Delicious kitchen adventures for eager eaters of all ages
Are you attending the National Day of Action to Get REAL FOOD in School Lunch? You should!! And chances are, there is a local Eat-In happening in your community. The Time for Lunch Campaign is a national project sponsored by Slow Food USA, to encourage support for dramatic change to the Child Nutrition Act, whichRead More
Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar is turning 40… and he is VERY hungry indeed! Come celebrate this special anniversary with us at Storyopolis! Enjoy story time, decorate chef hats, and cook up fun! We’ll be making tasty butterfly treats and crunchy caterpillar snacks. Join Us! Saturday, March 14 11:30 am Storyopolis 14945 Ventura Blvd ShermanRead More
After much ado about converting the White House lawn to an organic garden; a sustainable foodie outcry for a new breed of White House chef, led by Alice Waters; and a call among devoted fans for Michael Pollan to lead our nation as Secretary of Agriculture, it is safe to say that one week intoRead More
My great-grandmother DeeDee was born over a century ago. In the 90+ years of her life, she witnessed everything from the Great Depression (that’d be 1.0), and the golden years of Ford (not 2008), to the proliferation of telecommunications and the personal computer. She nearly saw Al Gore invent the Internet. But if there wasRead More
Hopefully this isn’t true. (Though I did just poach some chicken thighs for our dog…) But it is the title of Australian scientist Dr. Peter Dingle’s new book. Dingle believes that the over-processed, chemical-packed foods that go into the average child’s diet are far worse than what we feed most animals. I wondered about this.Read More
Our dog goes nuts for kids. Babies in strollers, toddlers with mom, awkward teenagers — they’re all Auggie’s best friend. For a real treat, some mornings I take him on the “school tour” in our neighborhood. We pass 1 middle school, 3 pre-schools, 1 elementary school, and a community college. We also encounter numerous treat-bearingRead More