"Garden Tales" Blog
Blooms for Butterflies, Finches & Hummingbirds
Early on summer mornings when I’m barely awake and brewing my tea, I look at our yard through the large window over the kitchen sink and see more than... [Read More]
Patio Harvest
It’s high harvest time in my vegetable garden and while my large heirloom tomatoes are still green and my pole beans are just blossoming, I’ve been... [Read More]
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Simple Dinner Ideas
Arugula and Broccoli Pasta Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Here is the recipe for a pasta salad I made tonight that my husband said is the best salad he ever ate!! Maybe he was just really hungry, but I also... [Read More]
Pan Seared Tilapia and Quinoa with Asian Greens, Leeks, and Shiitake Mushrooms
This year, though my participation in Nurture’s Grow Your Own Food program (see http://www.nurtureyourfamily.org/grow-food-program/ for more information),... [Read More]
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Healthy Kids Monthly Newsletter
July/August 2010: Summer Seasonal Eating
Wow! This has been an amazingly sunny and hot summer in Chicago! It very well might be steaming hot where you are too. Summer is a time when we need to make meal and snack choices that will help our bodies and our kids bodies to cool down and stay hydrated. It is a great time of year to enjoy all the amazing fresh and local produce that is... [Read more of this post]
June 2010: Summer Snacks on a Stick
It is officially picnic time! What a great coincidence, since this month’s newsletter takes a new twist on finger foods: summer snacks on a stick! One of the most important things to remember when feeding kids is that presentation is a huge part of the experience. Your kids won’t try a new food? Present it in a totally different manner... [Read more of this post]
May 2010: A New Source for Simple Dinner Ideas
The great weather is here! If you are like me, you might be trying to maximize your outdoor time in these months to come; seize those outdoor moments while we have them! That often means walking in the door with kids from a bike ride or time at the park to find that it is dinner time, everyone is hungry, and food needs to be on the table fast. ... [Read more of this post]
April 2010: Breakfast Make-Over
If you have school age kids, you might remember the “buzz” around the Standardized Achievement Tests that are given in the Spring. My daughter’s third grade class went through their tests just this past month. My daughter’s teacher recognizes the importance of a healthy, balanced breakfast (as she can see the difference in students’ behavior,... [Read more of this post]
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