Sometimes, the opportunity for a date night is few and far between. So, when you get an opportunity to drop the kids off at grandma and grandpa’s for a few hours, it’s important to get the most out of yo...

Do you ever notice how kids look suspiciously at any green food you put on their plate? My kiddo makes the cutest face, crinkles up her nose, and asks, “What is that?” followed by, “Do I ha...

Think about it, doesn’t your mouth salivate when you see a big red, ripe tomato, sending Pavlovian signals to your brain to indicate spring is here. Perhaps you enjoy fresh, juicy summer strawberries, or the i...

So many wonderful things in this world are blue: the Smurfs, the sky, and, of course, the blueberry. Blueberries are nature’s little super-pills, packed to the brim with cancer-fighting anti-oxidant...

Not long ago, I was shopping for a wedding gift for friends and noticed in their registry a massive collection of high-dollar cookware. I know for a fact neither one can boil water, yet they were planning to stock ...

  I am often asked what my favorite foods are, and although my reply varies with the seasons, spaghetti is a constant. Spaghetti has lots to brag about: countless sauce variations; extremely economical meal...

  Recently, my daughter and I went to visit my great uncle in Mineral Wells, Texas. On the drive out there, we happened upon one of the true signs of spring in rural Texas: the roadside vegetable sta...

  I am outnumbered in house full of boys. We are all trucks, cars, trains, balls and wrestling all the time. Even my one year old is a pro at zooming cars around the carpet making appropriate “car nois...

  When it comes to “greening” my life, I often feel overwhelmed by all the things I’m not doing. Sure, we recycle, use CFL lightbulbs, and watch our water usage. But we don’t compost,...

  As soon as you find out you’re pregnant, something as basic and elemental as eating suddenly becomes a complex list of do’s and don’ts. With each of my two pregnancies I felt like I was n...

A weekend brunch is one of my favorite ways to entertain, and what better time to do it than Easter weekend. There’s something so leisurely about having people over for coffee and breakfast food, as opposed to...

As we enter the spring and summer wedding season, trying to find that perfect gift can be a little daunting. So I pulled together a few of my favorite can’t-live-without kitchen items and found few that I wish...