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Reducing Coffee Cup Waste for Earth Day and Homemade Blended Iced Mochas

Last weekend for my birthday I asked my family to join me in a neighborhood cleanup of the local park and stream where we walk our dogs every day. We collected a trash bag full of candy wrappers, plastic bags, and countless Styrofoam and paper coffee cups that people had either tossed or that had [...]

#Freebie Friday: Qrunch Burgers

I fell in love with these unique patties at the Natural Foods Expo last fall. As you can imagine, at a trade show that promotes natural, organic and healthy products, there are tons of opportunities to try new foods and my taste buds were overwhelmed. When strolling though the expo with so many things to [...]

How to Get Exercise While Cooking

I always overeat on vacation. (Does this happen to you, too?) I come back home with pants feeling a bit more snug and the scale going a bit higher, and I have to retrain myself not to have second and third portions at dinner, drink coffee all day long, or eat dessert every night. I [...]

Get fit in 25 minutes or less: 3-month membership to Fast Fitness to Go

Lately I’ve been traveling for work more often, usually attending conferences or meetings at big hotels. When I’m home, I get my exercise by taking a substantial hilly walk every morning with our dogs Suerte and Jessie, and I try to fit in some sit ups or push ups or other weight bearing exercise afterwards. [...]

#FreebieFriday: Tuscan Fields Farro Variety Pack

It’s possible you’ve noticed that I’m newly obsessed with farro, an ancient grain. I love its satisfying, chewy nuttiness and how easily it transforms a humdrum salad or soup into something heartier, healthier and more interesting in flavor and texture. Many people are also enjoying healthy grains like farro for breakfast or dessert! I especially [...]

10 Ways to Liven Up Plain Steamed Rice

We eat rice at least once a week either as part of a main dish but more often as a side dish onto which we can ladle stew or a stir-fry or sprinkle soy sauce, and you may have noticed that we usually call for rice each week in The Scramble menus. Solomon and Celia [...]

Celia’s Chocolate Marshmallow Clusters

In our house we foster a spirit of inventiveness and creativity in the kitchen. Since the kids see me creating new recipes every day for PBS Parents and The Six O’Clock Scramble, they think experimentation in the kitchen is the norm. They aren’t afraid of making cooking snafus, since they see it happen to me [...]

Beyond Matzo: A Week of Recipes for Passover

For all you Scramblers who celebrate Passover, we know the upcoming holiday can have its dietary challenges. With the need to refrain from eating chometz, we often hear the complaint, “My family is so tired of matzo and leftovers from the seder. Help! Can you suggest some easy, kid-friendly dishes for the week of Passover?” [...]

#FreebieFriday: Peachy Clean Silicone Dish Scrubbers

Are you aware that sponges, something most of us use to clean our counters, dishes, pots and pans, can be a breeding ground for smelly germs and bacteria? I’ve always tried to keep my sponges clean to avoid this, but inevitably they get smelly too quickly and I have to toss them. Enter Peachy Clean [...]

Cooking Equivalents and Substitutions Chart

Picture this: You run into the house on a Sunday afternoon after shuttling one of your kids to a baseball game and the other to a piano lesson. You have exactly 40 minutes to get dinner ready before your in-laws arrive. You pull out a new recipe you’ve been anxious to try and see that [...]