One of our favorite children’s books is called Cranberry Thanksgiving.  It is the story of an old New England fisherman that is invited to a little girl’s house for Thanksgiving.  The little girl, Maggie, lives with her grandmother.  Neither family has much money, but they are willing to Read more »

You may think it’s too late for Christmas giving if you haven’t done something yet. The truth is that families that had needs before Christmas, Read more »

Children think a Christmas diet should consist of stuffing as many cookies as possible into their mouths in a 24-hour period. If we spend a bunch of time making 10-20 dozen cookies, then that will be pretty easy for them to do. Here are several reasons why you should Read more »

Next I’m going to review the cookbook called The Spatulatta Cookbook by Isabella and Olivia Gerasole. The subtitle states “Recipes for kids, by kids, from the James Beard award-winning spatulatta.com website.” Read more »

These cookbook reviews have been fun. The one I looked at today was Mom and Me Cookbook by Annabel Karmel. The subtitle states “Have Fun in the Kitchen!” This one is also published by DK (Dorling Kindersley).

I’m finding that DK seems to be my favorite kid cookbook publisher. Pretty much any book of theirs that I review I like. This one is no different. With lots of pictures and a good variety of recipes, Read more »

With all the hustle and bustle of Christmas passed, you might be thinking about the New Year. I always get into an organizing mode during this time of year, so I thought I would pass on some menu planning tips in case you want to get your meal planning under control. Read more »

Have you heard all the talk about the skyrocketing obesity rate in the United States and wanted to change your ways?  They say that the average person gains 9 pounds during the holidays.  I don’t know about you, but in that case I want to be BELOW average!

What does a healthy Christmas look like?  Read more »