We are ditching the family T-day this year because we are all just burnt out on travel, etc. 4 days at home is a lot to be thankful for. My daughter is only 3, so she doesn't have any investment in...

Although I love squash, for some reason I cannot stand it mashed, which is how my family always always serves it at Thanksgiving. So when I get to host, I always make butternut squash soup instead....

When I was nursing I was STARVING all the time. It was very hard to get enough sleep because not only was my little one a frequent and full nurser, but I simply HAD to eat once she was back to slee...

Once a drunk trying to trade in cans at the register took a glance at my cart and declared (loudly) "You a vegetarian!" I'm still flabbergasted at the lucidity of that observation compared to his r...

I wish I'd done this with summer fruit! (strawberry rhubard, blueberries) Apples are consistently available all winter in NY. Although this is a great way to make ahead holiday pies.

I love all hot cereals. Here's the fastest one I know: couscous! With warm milk, cinnamon, and walnuts. Whole wheat couscous is the best this way.

At a catered party I tried little butternut squash and cheese tarts (savory, not sweet). They were delicious! And very simple. To make it less work to prepare, maybe use frozen dough and make littl...

You can foam milk sans microwave w/a whisk. Heat it gently on the stove and then whisk the hell out of it. If you can alternate arms it counts as a workout. I do have a micro and I ca...

Not cored? Seems like these would be a pain to serve/use if not cored when raw.

I've made pear sauce with Bosc pears--just Bosc pears. It was delicious.

Make your plan and then ditch one side dish. Kind of the culinary equivalent of removing one of your accessories before going out. I used to try to make all the wonderful sides that I grew up with ...

@ratheartsbikes, how do you make rosehip syrup? I love rosehip tea, and I've had rosehip jelly. Loved the rhubarb syrup on this site this spring. But where do you get rosehips?

First ever calzones. I had smoked mozzarella to use up, and way, WAY more cipollini onions arrived from Fresh Direct than I realized I'd ordered! Man oh man--smoked mozz w/roasted cipollinis is rea...

My preschooler's class just studied Jackson Pollack for a month. Boy would they have loved to make Jackson Pollack cookies! Yeah, I know he didn't blow paint around with a straw and he's the antith...

God I hate our countertops but there is no way our landlord will go for ANY change. Paint and putting up a clock are already controversial. This is one rental that is probably always going to feel ...

I'm not anti-candy on Halloween, but the fruit leather suggestion is a good one for little kids. That stuff is highly coveted by the pre-school set. As is the yogurt in tubes. I don't generally let...

I've done microwave and I've done the dry-skillet method. If I'm going to be in the kitchen working, the dry skillet wins. It doesn't really take any longer, and I think the results are better. Als...

I keep it around a dozen by periodically chucking ones I'm no longer using. Before I do that, I go through and pull out pages. I always write comments (to the SHOCK of my preschooler--"Mommy, you'r...

I just took the applesauce cake linked on this site out of the oven. I'll be making maple-cream cheese frosting for it once it cools! The cold kind of caught me off guard. I've got a c...

@Brooklynnina, put it with the cans (metal). I've used another brand and it was VERY thin and A LOT more expensive. I'm eager to try Reynolds and fine with a 50 cent premium.