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… Read More »Late Summer Peach Recipes (Hurry Before Apples Take Over!)
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… Read More »Back-to-School Lunch Tips
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… Read More »Keep it Spicy, Baby: Easiest Jerk Chicken & Mango Salsa
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… Read More »BPA-Free Tomatoes for Your Pizza Sauce? Yes, Please!
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… Read More »Organic vs Local: What’s a Parent to Choose?
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… Read More »Cuckoo for Coconut Water!
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… Read More »Happy Cinco de Mayo! Celebrate with Healthy Fish Tacos
Thirty minute meals are great—necessary, even!—but sometimes you have to whip up dinner even faster. Sometimes, you’ve only got 10 minutes to get food on the table. Maybe you need to make something that the… Read More »10-Minute meals for when you gotta cook & run (or run & cook)