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Tamra Davis Cooks Up a Show For Her lil Beastie Boys
Rachael Ray claims that a meal only takes 30 minutes, but she doesn't have a toddler running into the kitchen and latching onto her leg or a preschooler who needs help reaching the scissors. That half hour easily grows into three-quarters of one.After spending many years building her career as a film, television and music video director — she has both Tone Loc's “Wild Thing" video and Billy Madison to her credit, Tamra Davis hit the kitchen. Wife of the Beastie Boys's Mike D.
Interview With Lori Loughlin: 90210 Star Dishes on Meals
Sitting down for a family meal is a time honored tradition that still exists — even in Tinseltown! We recently chatted with Lori Loughlin, the actress best known for her role as Becky Donaldson on Full House and more recently, as Debbie Wilson on 90210, about her partnership with Barilla pasta.
Loughlin and Barilla are encouraging families to involve tots in mealtime planning and preparation through the use of their Piccolini line of miniature classic pasta shapes.
10 Reasons Why You Should Eat as a Family
Sitting down to dinner as a family is about more than breaking bread and sharing food — it's about connecting with your children and creating lifelong lines of communication within the nuclear unit. Last week, Nestle/Stouffer's invited me to be their guest at a Let's Fix Dinner conference to promote their family meal campaign. While it's hard for parents juggling careers and their kids involved in various activities to make time for one another on a daily basis, it's essential.
Lil Links: Quick, Delicious Meals to Feed the Whole Family
- Hot family meals in 30 minutes — Health
- Molly Ringwald debuts her twin belly — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Jenny McCarthy says son is the poster child for hope — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- 5 questions for a short-order mom — ParentDish
- The baby sling smackdown — Alpha Mom
- What's a level-two ultrasound — Cafe Mom
- Do boys get a bad rap? — Momversation
- Cover your children's rooms in Aimee Wilder wallpaper — Cookie
- Eco-friendly birthday party favors — Inhabitots
Family Meals and Eating Disorders
It is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and the subject can't really be contained to one week. When thinking about eating disorders, and frankly getting a little sad about them, I remembered a positive news story I read a while back. There was a study on family meals and eating disorders, that as mother of two girls I found heartening.
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Open House: What Are Your Thanksgiving Plans?
This Thursday, friends and family will gather to socialize, give thanks, and stuff themselves silly. Whether you're hosting or putting in a guest appearance, there's always a lot of preparation and work that goes into every Thanksgiving gathering.
This year my husband and I are driving from Berkeley to Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington, to stay with his family.
Are You Traveling or Staying Put For Thanksgiving?
The holiday skies and roads are not so friendly this year. Gas prices are still soaring, and outrageously priced airline tickets paired with baggage fees are keeping many families grounded this holiday season. Instead of giving thanks at a table of aunts, uncles, and grandparents, many folks will be sharing a meal with neighborhood friends and their immediate family.
Does Your Thanksgiving Involve More Than One Table?
Growing up, large family dinners, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, always involved a grownups' table and a kids' table.
Since most of my adult meals have involved friends, not family, we no longer have a grownups' and kids' table, but we often have to have two or even three tables to accommodate all of the guests. It's fun having everyone pitch in to set up, and I love seeing how the conversations develop with each table.
10 Hints For Having Little Helpers in the Holiday Kitchen
Too many cooks in the kitchen is a good thing this holiday season. Lisa Barnes, fellow mom, chef, and author of Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry reminds stressed out parents that, "The holiday season is a wonderful opportunity to allow your children to help with the meal preparation and offers quality time together as a family. This is a way to keep your children occupied, but is also a fun, educational activity that incorporates a range of skills and senses, such as counting, measuring, reading, touching, listening, planning, smelling, tasting, and creativity."
Fittingly Mad: No Nutrition Labels on Grandma's Apple Pie
Thanksgiving is an awesome time, so don't think I'm being a Debbie Downer here. Sitting down to that enormous dinner on Thursday night just got me thinking about family meals and how hard it is to know what you're eating. Who knows how many calories are in a slice of grandma's famous apple pie, or how much saturated fat is in the scoop of ice cream on top?
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