My dear friend Jessica Honigberg, whose daughter Clara is a vegetarian like Celia, told me about a beet and potato soup she had made that Clara loved. When my CSA delivered beets and potatoes that same week, I had to try making my own version. The whole family was mighty surprised by the deep pink [...]

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. I especially love the organic, non-GMO farro perlato and farro vegetable blends from Tuscan Fields Farro, which are grown and [...]

Whether we spend our days at home or in an office, few of us like to feel weighed down by a heavy lunch, or go to too much trouble when we’re usually just making food for one.  In many countries, lunch is the biggest meal of the day, but often in those same regions, everything [...]

I love granola, but usually it is so high in sugar and calories that it’s better suited to be a dessert than a healthy meal. That’s why I’m so excited to have found, and to share with you, Seven Sundays Muesli. Like granola, muesli, a popular cereal in Europe, is a balanced combination of all-natural [...]

                          An Eggland’s Best Recipe Contest Finalist!!   When my family traveled in Israel last year, we were astounded by the endless array of beautiful, healthy and creative salads, even at breakfast. Here I’ve recreated one of our favorites that we enjoyed at Israel’s [...]

Looking for fast, easy and HEALTHY lunches and snacks you can pack for your kids or yourself or add to your weekly menu plan?  Our popular chart 25 Ideas for Healthy Snacks and Lunches” allows you to mix and match fifty healthy options. Print it out here and post on your refrigerator so you’ll never [...]

We love LunchSkins reusable bags for packing lunches and snacks. They are fun and easy to clean (you can just stick them in the top rack of your dishwasher), and save so much waste, plus our kids think they look cool. This Friday, we will give away two sets of LunchSkins with one each of [...]

Parents, can we ever get enough creative, healthy lunch ideas, especially ones that inspire us to pack school and daycare lunches for our kids that will nourish them during the day? I know I am always searching for new ideas. That’s why I am so delighted to be a contributor to the new fabulous cookbook [...]

We love them for dinner, snacks and appetizers, but did you know that quesadillas can be a great option to pack in school lunches? I view quesadillas as an even more convenient form of grilled cheese, and who doesn’t love grilled cheese? To pack quesadillas for lunches, you can cook them the night before and [...]

Like me, I’ll bet you are always looking for new, easy and nutritious grab-and-go lunch and snack ideas to pack for your kids, your spouse, or even yourself. So we’ve put together a fun, yet practical, back to school special with plenty of ideas for what to pack and serve your kids. For all Six [...]