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The Family Meal: Must it be an Ordeal?

Family meal time. What images do those words conjure up? A relaxed gathering among friends and family, or a fierce battle versus small opponents from start to finish? If it’s the latter, read on. (If not, indulge me and read on anyway.) Remember mealtimes when you were a kid? If your childhood was anything like…

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The Texture of Generations

Browned liver and onions, turnips smothered in Mama’s well-seasoned black cast iron pan—these aren’t foods normally accepted by children, but I ate them doggedly, without complaint. I ate cauliflower covered with cheese and mayonnaise, a strange combination; only criticizing it when the mayo drowned the dish. I even ate the more adventurous Cajun dishes Mama…

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Watermelon Mush

When I was a new mother and had a six-month-old who had begun trying solid foods, some overly concerned women who worked with my husband exclaimed, “She’s home all day and doesn’t make her own baby food?” He relayed that conversation to me with a shrug and support, “You know I don’t care if you make…

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New Recipes

Venetian Cookies: On Baking and Breaking with Tradition

January 31, 2017 By Stephanie Pappas Leave a Comment

A few winters ago, in a moment of whimsy, I changed the color of my family’s rainbow cookies. Instead of the traditional red, white, and green layers found in Italian bakery cases everywhere, I made two batches: one layered red-white-red and one green-white-green. The colors really popped that year, owing to my mother-in-law’s excellent suggestion…

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Try this Allergy-Friendly Taco Salad

May 23, 2016 By Marlane Quade Cook Leave a Comment

Gluten-free, corn-free Taco Salad Our family has been through one heck of a year! I was diagnosed with chronic illness last summer, and I’ve had a quick progression, with my husband taking up all of my slack at times. Mom’s style of cooking and Dad’s style of cooking vary greatly, but when I’m exhausted or…

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Faux dough

“Faux” Dough: My Gluten-Free Guilty Pleasure

March 21, 2016 By Erin Byrne Leave a Comment

I have a new found obsession: cookie dough. But not the real stuff, “faux dough.” I found the recipe on a beat up page that I ripped from a parenting magazine years ago. “Why did I never make this before?” I asked myself as I stood at the refrigerator with the doors open spooning it…

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Recent Recipes

Venetian Cookies: On Baking and Breaking with Tradition

January 31, 2017 By Stephanie Pappas Leave a Comment

Try this Allergy-Friendly Taco Salad

May 23, 2016 By Marlane Quade Cook Leave a Comment

“Faux” Dough: My Gluten-Free Guilty Pleasure

March 21, 2016 By Erin Byrne Leave a Comment

Food of my Heart

March 9, 2016 By Kate Walton 7 Comments

Maple Banana Flax Whole Wheat Muffins

February 19, 2016 By Jill Campbell 15 Comments

Recent stories

The Family Meal: Must it be an Ordeal?

March 10, 2017 By Joe Nichols Leave a Comment

The Texture of Generations

May 16, 2016 By Sarah Weaver Leave a Comment

Watermelon Mush

April 27, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

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