Can It! Easy Ways to Preserve Summer Tomatoes
by Stacie on 9/02/10 | 2 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 [...]
Daytripping to a real farm with amazing restaurants
by Paula on 9/01/10 | 0 Comment(s)
My family and I recently spent a long weekend upstate in Katonah, which provided a perfect opportunity to pay a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. I could say that it was their commitment to healthy and sustainable food systems that attracted me, or maybe their children’s [...]
Mission Possible! Date Night at The Castello Plan
by Serena on 8/31/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Experts say that continuing to date your spouse or partner is a great way to keep the romance alive. True enough, but when kids come into the equation, “dating” becomes almost impossible. There’s the sheer exhaustion, cost or maybe guilt about leaving- which I felt since my child screamed anytime I left the house. It’s [...]
Brooklyn Tastes Mmmm Good This Weekend
by Karen on 8/26/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This Saturday and Sunday, stop by for some tasty treats at Taste of Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. With dish names like “Couscous on the Loose” and ¡Viva la Salsa!, some of the pickiest eaters might be enticed to try new foods. You can collect new recipes at workshops and put them in your [...]
Back-to-School Lunch Tips
by Stacie on 8/16/10 | 3 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 on [...]
Food Issues and Toddlers
by Karen on 8/10/10 | 1 Comment(s)
This blog’s Expert, Donna Fish, tackles food issues that most of us have had with toddlers. I would be surprised if you don’t recognize your own child’s habits in here. Keep reading for some great advice.
Food Issues and Toddlers
THE FOOD DEMANDER and THE TROUBLE TRANSITIONER
by Donna Fish
Anyone out there have a kid who now [...]
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 [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park: new concessions are opening!
by Karen on 8/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
As Brooklyn Bridge Park has expanded, so has the concessions. The long awaited opening of Blue Marble has finally happened! I like the other ice cream concessions that are at Brooklyn Bridge Park too: Uncle Louie G’s ice cream and Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory’s, but I have to admit, I’m partial to Blue Marble [...]
Mom, Do I look Fat?
by Karen on 7/29/10 | 2 Comment(s)
“Mom, Do I look Fat?” by Donna Fish
Anyone out there deal with this one yet? (I am writing today for those with girls in that 8 – 13, 14 year old range.)
If you have trained yourself to stop saying: “Do I look fat in this?” out loud, particularly in front of your daughter, hoping to [...]
Bklyn Food News: new fruit CSA, Bay Ridge co-op, get local food specials
by Karen on 7/29/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It seems we get more and more CSAs and food co-ops every year- and I’m thrilled (See our earlier post about CSAs in Brooklyn). What isn’t there to love? Great fresh food, community support, good prices and eating local. It’s especially welcome news that one of my favorite green market stands, Red Jacket Orchards, [...]
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 picky [...]
Free Kids Show at Der Schwarze Kölner in Fort Greene!
by Betsy on 7/26/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Der Schwarze Kölner has just announced that on Saturday, July 31 2010 at 4pm they are having their first family/kids concert featuring Tres Leches – and it’s free! Tres Leches is a Brooklyn based music trio creates world-infused folk music for children and people of all ages. If you’ve taken Music Together in [...]
2 Park Slope restaurants: 1 kid-friendly and the other…not so much
by Tonya on 7/26/10 | 2 Comment(s)
A new restaurant named Thistle Hill Tavern has opened at 441 7th Avenue (at 15th Street) where Olive Vine used to be. It’s a pub-style place with gourmet fare: duck leg confit, grilled octopus, pan seared cuttlefish; sides that include: charred kale, fried fennel, zucchini pancakes; and even an assortment of cheeses from Italy, France, [...]
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 [...]
Fresh Direct gets competition: Peapod!
by Karen on 7/19/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I grew up in Chicago, so I know all about Peapod, the online grocer. Though we never used them, (mom loved the grocery store trips), I’ve always been curious why they didn’t come to the northeast. Years later, we got Fresh Direct in NYC. And, although I have been happy with them (especially for bulk [...]
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 we’re [...]
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 [...]
Recall: Kellogg’s Cereals (yes, the ones most appealing to kids)
by Jill on 6/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I don’t buy them (though I love Apple Jacks!), but Jake and Jenn have been known to shake the babysitter down in the grocery store from time to time and suddenly there’s a box of Fruit Loops in the cabinet. Now the Kellogg Co. has recalled a few of our favorites, so go check your stash [...]
Picnic Night at Botanic Gardens on Wed night
by Paula on 6/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
When I so much as offer my daughter a single goldfish cracker at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a security guard swoops down from the sky and scolds me. They are serious about rules – as they should be: it’s a beautiful place, especially with the roses in full bloom and they don’t need my two [...]
EWG’s List of 9 tips to reduce environmentally-induced cancer
by Karen on 6/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The Environmental Working Group sent out an email this morning that I thought was really important to relay to you all:
You may have heard that the President’s Cancer Panel issued a landmark report last month suggesting that public health officials have “grossly underestimated” the extent of environmentally-induced cancer among the 1.5 million Americans diagnosed with [...]
Tips & Recipes for a Perfect Picnic
by Stacie on 6/23/10 | 0 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 having a picnic [...]
Who Needs Las Vegas When Brooklyn’s Got Brighton Beach?
by Paula on 6/22/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It had been a long time since my husband and I had a night out. Sure, we’d had the occasional sitter and gone out to a local restaurant, but I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be reminded that New York City (and Brooklyn especially) is full of possibility – I wanted an [...]
Whip your body into shape & help your kids academically this summer
by Karen on 6/16/10 | 2 Comment(s)
If you’re anything like I am, I need some major help getting my body in shape after having babies: both physically and nutritionally. One of our new Directory Listings can do just that. Michelle Hobgood, the owner of Fusion Fitness & Wellness, offers quite a few ways to get started: Ultimate Body Boot Camp, Mamas [...]
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 [...]
Lead in Kids Drinks?
by Karen on 6/13/10 | 4 Comment(s)
NPR reported this week that the California environmental group, ELF (the Environmental Law Foundation), found amounts of lead in juice: including bottled, juice boxes and packaged fruit. They have published the list of products that exceed California state’s (and sometimes federal limits) of lead for children.
The reporter, Sarah Varney of NPR San Fran station [...]
