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Homogeny and Harmony at the Family Table
image courtesy of winnond / FreeDigitalPhotos.net by Julie Lass About a year ago, I realized that, through shear inertia, my family had fallen into a familiar rut—one meal for us, another,...
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Dinner Game: The After-Dinner Show
By Fran Davis Dinner time is really such a crucial part of the day for the family to get together, share their high and low points and decompress. Read more about the positive effects of eating...
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How to Cook with Your Kid the Best ______________ (Fill-in-the-Blank) Ever!
by Ben Cohen-Leadholm OVERVIEW It is one thing to cook a meal with your kid. It is another thing entirely to accept the challenge of pursuing the best________________ (fill-in-the-blank) ever!...
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How Can We Get Our 5-year-old to Actually Join Us at the Table?!
by Amy Sung photo courtesy of photostock/freedigitalphotos.net We all talk about how to get kids to eat more vegetables or eat healthier in general. But, what about just getting them to the table… and...
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Kids Cooking: “They will never eat that!”
By Rachael Warrington I get this a lot from parents. “My child is such a picky eater, the only thing they will ever eat is chicken nuggets, chicken strips and never a vegetable unless it is fried...
View ArticleWNYC Asks: Kids Can Cook?
Our Co-founder Grace from EatDinner.org calls in and responds. Listen to the conversation here from WNYC.org, The Brian Lehrer Show. (aired 2/23/12) Download Kids Can Cook? or simply listen below:
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My Little Kitchen Helpers
by Rebecca Horsman, MS, RD There is a scene in an old episode of “The Simpsons” where Bart asks Marge if he can help prepare Thanksgiving Dinner, and she lets him do the cranberry sauce. He looks in...
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Mommy, Do You Like My Chemicals?
By Colleen Levine In an ideal world, my two children would be encouraged to join me in the kitchen as often as possible. At the mature age of 5, however, my son has other things on his mind many...
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Ordinary Pleasures
by Jennifer Grant Sitting down for dinner with my husband and children – or whatever combination of the five of them is home – is one of my favorite, ordinary pleasures. Almost nightly, one of my sons...
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Sundays With Sparky – Abuelita Elena’s Cold Zucchini Soup
by Michelle Hays My mother was a fairly utilitarian cook; as a university professor, she didn’t have much time to enjoy preparing meals the way I do. However, she believed that having a family meal...
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