Lunch Logic: April 2013, Week One
This week’s Lunch Logic is really all about planning ahead. Oh, I know most of what I post here on RRG is focused on planning (that’s one of the side effects of sharing a monthly “meal plan,” ahem),...
View ArticleMonday Menus: Illegal Lamb
On Easter Sunday, I made a boneless leg of lamb for our family dinner. I hadn’t planned on it; actually, I was going to do something nice with a pork loin, maybe, until two weeks prior to Easter when...
View ArticleLunch Logic: April 2013, Week Two
This week’s menu is a menu absolutely rife with lunch-packing possibilities. Some weeks are like that; you practically don’t have to think at all to make home-run lunches that the kids will Hoover...
View ArticleLunch Logic: May 2013, Week One
I’m dashing this off tonight, so forgive me; there’s not much to say, other than “Here’s the Lunch Logic!” Essentially, the only thing I want to point out to you about this particular edition is that...
View ArticleMonday Menus: A Perfect Picnic or Potluck Dish
Every once in a while, you run across a dish that’s so easy and versatile that it seems perfect for just about every occasion. There are lots of foods like this in the world, and I’m sure like me, you...
View ArticleMonday Menus: Quick Moussaka
Quick moussaka probably sounds impossible, and in all honesty, it is. A real moussaka is a slow-cooked, time-intensive labor of love — layers of eggplant, seasoned lamb, bechamel, and tomato baked...
View ArticleLoosening the Reins
Sometimes you have to loosen the reins a little bit. This is a gut-check moment, I think – it’ll be different for everyone, and it’ll be based on your kid’s personality or what you (or they) happen to...
View ArticleMonday Menus: Antipasto Kebabs
Summer means grilling and grilling means kebabs. Okay, maybe not for everyone, but there’s something appealing about the idea of having a whole meal sort of contained on one stick. Like a meal-sicle....
View ArticleSigns of Summer: Caramelized Banana and Toasted Marshmallow Skewers
I won’t promise that anyone will stay clean when they eat these. Caramelized Banana and Toasted Marshmallow Skewers 2 large bananas 12 marshmallows (I use organic, dye-free ones without HFCS)...
View ArticleLunch Logic: June 2013, Week Four
Whew! It’s been a while since I’ve managed to get a Lunch Logic post up for you. Forgive me; the end of the school year and the beginning of summer have been busier than I would have guessed. The...
View ArticleShopping at Whole Foods Without Busting Your Budget
Whenever I’ve mentioned to people that I shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods and my farmer’s markets, I’ve generally been met with one of two reactions: 1) Disbelief; or 2) The assumption that my...
View ArticleWhy I’m Not Bugged By Beetles
The timing of this is so funny. Today my email inbox and my Twitter feed both filled up with word of a new food advocacy opportunity — joining the fight against Dannon Yogurt’s use of cochineal...
View ArticleThe Dumbing Down of Lunch
Every year. Every single year. It happens every darned year, and you’d think I’d know by now not to expect that it’ll get better, but I can’t help it. I’m an optimist. I keep thinking that THIS...
View ArticleNovember 2013 Meal Plan: Rolling Towards the Holidays
Here and now, we officially enter THE HOLIDAY SEASON. *Cue scary organ music* It’s time to make sure all that Thanksgiving planning is done. And Christmas shopping. And decorating. And baking. And...
View ArticleIt’s Not About Us
Recently, I’ve struggled with the decision to say something about two links that have been circulating pretty widely around the old interwebs: This one, about a mom who was sent home a note from her...
View ArticleLunch Logic: January 2014, Week One
We’re back! I took some time off from Lunch Logic, as I’m sure many of you noticed. Over the summer, a lunch-packing feature doesn’t make as much sense as it does during the school year, so once June...
View ArticleLunch Logic: January 2014, Week Two
This week’s Lunch Logic is all about making dinner leftovers and on-hand ingredients work in your favor to make standby lunch favorites. The ideas here are ones I use all the time with my two boys —...
View ArticleWhat Nutrition Labels Can’t Do
What We Need, A Bigger Calorie Count Can’t Provide. Much has been made this week of the changes that are coming in the world of nutrition labels. There have been more articles and blog posts on the...
View ArticleA Free Cookbook for Food Revolution Day
Happy Food Revolution Day 2014! As I have in years past, I’m teaming up with a group of fellow food bloggers to celebrate this day with a communal project. The amazing people at the Jamie Oliver Food...
View ArticleMonday Menus: Fun to Eat, Fun to Say
Say it with me, friends: Bibimbap. Bibimbap. Bibimbap. Or, as my kids so charmingly suggested, “Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo?” It doesn’t really matter what you call it. This meatless wonder of a meal was a...
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