Tag: feeding kids

As is the case with everything else related to raising two children, I keep finding myself re-evaluating the way I’ve done things as I’ve fed L. to make them more appropriate for P.  These boys are completely distinct individuals in

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It was a nutty, crazy, zooey, and in all other ways chaotic weekend in our house, mainly due to the fact that my Saturday was swallowed up by rehearsals and performances.  (And, I must admit, a late-night outing with some

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I have no time today for a proper post.  But I did read an article today about the 1-gram reduction in sugars General Mills will be making to all of its kids’ cereals, and what struck me was the tone

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Sometimes, when parenting small children, you find yourself doing triage on situations in the most ridiculous ways.  (Also, saying the most ridiculous things: “Please don’t stick your fork in your underwear.”)  Last night was such a moment in our house. 

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Things have been pretty festive lately on RRG, what with all the cookie recipes and holiday advice I’m dispensing these days.  Yes, I’m in a pretty good mood, and despite work stresses and an overloaded calendar — and a holiday

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OK, I hate being one of those smarty-pants smug people who has the “simple” solution to holiday stress.  Really, I have no better handle on how to make the holidays run more smoothly than any of the rest of you,

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“Always give your children the bowl to lick.  It will encourage them to cook in later life.” –Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Two Fat Ladies I admit it.  I LOVE the Two Fat Ladies.  When the Cooking Channel was launched, one of the

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In case you’ve been living under a rock — or you don’t live the life of an erstwhile food blogger — let me start by announcing, a bit underwhelmingly late, that the government has just passed a new, important, and

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Last night in our house is sort of a blur.  It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that there are devious cosmic forces at work, which occasionally decide to band together and join forces to make sleep a near impossibility for

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It’s not cold here in the Northeast, the way it should be on December 1; no, it’s warm-ish, nearly 60 degrees, and disappointingly unseasonal.  But it’s blustery and rainy and stormy outside, so it’s still a good day for a

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