I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day! On Friday, I wrote a post about Lois Ehlert's deliciously informative book, Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. In my post, I included a list of food-based and language based activities for both home and school to help the book come alive for young children! Today's post ...

On April 20, I posted a recipe featuring a ''low sugar, low calorie'' tropical smoothie made with Unsweetened Coconut Milk.  Over the past several weeks, I have been experimenting with various other low sugar beverages that can be enjoyed solo or can be used in conjunction with a variety of ingredients and blended into a delicious smoothie ...

A dear friend of mine recently shared with me one of her ''low sugar, low calorie'' secrets for healthy living and eating: Unsweetened Coconut Milk! At first I wasn't sure what to expect. I have used sweetened coconut milk when cooking a handful of times, but I had never used the unsweetened version. Nor had I made a smoothie with it. I must ...

Here are two very simple vegetable based recipes for picky eaters to enjoy! Both require just a few basic ingredients and are easy to prepare. Pieces are also tiny enough for little hands and mouths to handle independently! Both dishes are favorites in my home, and I hope they will be in yours! Cinnamon Carrots You will need: Fresh baby ...

Dealing with a picky eater (my very own 2-year-old daughter) on a daily basis can be quite daunting at times. She has a mother who loves to cook, bake, and sample a wide variety of foods and flavors as much as humanly possible. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoy and look forward to taking culinary risks in the kitchen. In addition, I am extremely ...

Here is a delicious dish I made last weekend for my sweet but picky 2-year-old and a group of girlfriends who came for a visit. As I have mentioned in previous recipe posts, my little daughter adores any type of pasta, which has become my secret weapon when attempting to imbed vegetables, poultry, meats and various new flavors into her diet! ...

At my current workplace, we have started a new monthly pot luck tradition for the entire teaching and therapeutic staff. It has become a fun time to gather all the staff together, share and swap recipes and enjoy the company and cooking of others. In addition, each month's luncheon offers a different theme. This month was an Irish theme ...

Today's post is full of yummy drink recipes for the little leprechauns in your life! Recipe 1: Rainbow Punch You will need: food coloring (several colors) seltzer water white grape juice straws clear colored cups (so you can see the rainbow!) Steps About a day before you intend to make this punch, fill an ice cube ...

Welcome to March! I love March, as it lets us know that SPRING is not too far away! If you cannot tell, I am very tired of winter! Luckily it seems as though March is entering like a LAMB this year, as the temperatures are steadily holding in the 50s in the northeast section of the country.  As many of you know, I enjoy making and ...

I don't know about you and your friends and family, but this past month I feel like almost everyone I know is battling some sort of cold, cough or congestion. Some say it's because we have had such a mild winter here in the northeast part of the country. (I've heard one person say that what we need is a good snow to ''kill all these germs.'') ...