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Sides

Salmon Dinner Salad

Do you find your­self say­ing things to your kids that you’d choke on if some­one said to you? I mean, I know kids are kids and it’s not always a par­al­lel, but still…

Fruits

Classroom Fruit Salad

I couldn’t believe my good fortune when I read the parents’ bulletin board at Scarlett’s school and saw that one of the upcoming classroom activities was the kid’s making fruit salad.

Dairy

Orange Yogurt Cake

This cake made my house smell like a warm cream­si­cle. Need I say more? I love cit­rus in almost any­thing — fra­grance, food, drinks but par­tic­u­larly in bak­ing. I often bakie with lemons but

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Lemon Linguini

Esme’s at an inter­est­ing stage where she as engaged in make believe (“Mum, pre­tend you’re an Eater Witch who wants to steal the mermaid’s money but you don’t know it’s

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Dessert Week: How much is too much?

We’ve tried every­thing — from every night to once a week. It’s always good but I just don’t want to argue about it, you know? Dessert, peo­ple, I’m talk­ing about dessert! Recently

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Chicken and Asparagus Salad

The other night as Scarlett and I walked to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner I asked her what she wanted to eat. She said, “I’m not sure. You’re getting the salad,

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To market, to market Have you ever seen that Natalie Portman movie, Where the Heart Is? It’s about a pregnant woman, who after being abandoned by her husband, lives covertly

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Yogurt Granola Parfait

What are mornings like in your house? In our house we go from slow motion (the boy wakes everyone before we’re ready, so we’re sluggish) to fast forward (Come on,

Summer

Lalo Cookies

Everybody has a celebrity friend. It’s the person you’ve decided is a buddy because the persona you’ve materialized in your head about them best fits your requirements for a lasting friendship. Basically, you

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No-Bake Strawberry Pie

I love to bake as does Scarlett. It’s something we do a lot together. However, we don’t necessarily bake to have dessert around. We actually bake more snacks–muffins, granola bars,