The weeks leading up to the day of the big house move are usually manic. In between packing up all of your belongings, you need to invite the neighbors over for one last hurrah and have dinner with a couple of your closest friends before you leave. All the while, your kids are doing the [...]
Archive for October, 2011
When your daily schedule is jam-packed with work, school and family, dinner often becomes an afterthought. For many parents, a drive-through is their most frequent dinner source—which means that many families rely on fast food several times a week. Eating out on a regular basis isn’t just expensive—it’s unhealthy. Cooking more at home can be [...]
The potato is a staple in many ethnic diets. However over the years, the potato has taken quite a beating as low-carb dieters and those looking to trim fat have admonished it. But frying potatoes isn’t the only way to cook them. Try out a couple of these healthier ways to reintroduce the spud back [...]
Every parent’s battle is getting their children to eat vegetables. There are countless arguments that take place at the dinner table every single night because kids simply refuse to eat their peas and carrots. Is this your battle? Are you looking for ways to encourage your child to eat more vegetables? If so, this article [...]
Seafood is the choice of many when it comes to delicacies. Unfortunately, the price of the seafood keeps most from enjoying it on a day to day basis. When those special times call for seafood and you are out buying it, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind. The following [...]
Whether you have invited friends over for dinner and have found out they are vegetarian, or perhaps you have recently decided to make a change to vegetarianism yourself, it can be hard to think of creative ways to put together tasty, nutritious and filling meals. Meat is not the key element you might think it [...]
When you are planning your Christmas day celebrations it can be easy to get lost in the turkey and all its trimmings, but make sure you spare a thought for the dessert. Did you know that dessert is, arguably, the course that most people look forward to? So before you send out your invitations and [...]