When people go to a baseball game, they eat hot dogs and maybe some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, right? Well, sometimes it’s not that simple. There are an increasing number of kids and adults with special dietary preferences or food allergies who couldn’t eat any of those things. Plus there are all sorts of ”foodies” who are looking for something a little more [...]
Tag Archives | gluten-free
Gluten-Free Day
We have quite a few friends who are maintaining a gluten-free diet, and we’ve been curious about it for a while. But what does it really entail? Would we have to give up bread, pizza, and cookies? Because that would be kind of a big problem in our house. That’s why, when Udi’s Gluten Free [...]
BlogHer 11
It can get lonely writing a blog. Every now and then it’s good to get out from behind the old computer and hang out in real life with some of the people who are doing the same sort of thing. That’s what BlogHer 11 was such a joy for me; a great confab of so [...]
Weekly News Bites: May 13
It’s spring, the flowers are out, and the farmers’ markets are overflowing with the freshest new produce. If you haven’t been cooking with them already, it’s time to get to know your spring fruits and vegetables. To get started, check out this great primer on spring fruits and veggies from Big Girls, Small Kitchen on [...]
Fun Food Saturday: Bagels
Today we are kneading dough, letting it rise, boiling it, and then finally baking it to make our own bagels at home. Yes, we KNOW you can run down to the bagel store on the corner and get hot, fresh bagels for less than $1 apiece. But that’s not the point. The point is, we [...]
Valentines’ Day WITHOUT Food Coloring
As we wrote back in October (Halloween WITHOUT food coloring), it’s possible to have a fun and festive celebration for your favorite holiday without using all sorts of fake food colors. After all, artificial food colorings and food dyes aren’t all that great for your kids, and in some cases food dyes have even been associated with [...]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. You can read more about me here.
