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Healthy Lunch Ideas: Tips to Build a Better Lunchbox
Stuck in a lunch rut? Jennifer Tyler Lee, award-winning author of The 52 New Foods Challenge, shares simple tips to give your lunch boxes a boost. Back to school means back to packing lunches. With busy schedules and tired kids, it’s easy to rely on the same few lunch dishes and snacks that always deliver.…
Traditional Easter Recipes: Italian Ricotta Pie
Finally the beautiful weather makes an appearance, the clocks are set ahead and the days are getting longer. Just one glimpse of the purple crocus peeking through the ground can set off an hour of conversation between us about what flowers we will be planting, what colors we should choose, and the yearly banter about who plants the parsley and who plants the basil. Heaven forbid if we both plant the parsley! Important Questions
Easy Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe
Nothing says Labor Day and end of summer like a big bowl of fresh fruit salad. Fruit salad is a tasty treat for families and can be made ahead of time. It keeps for a couple of days in the fridge, and it can sit out at a picnic, out of the sun. Fresh fruit salad is a delicious addition to any holiday BBQ and is a great way to keep guests happy when the grill is taking longer than usual to heat up. On a warm day, few adults and even fewer children will turn down the opportunity to savor refreshing and juicy fruits cut into bite-sized pieces. Check out these tips to make yours the best.
Cooking From Bulk on a Budget
Tighter times are causing many people to return to simple, old-fashioned meals that have practical shopping and cooking strategies. Bulk cooking can cut your monthly grocery bill, the overall amount of time you spend in the kitchen and the grocery store in a big way. Whether you have a large or small kitchen and storage, bulk cooking can work for you. Here’s how to save big time and money:
Doing Cooking Activities With Children
Planning cooking activities with children is not always as simple as pulling out the cookbook and jumping into the task. For the child, it’s not a lot of fun to watch an adult do all the work. The key to an enjoyable and successful time in the kitchen with youngsters is a little bit of advance preparation. Allowing children to participate in each phase from adding ingredients to mixing to baking inspires confidence and a sense of involvement. Cooking activities can also offer learning opportunities in the areas of math, science, nutrition, creativity and following directions.