Blueberry Yogurt Crêpes

Pin ItThis summer I’ve been working on helping my kids understand, so they will appreciate, the value of eating ripe, seasonal, and local produce and foods. To explain this to them with words is one thing but I have found it more effective (and fun) for them to experience the pleasure of eating...

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Breakfast Burritos

This week my family and I have been vacationing on the Washington Coast, experiencing the last few days of summer break before the kids start school on Monday. Together as a family, we experienced camping for the first time in a rental RV. Boy, what an adventure it has been! What started out as a...

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Classic Apple Tart

Recently I gave my kids a mini lesson in economics. When we were travelling in Utah last month for our summer vacation, a typical lunch for the four of us in a restaurant cost close to $50. One day we stopped at a market and bought the makings of a humble lunch – bread, peanut butter, bananas,...

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Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach & Ricotta

Pin It Vegetarian lasagna (aka veggie lasagna) might be a bit of a cliche, but everyone loves it, and it has the great advantages that you can do it ahead for a crowd, and it finishes in the oven, so you can concentrate on your guests. I make mine without a bechamel sauce, opting for a spinach and...

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Corn Muffins

Pin ItMy 15-year-old son, Solomon, is a pretty even-keeled guy, but the other day he came home from school looking so downtrodden. He was feeling annoyed at a teacher and was frustrated that he had worked so hard to train for a cross country meet but wasn’t able to run because of a minor injury. By...

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Dark Cocoa Molasses Cookies

I love to decorate cookies… And, typically my cookie of choice is a standard vanilla bean sugar cookie. My sugar cookies are both tasty and sturdy, two important qualities in a cookie! This time of year, though, I start to get antsy and feel the need to break out of the usual sugar cookie...

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Buckwheat Buttermilk Pancakes

Pin It Buckwheat pancakes have a place in the American imagination, but rarely at the breakfast table. When you do occasionally find them at restaurants, the percentage of buckwheat flour is so low that you can hardly taste it. Which is a shame, because the warm, toasty, nutty flavor is delicious. You...

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