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August 2013 Meal Plan: Making the Most of Summer

redroundorgreen July 31, 2013 Cooking, Feeding kids, Meal planning back to school, cooking, family, family dinner, Farmer's Markets, feeding kids, Household organization, meal planning, milestones

I find it positively unimaginable that it’s already August. You know what happens in August? Summer simultaneously heats up (though I grant you that’s practically impossible this year) and begins wending its way towards the inevitable close. Both J. and

Monday Menus: Breakfast for Dinner Goes Wild

redroundorgreen July 30, 2013 Cooking, Feeding kids breakfast recipes, cooking, family, Farmer's Markets, feeding kids, recipes, vegetables, weeknight dinners

Last week, finding ourselves a bit short of suitable summer camp arrangements (dang, summer vacation is LOOOONG!), J. and I packed the boys off for an official week-long visit at Camp Grammagrampa – otherwise known as my parents’ house. They’d

Why I’m Not Bugged By Beetles

redroundorgreen July 25, 2013 Accountability, Food culture feeding kids, food, food dyes, Food Policy, kids' health

The timing of this is so funny. Today my email inbox and my Twitter feed both filled up with word of a new food advocacy opportunity — joining the fight against Dannon Yogurt’s use of cochineal coloring in their yogurts.

Shopping at Whole Foods Without Busting Your Budget: Part Four

redroundorgreen July 22, 2013 Accountability, Food culture, Uncategorized budget, budget shopping at Whole Foods, family, feeding kids, Household organization, Whole Foods Market

We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series so far — how to get the scoop on good deals at Whole Foods, how to shop for higher-priced items, and how to assess what you should and shouldn’t buy if

Shopping at Whole Foods Without Busting Your Budget: Part Three

redroundorgreen July 20, 2013 Accountability, Food culture budget, budget shopping at Whole Foods, family, feeding kids, Household organization, Whole Foods Market

So far, I’ve gotten a rather enthusiastic response to the first two installments of this series. In Part One, I told you all about how behaving like an insider will help you learn about and respond to Whole Foods’ sales

Shopping at Whole Foods Without Busting Your Budget: Part Two

redroundorgreen July 19, 2013 Accountability, Food culture budget, budget shopping at Whole Foods, family, feeding kids, Household organization, Whole Foods Market

Welcome to the second part of my series on saving money shopping at what most people think of as an expensive grocery store — Whole Foods, otherwise known in some circles as “Whole Paychecks.” In Part One, I shared how

Shopping at Whole Foods Without Busting Your Budget

redroundorgreen July 18, 2013 Accountability, Food culture budget, budget shopping at Whole Foods, family, feeding kids, food, Household organization, Whole Foods Market

Whenever I’ve mentioned to people that I shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods and my farmer’s markets, I’ve generally been met with one of two reactions: 1) Disbelief; or 2) The assumption that my grocery bill is sky-high, and therefore

Me…On Parenting…On YouTube!

redroundorgreen July 11, 2013 Parenting family, family dinner, Listen To Your Mother, Listen To Your Mother Providence, LTYM, milestones, parenting, special needs

I mentioned a while ago that I was invited to be a part of a very special, very emotional, indescribably amazing event — the inaugural Providence performance of the national reading series “Listen To Your Mother.” I told you how

Monday Menus: Pizza, Meet France

redroundorgreen July 9, 2013 Cooking, Feeding kids, Meal planning family dinner, feeding kids, GF/CF diet, gluten, meal planning, quick dinner recipes, recipes, weeknight dinners

What do you do when you intend to make homemade pizza for dinner, but you TOTALLY FORGOT to defrost/make/purchase dough and there is just no time to fix the mistake? Well, you could punt entirely and make something else, it’s

July 2013 Meal Plan: Oh, the Promise!

redroundorgreen June 28, 2013 Cooking, Meal planning, Uncategorized cooking, family, family dinner, feeding kids, Household organization, meal planning, recipes, weeknight dinners

July. Oh, the promise! The best days of summer, really, are coming – at least, in my humble opinion. After all, July is still fresh and new for the kids coming out of school; it’s not yet the dog days,