Celebrating at Chipotle’s Cultivate Festival
FOOD, IDEAS & MUSIC “The Cultivate Festival, created by Chipotle, is a celebration of food that is responsibly raised, skillfully prepared, and delightfully enjoyed. Join us on our journey toward...
View ArticleSquish it! Squash it! Food Revolution’s Featured Sandwich for 2015
Do your kids know the art of making a good sandwich? In just weeks away, Jamie Oliver- the British Celebrity Chef & children’s food education pioneer- along with his 1600 global ambassadors are...
View ArticleFive Quick Steps for Fabulous Everyday Salads
I spent the weekend reading about grains. (I know, right?) I was the last one in my family to come down with the stupid cold, when a book arrived at my door- “Amazing Grains” cookbook by author...
View ArticleA Lovely Week of Inspirational Cooking
Did you ever realize, when you simply go through the motions of cooking, it just doesn’t taste as good? Find your inspiration. (Photo: our Valentine dessert using real colors- soft & sweet...
View ArticleLet’s Rock the Love Boat
Are you living under a rock of rock candy or have you stayed current with our children’s food system… you know, the one that took thousands of years to make, but only about 3 generations to destroy?...
View ArticleMy Week Cooking from The Pollan Family Table Cookbook
“It is never to late to find your way in the kitchen.” – Authors Corky, Lori, Dana & Tracy Pollan “What’s for dinner?”...
View ArticleUp For a Family Cooking Adventure?
A package arrived at my doorstep, with my name on it. I tore it open, and was giddy over the fact that author Jennifer Tyler Lee, creator of Crunch a Color, sent me her new book titled, “The 52 New...
View Article“Dying” Food Culture Video / Happy October 01
HAPPY FRIGHT MONTH READERS, WOO HOO HA HA HA Don’t be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Don’t be THAT house… with a dying food culture. Click on this link below to watch a ONE MINUTE SCARY Food...
View ArticleHumble Risotto
Warmth in a bowl. A little parmesan cheese, a lot of homemade chicken stock, and the scent of onions and celery softening away in butter & olive oil. I’m home. My friends at Jamie Oliver are...
View ArticleJamie Oliver’s New #ComfortFood Cookbook
I forgot how much i love a steak sandwich. Want to know what i say every time i cook a Jamie Oliver recipe? “I can’t believe i just made this!!!” It’s that good. I love playing in the kitchen with such...
View ArticleYou Sunk My Battleship
School breakfasts. My children eat breakfast at home, so I don’t see first hand how bad it is on the front lines. Well today i witnessed a little, sweet, innocent kindergarden girl on the school food...
View ArticleVanilla Almond Chia Seed Pudding
Not the creamy pudding made with corn starch & butter that makes your tummy hurt and gives you a sugar low. I’m talking the energizing, light, cleansing gelatin-like pudding made with seeds that...
View ArticlePhoto Collection Of Cold vs Hot Lunch
“What we learn becomes who we are.” For the last three days, i was a kid again in the school cafeteria. I began a conversation with the girls about their favorite book series of the moment- The Boxcar...
View ArticleInspirational “Food Education for Kids” Video
To watch a sweet, 6 minute video to inspire you to support the idea of Food Education for Kids, click this link below: http://youtu.be/43BSP1gwEhE
View ArticleAPPsolutely Foodtastic
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver NAILS IT with his Jamie Oliver Recipes App because he not only teaches you a real food recipe with a great outcome, but he teaches you… HOW TO COOK IN GENERAL...
View Article#1 Food Tip
I was asked what my #1 Food Tip is… and i’d have to say… “Unleash your inner artist by cooking simple and fresh- using minimally processed ingredients. Food is all love after all! So don’t be afraid...
View ArticleWhy I Love Real Food- A Stroll “Thru” Memory Lane
I am the youngest of EIGHT kids. My parents owned a businesses that ran 24 hours a day which they never stopped growing. How busy and stressed they must have been! I was mostly a hot lunch kid from...
View ArticleParty With A Food Rev Ambassador!
Anyone who knows me, knows i LIVE to…. write about, film, photograph, play with, speak of, cook, serve and enjoy real food. [photo: Cooking Demo/Food Ed class at Whole Foods for Earth Day] I love...
View Article2013 blog review…Happy New Year Readers!! :)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2013....
View ArticleSalt Their Oats…Not Their Nuts.
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink…but you can put salt in his oats.” -quote i learned from Mr. Bandettini (my favorite teacher EVER) I have memories as a little girl, all...
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