Food & Dining

My toddler is such a finicky eater and basically refuses to eat veggies. Knowing that his favorite foods include pizza and macaroni and cheese, I've come up with several different ways to "spruce up"

I just saw the most gorgeous, big fat tomatoes at the market, and I suddenly remembered one of my favorite childhood dishes-Tomato Surprise. Remember? Take a large tomato, remove seeds and hollow out. If necessary

My kids are big enough that there's not always an adult home with them after school, and we always find out later that they took advantage of that fact when choosing their snacks.  Since school begins soon

This quick, easy, delicious bread solves our biggest bread problem-should we make blueberry bread or banana  bread. Enjoy both! Stock up on blueberries now, and freeze in ziploc bags for use in autumn and winter

My husband came up with this one... He buys a ton of hot dog and hamburger rolls (usually on sale, buy one get one free) and throws them in our freezer. His theory, which was brilliant, make the kids sandwiches

My husband and I drink a LOT of coffee, and nothing beats Dunkin' Donuts if you're out. But for home, we buy several flavors of Melitta ground coffee from the supermarket. It is absolutely delicious, and

I love these containers from Harriet Carter. The kids can dip their veggies in ranch dressing or dip their crackers in peanut butter at school or on the go. All my kids want their own sets of two.  Each square

Charles Shaw is an American brand of "extreme value" wine produced in California.  I buy it by the case.  Their chardonnay is excellent - and recently won the Best in Glass award at a major

No more whining because the oatmeal is taking too long to cool and mommy isn't blowing fast enough. After my son's oatmeal is done cooking, I just add a handful of frozen blueberries. As they thaw, they

If your kids eat peanut butter, Skippy has a natural version out that is really tasty and all natural.  I love the taste far better than the others and it has no trans fat (which up until recently, most peanut