Autumn is in the Air: Time to Turn on the Oven and Bake a Cake

  I love the fall…cool crisp mornings and warm sunny afternoons. Here in Colorado, the aspen leaves will be turning to gold, while back in New England where my daughter and her family live; the maples will be wearing flaming headdresses of scarlet, crimson and purple.   Many parents will be helping their children plan [...]

Make-A-Meal Monday: Holiday Treats for Easter and Passover

Right now, we are in the middle of two important week-long religious celebrations…for Christians, there is  Easter which is next Sunday, but the entire week has significance as yesterday was Palm Sunday and Thursday is Maundy Thursday and Friday is Good Friday.  For those of the Jewish faith, there is Passover, which starts tonight with the first [...]

Make-A-Meal Mondays: Child-Friendly Veggie-Loaded English Muffin Pizza

Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Children and buckets of sand to make sand castles. A good movie and a bowl of popcorn. A good book and a comfy corner. When it comes to finding things that children like to eat, you can’t go wrong with PIZZA. I remember when my children [...]