Artichokes are my daughter’s favorite veggie of all. Think about it from a kid’s perspective: it’s a giant, green flower that you can eat with your hands.  And you get to dip those lovely, curvy ‘petals’ into something tasty like butter or lemon or a combination of both. And ...

Recently my friend and a bunch of us celebrated her birthday at Spork Foods, which offers cooking classes and then you get to enjoy the meal – yay! The first course was fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce. (Years ago I cooked fried spring rolls and totally forgot about how ...

Last summer while visiting family in southern Oregon all the ladies went to lunch at C St Bistro and I had the most amazing Asian pulled pork sandwich. I went back to Oregon over the holidays and it was closed; devastation. I can’t stop thinking about this sandwich so ...

My kid was begging me for a grilled turkey and cheese sandwich, but I had another idea. I felt it was time to introduce her to my favorite grilled cheese, havarti, dill and cucumber between two pieces of rye. It’s been forever since I’ve made one so she has ...

We don’t eat a lot of corn dogs around here, but my daughter has recently become quite the fan. I just can’t feed my kid a hot dog covered in fried cornbread, but I want to satisfy her craving. So we came up with healthier version in a cute ...

Last week we got our CSA veggie box and we managed to use all of our loot, creating some new recipes and discovering how many are quick and easy and are going to make the hectic Thanksgiving week a whole lot easier to get meals on the table. Check out ...

This is honestly one of those “there’s nothing to eat in this house” meals that wound up being a lucky break because it was a gigantic hit all around.  It’s so easy, it’s criminal. Before we made this I opened and closed the fridge door 15 times – it ...

This Cooking With My Kid is really starting to pay off! My daughter made smooshed (her description) rainbow potatoes, roasted green cauliflower and our version of healthy chicken nuggets (all while dressed in her fancy dress). I may have helped with the chicken and cutting and removal of hot items ...

Do you want to know how good this butternut squash with sage brown butter and tortellini is? I am eating it right now while I type and literally pushed my computer out of the way so I could devour the remaining leftovers, and they’re gone. It was not a ...

How did I NOT know about pizza puffs?  They might be the most perfect food ever invented.  Seriously.  My vegetarian husband is IN LOVE, my kids can’t get enough and I’m just psyched to serve them at my next dinner party. I think maybe I’ve had one too many ...