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Your One-Stop Gingerbread House Guide
by Stacie on 12/06/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Gingerbread is a term used for a spiced molasses confection that ranges from a soft cake to a crisp, flat cookie. Sometimes it’s light, sometimes dark. Sometimes it’s sweet, sometimes spicy. It’s always delicious and is most fun when made into gingerbread men or their candy-covered, usually Victorian-inspired homes. Making gingerbread men is pretty straight [...]
Tips & Recipes for a Perfect Picnic
by Stacie on 6/08/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Picnic season is here! While there’s no need to get fancy, it’s easy to put together a fun—and even sophisticated—spread that the whole family will love. Here are some tips and favorite recipes for packing a laid back, but unforgettable al fresco meal: Plan ahead: I don’t mean slave away. After all, the point of [...]
Family Cookbooks Worth Their Salt + Baked Apple Puff
by Stacie on 5/02/11 | 3 Comment(s)
I’m not big on most kid or family cookbooks. They’re usually filled with cutesy foods or “kid menu” favorites in which I have no interest (or can figure out how to make myself). I mean, can you imagine your Hungry Papa getting excited about “Spaghetti and Eyeballs”? Really. Before you write me off as a [...]
Move Over Fry Guys: Polenta “French Fries”
by Stacie on 4/05/11 | 0 Comment(s)
I love french fries. Thick cut, curly, shoestring, seasoned… you name it, I eat it. Here’s the thing, though: they have got to be fried. Believe me when I tell you that I’ve had my shared of delicious baked “fries.” I really have. But, if you ask me, they are a different animal (like how [...]
Quick and Healthy: Quinoa “Fried Rice”
by Stacie on 3/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
This week is crazy. I know, I know. They all are! Well this week feels even crazier than most. See, I’m hard at work putting together a charity cookbook for Japan (more details coming soon!) and my sitter is gone for the week (her first grandson just arrived!). All great things, but not so great [...]
The Ultimate Snack: Homemade Cheddar Crackers
by Stacie on 3/07/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Friends! It’s been too long since I’ve been here. (Two months and one week, but who’s keeping track?!) After such a long absence, I feel it’s only right to come bearing gifts. And what better gift to a parent than the ultimate snack recipe? There are too many to list all of the reasons why [...]
Last Minute Holiday Recipes: 5 Quick Dishes to Impress Your Holiday Host
by Stacie on 12/24/10 | 0 Comment(s)
If you’re still looking for holiday recipes, chances are you’re heading to someone’s house and need something to bring. Something quick and easy. I’m also going to guess that you’re not trolling for recipes that also come with a good read. So, I’ll get straight to the point! Here are 5 dishes that take no [...]
Nut-Free Snacks Recipes: A Plan to Get You Through Snack Week
by Stacie on 11/16/10 | 2 Comment(s)
I was recently assigned snack week responsibilities at my Hungry Boy’s school. As you can imagine, I took the call of snack duty very seriously. I made a week long snack plan, making sure that every day’s snack would: * be rich in protein * provide a serving of fruit and/or vegetables * give a [...]
Halloween (tr)Eats- homemade and otherwise
by Stacie on 10/27/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Okay. I’m going to admit something. You’ll likely roll your eyes at me, and that’s okay. I deserve it, but still feel strongly that most Halloween “kids” food is annoying. Case in point: I just spied meatloaf shaped like rats nestled on mashed potatoes and doused with tomato sauce meant to look like blood. Really?! [...]
Lunchbox Surprise! Orange Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
by Stacie on 10/13/10 | 0 Comment(s)
School is in full swing and with the end of half days and phase-in’s comes packed lunch, 5 days a week. I’m a newbie. My big kid is just 3 1/2 and still getting used to his new full time schedule. To help ease him into eating lunch with a bunch of kids in a [...]
Good Eats (and a Read) to Celebrate Mexican Independence Day
by Stacie on 9/16/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We Americans love a good Cinco De Mayo celebration but, as it turns out, today is Mexican Independence Day. In honor of the holiday, when Mexicans all over the world celebrate their country’s independence from Spain, I’ve rounded up my favorite easy, family-friendly Mexican recipes. But don’t start cooking just yet! Mexican Independence Day gives [...]
Late Summer Peach Recipes (Hurry Before Apples Take Over!)
by Stacie on 9/09/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s September. School has started. There’s already talk of harvest festival and apple picking. But there are still peaches. Delicious, juicy peaches which, unlike apples, won’t be around for the rest of the year. So now’s your chance, people. Pick some up this weekend. Some orchards may even have another week or two of peach [...]
Can It! Easy Ways to Preserve Summer Tomatoes
by Stacie on 9/02/10 | 3 Comment(s)
Are you dying over the tomatoes available at our farmers markets these days? They are gorgeous! At the Fort Greene Greenmarket, my local spot, the selection is staggering. It’s hard not to walk away with many bags full. So I don’t! And neither should you. Fill your bags up, friends, because I’ve got tips on [...]
Back-to-School Lunch Tips
by Stacie on 8/16/10 | 4 Comment(s)
I’m working on a series of back-to-school posts for One Hungry Mama about packed lunches and decided to give you Brooklyn folks a peek at the first. Because that’s how we roll here in the B-K. Always watching out for one another. I point to a bunch of recipes below, but the real focus in [...]
Keep it Spicy, Baby: Easiest Jerk Chicken & Mango Salsa
by Stacie on 8/05/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Before I had kids, one of my go-to meals was jerk chicken with a side of sweet plantains and garlicky wilted kale. I stopped making it once my first Hungry Boy started eating. I thought it was too spicy to share with an itty bitty eater, even an adventurous one. Then, once out of the [...]
Got a Picky Eater? One Hungry Mama has help!
by Stacie on 7/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I’m going to give you a reason to laugh at me. (It’s okay. I deserve it. And laughing is good for you.) Ready? I didn’t think that my older son would go through a picky phase. Ever. Done chuckling? Yea, me, too. Because my (deservedly) famously intrepid eater has now, nearing 4-years-old, gone through several [...]
BPA-Free Tomatoes for Your Pizza Sauce? Yes, Please!
by Stacie on 7/20/10 | 2 Comment(s)
I recently found two must-read posts at fabulous eco-family blog The Soft Landing that list BPA-free canned foods, including packaged tomatoes! This is big, folks. Tomatoes are high in acid, which causes increased leaching in canned goods. That means tomatoes are some of the least safe canned foods and the hardest to package without sturdy [...]
Beat the Heat: Cool & Satisfying Salads for Dinner
by Stacie on 7/11/10 | 1 Comment(s)
While the weather has cooled from melt-your-face-off hot, we are still facing crazy heat. And who wants to eat—or cook!—a hot meal in these conditions?! Yea. Me either. I’ve never been a salad for dinner kind of gal and I’m certainly not married to a salad for dinner kind of guy. (Nor does it seem [...]
Fruit + Herbs: Perfect Together!
by Stacie on 7/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Herbs aren’t just for spicing up your meat, grains and veggies! Combining fruit and herbs is one of my favorite ways to create unexpected flavor combinations. Bringing together sweet fruit and aromatic, sometimes even floral, herbs creates irresistibly bright tastes that pop in your mouth. Plus, fresh herbs (and some spices!) have important health benefits [...]
Organic vs Local: What’s a Parent to Choose?
by Stacie on 6/15/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It’s that time of year again, when the greenmarket begins to overflow with bounty. I love when I can get all of my fruits and veggies from my local market. Except for one lingering, nagging concern: most of the food is local (great!), but conventionally grown (not great, especially with a very little eater in [...]
Cuckoo for Coconut Water!
by Stacie on 6/10/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I’m not one for food fads. Now, I’m not saying that I never get sucked in (hello, bacon jam), but the researcher in me makes me skeptical of new foods suddenly touted as the next superfoods. So, in true form, I’ve ignored the many brands of coconut water that have taken over the natural food [...]
Got (Goat) Milk?
by Stacie on 5/20/10 | 2 Comment(s)
I have a confession: I don’t like goat’s cheese. Which means that I don’t like goat’s milk. This is not something that a foodie admits easily. This is not something that a Greek foodie admits easily. But’s it true. And I’ve spent a lifetime staying as far away from the stuff as possible. But, after [...]
Avocado: recipes and all its wonderful possibilities
by Stacie on 5/13/10 | 3 Comment(s)
April marks the beginning of California avocado season. That’s as local as avocados get for us Brooklynites, so that means it’s time to dig in! And who can complain about that? Delicious, versatile and super nutritious, avocados are simply the perfect family food. Avocados can be fed to children as young as 6 months. In [...]
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate with Healthy Fish Tacos
by Stacie on 5/05/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite holidays. Maybe it has something to do with the food. And (ahem), drink. (C’mon! Who doesn’t love a good margarita?!) But, alas, I cannot drink the way I once could so, instead, I indulged in delicious Mexican fare at home, children in tow. Oh, how life has [...]
Tea for Tots? (+ a recipe for Chai-Spiced Blood Orange Granita)
by Stacie on 4/26/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I’m a big tea drinker and introduced tea to my older son when he was just barely over 12-months-old. I plan on doing the same with my little one, but fully expect the same funny looks. Giving tea to a toddler is apparently a strange thing to do. But is it more than that? Can [...]
