иконопис(Editor’s note: please welcome Jocelyn who clearly knows what it takes to get boys interested in cooking. Thanks Jocelyn!) We all know how insanely romantic it is when we were asked out on a date and the man not only knew the difference between basil and balsamic but offered to actually cook us a meal [...]

Good Friday, heroes! I hope you’re surviving all this heat all right. We had 2 days that were downright pleasant, then it rained like crazy and now the heat and humidity are right back up to blechy now. Blechy…that’s the technical term you know. Stay cool! Welcome to the July 29, 2011 edition of fun [...]

My weekly post is up over at GNMParents.  Today, I wrote my recipe for applesauce that the kids and I use each year. Earnest Parenting: help for parents in the kitchen.

The boys are incredibly fond of pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread, especially if it’s home made. I cooked and froze my own pumpkin a couple of years ago and it worked out really well so I just did it again today. First, I bought pie pumpkins. These are smaller than your typical Hallowe’en Jack O’Lantern. [...]