Author: Nick |
June 17th, 2012
This past Friday I woke up nervous. The clock read 5am and I counted down the hours till 10am when I would have my wisdom teeth yanked out. I had put this operation off for the past few years but I couldn't delay any longer… Not because of pain or discomfort but because our insurance benefits would be expiring at the end of this month! (More Info on this here) All in all the appointment went well…no compilations, a few funny stories from my wife about ninja moves in the car on the ride home and with some steady dosages of IBuprofen the pain is minimal.
Author: Nick |
June 12th, 2012
It was once a pet peeve of mine to see kids catered to when it came to food. I would see parents make entirely separate meals to serve to their kids because, “they don't like this”. I remember telling Shae that we were not going to allow our kids be picky. I boldly declared, “we won't even give our kids the choice to be picky” as I placed greens in front of Paisley and she gobbled them down. “They can eat or go hungry!” was my vow with head held high! Well those words are coming back to haunt me...
Author: Trina |
May 14th, 2012
On Friday, we asked Veggie Meal-Maker Facebook fans to brag about their moms' cooking and reminisce on what they learned about cooking from their moms in honor of Mother's Day. Here are the responses, and a couple lessons I hope my kids learn from me about cooking.
Author: Trina |
April 9th, 2012
The only way to change our unhealthy American food "culture" (fast foods and highly processed food-like substances) is to start with the next generation by involving kids with the cooking and planning. I'm a beginner in learning it all myself, so it often seems I don't have much to teach my kids. But what better way for them to learn than to learn along with me?
