Category Archives: Food for Kids
Radish Toast, Two Ways
Perhaps radishes are hearty enough for mediocre gardeners like myself. Perhaps my kids and I just got lucky. But whatever it was, a special moment occurred late last week when we dropped by the community garden to check on our plot. From the spot where we parked, we could see how the tomatoes plants had grown, reaching […]
Easy Confetti Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
Growing up, I devoured books. Titles like “Charlotte’s Web,” by E.B. White, “Ramona Quimby, Age 8,” by Beverly Cleary, The Baby-Sitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin and The Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal sparked my imagination. Later, I spent hours reading thrillers from R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. But it was “Anne of […]
Salads with Sauteed Radishes
Sometimes being a single parent means accepting that I am imperfect, that the ability to teleport doesn’t exist and that it has to be okay that I cannot do everything. I received a loud and clear reminder of that last week. It was impossible to mistake. My son’s final middle school track meet of the […]
House Rules and Alphabet Chicken Soup
When last summer was meandering to a close, I sat down with posterboard and markers to draft morning schedules — really, they are just reminders of all the things that need to be done in the morning from waking up to remembering clean socks — and after-school rules for my two kids. Among those rules […]
Pumpkin Pie Bars with Pecans
Lemony Steak and Veggie Chopped Salad with Ramen
Sausage, Tomato and Cheese Kabobs
My children are allowed to buy lunch two days each week — usually on days of their choosing. While I feel like the school lunch menu skews carb-heavy, I appreciate how it’s changed since I was in school. Instead of deep-fried chicken nuggets and tater tots with a side of processed cheese, chicken nuggets were […]
Iced Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Gazing out the window of a downtown Bangor restaurant recently, I watched as a couple in their late 20s or early 30s walked by. In almost a single motion, the man unwrapped a fun size chocolate bar, dropped the wrapper to the sidewalk and offered the woman with him a bite before tucking the whole caramel, […]
Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
When my kids were very little, they were both always clamoring to pull a chair up to the kitchen counter and help with whatever I was doing. Their little hands quickly learned to operate my stand mixer, and how to sift dry ingredients with a whisk. I taught them how to measure ingredients, pour batter […]