Choose Your Own Adventure Energy Bars
It is impossible to go anywhere with children if you don’t have healthy (and mess-free) snacks on hand. Lately I’ve been obsessed with trying to make the perfect energy bar. We aren’t fans of pre-made energy bars in this house because they are...
Coming Clean: Environmental Chemicals, ADD and Autism
I’m sure many of my girlfriends often feel like I’m a wet blanket when it comes to health information…especially environmental health information. My friends can’t put lotion on their kids without apologizing to me first. I laugh, tell them I’m not “that bad”...
Salmon Salad with Parmesan Polenta
I wish I could tell you Kula Baby eats salmon salad with the same gusto he shows Sweet Greens, but I can’t lie. He usually eats the polenta cakes plain. When I try to offer him a taste of salmon salad, he scrunches his nose and gives me a look that says...
Mac and Cheese with Quinoa Pasta (Gluten-Free)
Photo: The Bitten Word We visited the Camarillo Farmer’s Market last weekend and picked up some purple cauliflower, because who can resist purple cauliflower? I decided to try making a gourmet PURPLE mac and cheese dish. Kula Baby wasn’t as impressed as I thought he...
Cooking up a Food Revolution.
Photo: Really Short I recently watched Jamie Oliver’s speech at the TED Conference. After receiving one of the 2010 TED prizes, he asked the audience to support his wish: “I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about...
Savory Split Pea Soup
This soup is SO easy and SO good. I can say that with some authority because I haven’t always been a fan of split pea soup. It reminds me of my days as a cruise staff member schmoozing on deck during Glacier Bay Day in Alaska. As a cruise staffer I was...
