A muffin is a tiny cake! And sometimes not so tiny. Cake for breakfast? No wonder kids like muffins! Pssst, pa

I always use a blend of whole wheat flour and organic all-purpose flour, and that???s my recommendation for th

These low-sugar muffins have a slightly tropical flavor and an added boost of nutrition from ground flaxseed o

SO, THERE WAS AN ICE STORM. One that I've never seen the likes of, though I don't have a lot of experience in

WE'VE MADE THESE MINI SHEPHERD'S PIES TWICE NOW, once at a kiddie cooking school here in North Carolina, and o

YES I PUT BROCCOLI (AND SPINACH) IN THE MAC & CHEESE BUT HEAR ME OUT. When Estelle turned three she actual

makes about 20 open faced sandwiches, which fed our family of 5 for dinner easily (but 3 of those people are u

BAKED ZITI. I USED TO BABYSIT TWINS IN NEW YORK who ate two things for dinner: baked ziti and chicken nuggets,

RIGHT AROUND 5PM THINGS GET ROUGH at my house, maybe even 4. There's too much whining and not nearly enough wi

YOU KNOW HOW YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING/BEGGING/PLEADING to get the kids eating more veggies? This is one new way to

THIS WAS OPRAH'S IDEA, these super simple snacks. In a recent issue of O magazine, the one I read cover to cov

WHEN GRANDMA COMES TO TOWN, our kitchen goes into overdrive. Paul's mom and dad were here for a visit over Tha

I updated this recipe, reducing the amount of fresh cranberries to 2 cups. We liked our muffins very moist so

IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO GET KIDS EATING veggies. Especially those with a funny smell when you cook 'em. That's

YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY IT OVER AND OVER. And it's not just to be annoying (I gave that up in high school. Mostly.

We made double the amount below and it was WAY too much soup, even for a family of 5-ish. With that said, you

We used almonds but any kind of nut, or combination of nuts would work beautifully: cashews, peanuts, walnuts,

NOTE: This isn't a big batch, it only makes 1 dozen regular size muffins, so double if you want more to freeze

Use half of your sausage and sauce mixture for another dinner this week. Stuffed peppers? Pasta? Up to you!

Use as little or as much of the ingredients to make a heartier meal--or not. ingredients

LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, we can thank the French for this one. Karen Le Billon, inspiring writer and autho

I almost always shred onions so that the kids don't pick them out but the dish still gets all the flavor.

THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO ME. Toddlers love eggs. Scrambled eggs. Green eggs and ham. Even baked eggs with a cris

I RECENTLY MADE A HAPPY DISCOVERY. Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meals has been on one of our 900 Italian cable cha

Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins (and Cake) Adapted from Paula Deen's Pumpkin Bars. This recipe makes 4 dozen mini m