin Mixes: Quick, Easy and Fun
When something in the grocery store catches my daughter’s eye, I usually try to stop and listen. That’s when I catch a glimpse of what life looks like through her eyes, what appeals to her 8-year-old...


Simple Pleasures: Jenny's Cooking Show
It all started with the marble-shaped onion sets that we discovered on the greenhouse shelf. “Let’s grow onions in our garden this year,” I suggested, selecting a box of small white and red bulbs....


Light Up July Fourth With Sparkling Fruit Pizza
Whether this Fourth of July finds you under a starry sky watching fantastic fireworks or hanging out in the backyard with family and friends while the kids showcase a homespun sparkler show, it may seem...


Plan B on the Road: Food That Travels Well
If this summer finds you and your family motoring to the beach, the campsite or a summer cottage, there’s one thing you can count on: hungry kids. Plan A: Hop in the car and go. Stop at any available...


Nutrition Spotlight: What's Your Carb IQ?
Have you counted carbs … do you count carbs … or have you just ignored the whole carb-cutting media blitz? Do your kids even know what carbs are? Go ahead and ask ‘em—see if they have a good...


Father's Day and Summer Solstice
Not only is Father’s Day right around the corner, so is the first day of summer, or Summer Solstice as traditional cultures have referred to it through millennia. But how does Father’s day take shape...


Nutrition Spotlight: Protein
What’s for dinner? What does a body good? Got milk? Where’s the beef? (Yeah, I know that’s an old one!) Slogans, logos and catchy jingles come at us from every direction these days. And protein,...


Raid the Refrig: It's Time to Stir-Fry
Summer’s right around the corner and the livin’ is easy. Or is it? Are you and your kids busier than ever? Do you find yourself waiting in line at the fast food joint more often than cooking in...


Er, What's the Name of That Veggie?
On a quick trip to the grocery store recently—I was actually picking up some veggies for some recipe development assignments—one of those 4-digit codes on the red beets was missing. The young checkout...


Shoo Fly, Shoo: A Different Kind of Pie
Now where in the world would you find a pie named after a fly? Home to multitudes of the plain sect and Amish, our home county is privy to some unusually good baked treats, one of which is Shoofly Pie....


Treat Mom All Week Long: Kids Cook Dinner
Mother’s Day is said to be the busiest day of the year for restaurants. Is taking Mom out your way to say “thank you” too? Yet is there a chance you—or she—would appreciate something different...