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Roundup: Weekend Baking

I’ve taken the liberty to create a list of five reasons why you should bake this weekend. Sounds silly. It won’t after you read the list: 1. I know you’ve

Interviews

A Quick Bite with Karine Ewart of Today’s Parent Magazine

We’re bringing back our Quick Bite with Karine for a couple of reasons. Number One. I find myself repeating a few of the stories Karine shared with us in it,

Articles

Sweet Stuff: Ikea Silcone Baking Cups

I’ve mentioned before within the confines of this safe space that I have a crippling weakness for kitchen gadgets as well as knick-knacks that are just generally cute. If you don’t believe me you

Nutrition

What’s So Great About Spirulina

Seriously, what could be good about slimy algae? According to the website Inspired Living, “Spirulina is a planktonic blue-green algae found in warm water alkaline volcanic lakes.” Yum. But before

Round-Ups

Roundup: Warm and Toasty Soups

We had something totally different planned for today and then we saw the forecast. The temperature is suppose to drop so much that we switched gears to bring you dishes that

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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

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Pumpkin Week Roundup

We have a column called Do It Better. It’s a post that talks about a common event that can be a nutritional landmine for kids and families. Think birthday parties,

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Sweet Stuff: Crunch a Color Game

Every nutritionist and child care expert I’ve ever known or read frowns upon using dessert as a bribe in getting kids to eat their vegetables. But do I know a

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Roundup:What’s So Great About…Fall Staples

We’ve gathered another group of our What’s So Great About columns, some of SPC’s most popular, in order to bring you the nutritional 411 on fall staples. They’re just one more reason