A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.
Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai caught my eye on day on Twitter. After reading the synopsis, I knew that I wanted to review this book! This middle grade novel/hybrid book written by Remy Lai, author and illustrator is an interesting and unique story about a young boy named Jingwen […]
Are you looking for some interesting and modern Passover recipes? How about some Matzo recipes that you can make all year long? If you do, check out this inventive and beautifully illustrated cookbook, Matzo 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long. Do you want to learn about the family that makes the best Matzo? […]
I am very excited to be joining some wonderful bloggers for the Penguin Random House Fairy Mom and Me Blog Tour today! I am a big fan of Sophie Kinsella and couldn’t wait to share her new book, Fairy Mom and Me! This blog tour has began January 8th and will continue to till January 22nd. […]
Celebrate the 4th of July with this olallieberry pound cake! It is super easy to make and fun to decorate. Have your kids help you decorate the cake by adding the whip cream and then putting different berries on top. If you don’t have olallieberries on hand, use frozen blueberries or blackberries as a substitute. The cake […]
I am happy to present this guest post by Ann McCallum author of Eat Your Math Homework. Ann inspired me to incorporate the math and science angle during mealtime and cooking. Here is her guest post and a bonus cupcake recipe! Pop quiz: Would you rather a) do an unappetizing worksheet to learn about shapes […]
I picked up a bottle of Kefir Greek Style the other day at Whole Foods. I was planning on making a pound cake and wanted to add a nutritional boost without compromising texture or flavor. I originally found a good lemon cake recipe by Ina Garten here and wanted to modify it to decrease the […]
Do you love maple? Do you love pound cake? I have been making this maple pound cake for many years. I originally found the recipe here on cookinglight. I modified the recipe by adding maple extract and replacing the milk with low fat buttermilk. I also reduced the flour which increased the moisture of the […]
Nothing feels like Fall more to me than pumpkin. What better way to add pumpkin than in donuts?! These baked donut holes are a cinch to make and are a real hit with the kids. They are easily modified to accommodate different dietary needs and have a healthy ingredient as the star ingredient. For healthy […]
Your kids will never know that they are getting their veggie intake when eating this Chocolate Zucchini Cake. The cake is moist, sweet and rich. I discovered this recipe when looking for a good dairy free brownie recipe. I found this recipe and modified it to my preferences. I decided to add some canola oil […]
This almond apple cake is to die for! After our annual apple picking day, my mother in law was craving apple cake. We decided to make this cake together. I remembered seeing this amazing recipe for apple cake on The Kitchn. I thought for sure that I had yogurt at home but all I had […]
