Food Preparation

I *heart* creative bento box lunches. But just so I don’t scare anyone off, I’m not talking about cutting faces out of seaweed or dying pasta to make hair. I admire those who do, but I know myself and my son — I’m not that dedicated, and he isn’t going to eat seaweed or anything …

I found a set of ice cube trays while cleaning out my kitchen, leftover from my more ambitious days of thinking I’d make and freeze baby food (key word here is think). I almost set them in the donate pile with the mini muffin pans that I don’t use anymore, …

I’ve been a mother for more than eight years. I’ve been a human for more than 37 years. And yet I am completely baffled by the notion that my family expects to eat dinner every night. Like, every. single. night. All the nights. They want dinner!  It doesn’t even seem …

Katania Venegoni-Taylor shows how to use an Instant Pot for chicken curry and all the other amazing things about the Instant Pot.

This entry is part of 1 in the series 2If you haven’t read my first article about the state of health of our our nation since the inception of the USDA Food Guidelines and the Fear of Fat era set in, please do so here. As I discussed in the …

This entry is part 25 of 26 in the series Feed the Fam Who doesn’t love enchiladas and breakfast? I know that I love enchiladas more than I should and this recipe just brings me so much joy every time I make it. It’s full of all the lovely carbs …

This entry is part 24 of 26 in the series Feed the FamI love Banana Bread, which is perfect since bananas at our house are either VANISHED overnight or left languishing in all their brown squishy glory. Of course, when dead bananas are such a frequent occurrence it prompts a …

This entry is part 23 of 26 in the series Feed the FamI love protein style pancakes. I’d choose them over regular pancakes any day of the week. I’m really big on eating a complete breakfast that has adequate protein, carbohydrates, and fats, and I like my kids to have the …

This entry is part 22 of 26 in the series Feed the FamChinese food is one of our favorite go-to dinners as a family. Instead of going out to eat, how about staying in? I made this for the family for our “date night in” and not only saved money …

This entry is part 21 of 26 in the series Feed the Fam I love quinoa. It’s a super healthy and filled with delicious carbs and protein. If you enjoy Thai flavors, you’ll enjoy my Thai Inspired Quinoa Bowls.  I made these Thai inspired quinoa bowls with shrimp, but have made them …