When I recently surveyed Scramblers about what holiday content would be most helpful to them, a number of people shared that one of their favorite holiday traditions was the sharing of various appetizers that could be enjoyed over the course of a number of hours. As one Scrambler put it, “For Christmas Day ‘lunch,’ we usually do an appetizer buffet that we leave out throughout the afternoon for everyone to nosh on as they’re enjoying…
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Holiday Gift Guide for Every Kind of Cook I will never forget the Christmas my mother only gave me cooking tools. I was 22-years-old, living on my own for the first time, and had been scraping by with two pots that had been bought in a bodega on the first floor of my building, a couple of cheap knives I think I had gotten at IKEA, and a set of measuring cups and spoons purchased…
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Fun and Healthy Halloween Snacks Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was a kid, I would spend hours and hours making my costumes and now I do the same with my boys. I also love it as an opportunity to get creative (and silly) with decorations, pumpkin carving, and coming up with fun and healthy Halloween snack recipes my kids will actually enjoy. As a mom, though, I know that…
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Preparing for Back to School in the Strangest School Year About two weeks into my family’s journey with everyone being at home, I hit a wall with cooking. I had been making 3+ meals a day for our family of four, plus doing a lot of the clean up after them, and I was burnt out. Ironically, before the pandemic my husband had been in charge of weekday breakfasts and much of the meal cleanup,…
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Staycation Idea for Families: Explore the World through Food 2020 was supposed to be a year of travel for my family. For Spring Break, we had planned on a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles along Route 1. That didn’t happen. Then, my husband and I had planned on traveling to Europe this fall to celebrate our 15-year anniversary. That’s out, too. This summer has definitely not turned out the way many of…
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