Christine Gable

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


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Lubbers Family Farm: Local Nutrient Dense Foods
Can you imagine not going to the grocery store? Me either. But that’s exactly how folks lived not so very long ago. Think back 50, 75 years and more … talk to your grandparents, if you’re still...


Got Wind? Grind Wheat.
Flour. Isn’t it one of those kitchen staples that we tend to take for granted? Oh, sure the bin on the counter needs refilling once in a while, but it’s something that’s always there—ready and...


Sweeten Spring's Leafy Greens
Salads seem to be on every menu and plate today. And with the advent of the pre-cut, pre-washed and pre-bagged greens in every grocery store, it seems that salad can be the last minute afterthought accompaniment...


A Most Unusual Birthday
Birthdays and birthday cake. They pretty much go hand-in-hand here in America, right? Well, sure—if the birthday person likes cake, that is. Who in the world doesn’t like cake, huh? Well,...


Birthdays: Easy Party Food
It was quite easy to take birthdays for granted as a kid—the games, the fun with friends, the presents. And, of course, the good food. Birthdays were a time to celebrate—looking forward to another...


Disarming Potatoes
Poof! With just one quick poke of my cooking fork, a mini explosion erupted from the golden baked brown Idaho to release shards of fresh and tender potato all over the bottom of my recently cleaned oven....


Jenny's Caesar Salad
It all started with a book of 50 salads. And at the dentist’s office, no less. My daughter had been perusing the book while waiting for me to finish. And after a winning no-cavity visit, who could...


New Book: "Modern Spice"
It was just a few days ago when my daughter was putting some dishes away after a small family get-together (and standing up on a stool putting away some rarely-used large platters and bowls), when she...


Don't Look Now: Cucumber Snack Crunch
I just love it when kids get good ideas in the kitchen. Recently we were putting some groceries away when a light bulb moment struck daughter. I had just been to our nearest discount grocery store -...


The New Victory Garden
Spring is slowly warming our shoulders here in the Northeast. While the first day of spring was colder and more blustery than I was hoping for, we decided to forge ahead and celebrate the return of the...


New Book: "Simple Food For Busy Families"
Do you or your kids: • Crave sugar or salty foods? • Routinely crave fatty foods like pizza? • Feel hungry even after your stomach is full? • Dislike vegetables? • Experience mood...


Everlasting Vanilla
It was tucked into the side of one of the gift baskets I received from my Mom and Dad this Christmas: a small, nondescript bottle surrounded by bubble wrap with a rather homemade-looking computer printed...


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...


Geometry Pizza
A picture is worth a thousand words. Such a common maxim, eh—and yet one we succumb to while advertising works its magic on us. And food is no exception. Appetizing photos of food can whet our appetite...


A Little on the Irish . . .
Corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, potato pancakes or soda bread. Our family is not Irish, but we enjoy a li’l touch o’ the green festivities at this time of the year. And although we’ve been...


Sleepovers . . . Eat-Overs!
Is there a kid alive who doesn’t love a sleepover? And anytime there’s a group of kids, you know it won’t be long until the hunger pangs strike. I was listening to NPR the other day and heard...