Does a Mother in your life bake a delicious pie? Delicious enough that she deserves her own pie dish with her name on it? Or is it a casserole that's her signature? Do her talents lie in other areas of the house? Would she love a welcome mat with her family name to rest at the front do...
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I am sometimes too obsessed with what Charlie eats, but my main goal is usually just to make sure he gets a balance of nutrients. So far (knock on wood), I have a child who likes to eat just about anything, but I'm not above resorting to sneaking healthy ingredients into his food if it b...
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The theme of this week's Publix for Pork Good and Good for You Challenge is Healthy Comfort Food Dinners. It couldn't come at a better time in my house. We all seem to have a nasty cold that just won't quit. For this week's pork dinner, though, we did a little something different and invit...
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One thing I've learned is that when it comes to being a mom, eating with one hand is a valuable skill. I'm often eating "on the go." From nursing a newborn to squeezing in a bite while running out the door to another activity it's hard to find time to sit down to a meal. Grabbing something...
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I'll be honest: I was totally intimidated by this week's Good & Good For You Challenge. The pork cut on sale this week at Publix is bone-in pork loin. I don't think I've ever cooked bone-in meat. (It's true. I'm not exaggerating.) But, the cut is perfect for this week's theme of hearty...
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I have to admit this pregnancy my main go-to warm drink has been decaf coffee of the sweet and creamy variety. So it's not surprising that when I was sampling the new Lipton Green Tea Superfruit tea varieties I like to add lots of honey and milk. The teas have a great flavor - classic gree...
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Allegies? Growing up, the only meaning that word held for me was "seasonal allergies" that came when everything turned yellow in the spring. In the recent decades, and since having children, that word has come to mean so much more. For my own family, it means preschool girl is/was allergic...
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Over the next four weeks my family is participating in "The Good and Good for You Challenge." Each week I'll prepare a new pork recipe using a different cut of meat with the goal of learning to better incorporate this healthy meat into our diet. I totally admit that I'm a chicken (literall...
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