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The peanut go-ahead 28 Aug 2009 | 03:58 am
JD had his 2-year check-up at the beginning of August, at which point we got the all-clear to introduce peanut butter. However, since we’ve gotten into a routine with our eating habits and menus, I fi...
Just one more ice cube, please 26 Aug 2009 | 04:06 am
Of late I’d been noticing my almost 3-year-old son had been eating a lot of ice. He points his index finger high in the air and says, “Just one more ice cube, please.” It melts my mommy soul and I alm...
The cookie monster 18 Aug 2009 | 07:22 am
Joseph may have trouble enunciating words in his ever-expanding vocabulary, but one comes across loud and clear—cookie. Almost immediately after waking in the morning, he tries to drag me down to the...
Origami and dosas 24 Jul 2009 | 05:57 am
My children are having a fabulous summer so far-—with two doting grandparents who have taken over the reins at home. Granny (Patti) is a former art teacher, and spends countless hours creating and te...
Summer harvest 20 Jul 2009 | 02:00 pm
Our first harvest of the season included eggplant, arugula, basil and cilantro. The kids joined me in putting together an arugula salad, and we decided to add red grapes and pine nuts for color and c...
Farm-to-table (The 2009 version) 16 Jul 2009 | 09:01 am
Don’t want to jinx it, but I can hardly resist the first glimmer of hope in my organic vegetable garden. This is our second year, and buoyed by our beginner’s luck last year (click here for the earli...
Ah, water! 14 Jul 2009 | 09:37 am
I have long lamented my youngest son’s limited palate. After months of rejecting anything that wasn’t pureed or cracker crisp, he’s now taken to wolfing down salami and chicken nuggets. It’s not somet...
Breakfast of champions 30 May 2009 | 09:00 am
Over on the Momslikeme Web site…moms are talking about the worst breakfast they’ve ever fed their kids. Answers range from pretzels , ice-cream to chocolate poptarts. Check it out here. The main page...
Chicken of the sea 22 May 2009 | 07:35 am
My daughter does not eat as healthy as I do. She’s 2 and whenever you ask her what she wants to eat, she says chicken and pasta or rice. Chips is another frequent response. The other day when I was e...
Oh no, not alfalfa… 28 Apr 2009 | 04:01 am
I’ve been making a point of putting more sprouts in my diet. They’re great in salads and with sandwiches. But this just in, beware of the alfalfa sprout!!! There appears to be a salmonella outbreak i...
