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Recipe Review: Spinach Ravioli with Tomato Sauce

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Robin Horrigan

Recipe from The Food Network This has a very high nutritional profile for a pasta recipe. The spinach ravioli I chose had a whopping seven grams of fiber all by itself–before you add the homemade tomato sauce. I watched my … Continue reading →

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Graham Crackers: Easier than Pie

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Robin Horrigan

I’d like to have a word with the person who coined the phrase “easy as pie,” because I happen to think pie is hard. Rather, pie crust is hard for me. I can make decent pastry when I really have … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Convenience Packaging Addict

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Robin Horrigan

I have some confessions to make. My kids watch TV. Educational TV, of course, in limited quantities at appropriate times. But many experts say they shouldn’t be watching any television whatsoever, and the Smart Mom inside my head knows there … Continue reading →

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Rush Hour Shortcuts

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Robin Horrigan

I start each week with grand plans of beautiful dinners and creative leftovers for lunch. But over here at the corner of rush hour and reality is a very busy family of four, and to make our dream meals come … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Box (of Wine)?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Kerri Platt of The Wine Bottega

So hopefully at this point, you have embraced the beauty of screwcap wine. It is no longer a sign of cheap wine, but rather incredibly convenient and offers assurance against insidious cork taint. The new wave in wine packaging is … Continue reading →

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Caught in the Act: Cheating with a Slow Cooker

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Julie Hallinan

My crock pot began as a joke, but has turned out to be anything but. Over Thanksgiving seven years ago, my husband suggested we get a crock pot. I have no idea where this came from since this is the … Continue reading →

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Play Date with Play (Pizza) Dough

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Sarah Kim

When you’re a mom of preschoolers, the toughest thing is to find something to keep the kids busy, yet keep the chaos to a minimum–especially when their friends are over for a play date. I have discovered a great recipe … Continue reading →

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Generations of Cooking

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Sarah Fullerton

I relish the advice of my elders–one aunt in particular. Once a year four generations of women get together for three days of conversation, knitting, and eating. This year it involved a disproportionate amount of chasing toddlers, rather than knitting, but … Continue reading →

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A Cooking Day with Friends

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Sarah Fullerton

The theme for February is Sharing with Friends & Family. Girlfriends will find any excuse to get together. And what better way to spend a cold Saturday than with food and friends. In order to justify our absence from our … Continue reading →

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What’s for Dinner?

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Paul Jin Plummelo CEO

It’s 5:00. Everyone is hungry. What’s for dinner? That was the usual routine in our house. Under my roof there are two working parents and three active kids (one with food allergies, which made finding recipes often tricky), for a … Continue reading →

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