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Continue reading →: Fragrant Ornaments You Can Make With the Kids By Edan Goode
Years ago, when my kids were in preschool, their teacher gave them each a heart-shaped cinnamon ornament. It was beautiful and smelled so good! I never forgot it and was so glad to find the recipe again. Make these with your kids for a tree ornament or to tie onto…
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Continue reading →: A honey of a recipe By Edan Goode
I love honey. I drizzle it on my oatmeal, toast, into warm milk with nutmeg and on pancakes. It’s golden and lovely and comes in a variety of flavors and hues depending on what kinds of flowers those busy little bees have been frequenting. When the The National Honey Board sent* me…
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Continue reading →: Jack-O-Lantern Dinner: Fortify the kids before trick-or-treating with this fun Halloween-themed dinner
When Halloween comes around, I’m ashamed to say you won’t find me in a clever, well-thought-out costume. I just don’t have the imagination for it. I usually go for my old standby – wearing all black and pinning socks and little t-shirts to myself going as “Static Cling.” Where I…
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Continue reading →: Why Kids Are Going Hungry At School By Edan Goode
I was watching the news the other night while preparing a wonderful, well-balanced meal for my kids that included three kinds of vegetables. I knew they were going to try to pick out the veggies and sighed to myself about how hard it is to instill healthy eating habits into…
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Continue reading →: Pizza in a Stick – An easy schoolnight meal By Edan Goode
Pizza comes in various incarnations: the traditional round, square or rectangular, with stuffed crust, with deep crust, etc. It’s all good, am I right? Recently, out of boredom though, and with a blob of dough staring at me from my cutting board, I decided to amuse myself and my kids…
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Continue reading →: Family mealtime a crock? Thank goodness!
A study recently came out from Cornell University questioning the benefits of family meal time. You know, that evening-time standard upon which so many families, including mine, have based their parental success? That time of day that is supposed to increase family bonding, clue us in on what’s going on…






