Posted on March 21, 2013
How to Color Eggs with Natural Food Coloring
Aren’t these naturally colored eggs brilliantly gorgeous? I remember how exciting it was to draw on hard-boiled eggs with a crayon, drop them into a mug full of colored water, and pull them out ten minutes later to find my artwork intact and the egg bright with color. I think all the food coloring gave [...]
Posted on March 11, 2013
Green Egg & Ham Sandwiches with Pesto
So, the eggs aren’t really green. Instead they’re packed with good-for-you greens. Maybe they’re not the green eggs Dr. Seuss wrote about in the all-time classic Green Eggs & Ham. Still, they count in my book. Before Nate was born, we started buying books for him. Dr. Seuss was one of the first authors we [...]
Posted on February 27, 2013
One-Pot Chicken with Beans and Rice
I wrote a book about quick meals but the reality of it is that having a small child brings new meaning to quick cooking. Nate is still on the two naps a day schedule. He usually sleeps for one to one and a half hours per nap. Two to three hours sounds like a lot [...]
Posted on February 20, 2013
Healthy 6-Ingredient Chocolate Truffles for Attune Foods
Healthy and truffles don’t sound like they should go in the same sentence, do they? When I think of truffles, my mind conjures up images of decadent, melt-away chocolately centers with an exterior crunch that is just enough to give some interesting textural contrast. But I most certainly don’t think healthy. I decided to change [...]
Posted on February 13, 2013
5 Minute Dairy-Free Chocolate Blender Fondue
I made this recipe for the first time for my birthday a few weeks ago. Usually I’d bake something but, honestly, I didn’t have time between grocery shopping, laundry, taking care of Nate, and yes, cooking my own birthday dinner. Don’t get me wrong – Joe would have happily taken me to dinner. I decided, [...]










