Food & Dining

I thought this Kellogg's recipe was a cute idea: use a leaf-shaped cookie cutter to cut out your Rice Krispies treats and then decorate with orange frosting. Check out Kellogg’s website for other Rice

This site offers fun and family friendly ways to teach your child about nutrition - the best part of the site is that it breaks down its Family cooking recipes into "Parent" and "Child" duties

Is the new book, Deceptively Delicious, by Jessica Seinfeld, too deceptive? Where do we draw the line between hiding veggies in our kids food and being honest about what is healthy? Let's compromise! 

I've been looking for healthy lunchbox options and a friend told me about FruitaBu Organic Fruit Twirls. My kids love them. They look like fruit by the foot, but with much better ingredients and no added sugar

Enjoy these recipes for Creepy Cuisine and Potent Potions.  Not only are they fun, spooky and "gross" for kids, but they are healthier than other traditional recipes. 

Here's an easy October treat: Find non-powedered, non-latex gloves in the cleaning section or drugstore. The cheaper ones are the best because they are thinner. Drop one candy corn into each finger to be fingernails

These pumpkin bars are great!  Many of the ingredients you probably already have in your house, which makes preparation easier!  (Just make sure you really do follow the directions and wait until they

The Healthy Lunchbox by Marie McClendon and is a book full of ideas and recipes for school lunchboxes.  It offers help in how to plan, prepare and pack stress-free meals kids will love.  I'm completely

Interesting! It's not what you eat, but how much you eat. Read this short article and DO try this at home, kids.

I'm really enjoying the site Really Natural - it's a great blog with tons of ideas to be as eco- friendly as possible.  I love their article on cars, bottles and new cook books on the market.