Posts From Ceri

Articles

The Perfectly Imperfect Home: Pretty Table Settings

You know what I like? Being bossed around. Be honest, you like it, too. This is my theory: Even self-possessed, grown-up people want to take direction, as long as it’s

Articles

Feel Good Gift Guide

Hey, did you know that it is November 22nd and not November 15th? You did!  Well, you are waaaaay ahead of me. I had no idea. Yes, yes I’ve looked

Dinner

Chunky Chicken Chili

As much as Laura and I hear from other parents asking for ideas about what to make for dinner, we get as many asking about how to get dinner on

Vegetables

Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Chili

When Laura and I were at FASHION Magazine for all those years we lived in a strange fold in time. You always had to be thinking months ahead – because

Snacks & Desserts

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

I’ve been reading a lot of pieces lately in the blogosphere about the complicated feelings some Moms have for their nannies. Whether they’re admitting to jealousy (great piece on Babble)

Vegetables

Vegetable Pot Pies

Do you have food crushes? Food day dreams? I mean, maybe working on a web site dedicated to food makes me more prone to them but I don’t think that’s

Breakfast

Mini Quiches

Okay, I’ve got more lunch ideas coming your way soon but I wanted to share this with you again. These mini quiches are by far Esme’s favourite lunch item and

Articles

Soup Roundup

Laura and I always joke that we could actually start a pancake blog. We’ve created so many posts celebrating the many, many variations that are possible with our beloved breakfast

Strategies

Taming Runaway Grocery Bills

I know a lot of you have noticed your grocery bills not just inching but spiking over the last couple of years. Ours certainly has. On the one hand I’d

Winter

Black Bean Burgers

Veg­e­tar­ian cook­ing can get a bad rap. For those who aren’t reg­u­larly prepar­ing meals with­out meat I think the 1970s, macrame plant holder beside the Moose­wood cook­book halo still lingers. In real­ity,