This kid is obsessed with specialty drinks like chocolate soy milk, coconut water, or any other kind of packaged $4 drink he can get his hands on. He most especially wants them when he's "starving to death" right after school. I usually fend him off with multiple rounds of crackers,popcorn,and watered down lemonade (he can't have dairy), not my favorite, but it keeps the whining to a minimum.
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Read MoreBoth of my kids love carrots. We grew them in Oakland last year and they were picked and eaten straight from the earth when I wasn't looking. They really love them. So when I was pouring over some of our new cookbooks over the long weekend and I found a recipe for carrot soup made with coconut milk and vegetable broth I knew we'd have to make it. The recipe comes from a book called Grow It, Cook It With Kids. One of us, we're not sure who, got it for Christmas this year. It's full of information for kids on how to plant their own garden, harvest, and prepare the fruits and vegetables. They learn about growing seasons, important knife skills, and basic cooking technique. You should check it out. Oh, and the soup was delicious! If you omit some of the broth it would make a wonderful puree to serve with fish, and I'm betting babies would love it too. Recipe below.
Read MoreOur family is kind of hurting right now. I lost my sweet Grandma on Sunday morning. She was my only living grandparent, and I'd grown much closer to her in the last few years. She was very fond of my kids and they just loved to visit her at her Florida home. I learned of her passing while I was up in the mountains with my family, pretty sick with a cold. Things got worse when after only a few minutes of sleep on Sunday night, Adam woke up violently ill. He was so sick we had to head home early, exhausted and somber. I'm a firm believer in the healing power of food, and I needed to do something to put us on the mend, so yesterday I made a ginger infused chicken soup with rice. To me it's a cure-all. If your tummy hurts, the ginger will settle it. If you have a cold, or a broken heart, adding some thinly-sliced jalepeno will help you sweat it out.
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