Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 02.03.12

Every Friday I take my favorite things from the web, for you to enjoy. 1)Facebook illustration by Rok Kobal: Isn’t this the one of the funniest graphics about sleep and kids? This really made me crack up and yes, we have tried every single sleep position here. In fact I am in the “dog house” [...]

How I feed my family healthy and organically for $140 per week

If asked how much money I spend on my kids for their toys and clothes, I am hazy on the numbers, but I know exactly how much money I spend on food. A few years ago, fed up with throwing away rotted produce week after week from the fridge, I started counting my $$. Clearly, [...]

Puff Pastry Cheese Straws

  My children have discovered puff pastry now and fancy themselves as gourmet cooks! I think puff pastry makes everything seem gourmet. Growing up, puff pastry dishes were the ones you ate out of the house, because you didn’t make it at home. Imagine my joy when I discovered puff pastry sheets a few years [...]

Veggie Quinoa Guest Post

Today head on over to my pal Erika’s Blog –  In Erika’s Kitchen for my guest post and my veggie quinoa recipe. Her recipes are amazing but more importantly she’s an amazing person.  She has been doing a Super Foods recipe Series all through January that you will like!

Light Strawberry Cheese Cake

  A bite earlier in the day of this dessert was enough of an incentive to make my kids skip their regularly scheduled stop at the vending machine after their swim lessons. Every Tuesday evening, the stop at the vending machine typically ends with them buying a small pack of some processed junk … but [...]

Cilantro Parmesan Stuffed Mushrooms

This is what happens when you keep a dish aside to photograph later for a blog post without a note saying to not eat anything. Yes, what started off as a plate full of beautifully arranged Parmesan Cilantro stuffed mushrooms had two lonely mushrooms looking for a tummy! I guess on the bright side, they [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 01.20.12

Every Friday I take my favorite things from the web, for you to enjoy. 1) Biodegradable shoes: How awesome are these shoes? These shoes by O1M  are eco-friendly and 100% biodegradable. They are made from natural latex. And they are not yet available in the US at the moment. They just launched a kid’s line [...]

Bacon Black Eyed Peas Green Herb Patties

I am a big fan of kebabs or patties. Kids love them too. They are awesome finger foods. They are multi purpose – you can eat them for lunch, snack, dinner, school lunches and serve as an afternoon snack! My 2 year old inhaled these patties. They have this smoky bacon flavor that just makes [...]

Take A Bao deserves a “bow”

I always pay attention when a restaurant is busy busy busy on a week night. I think filling up on weekends is easy but to be full on a weeknight at 9pm means you are doing something right. That’s the first thing I noticed about Take A Bao when my family went for dinner on [...]

Yumkid’s Favorite Finds on the Web 1.13.12

Every Friday I take my favorite things from the web, for you to enjoy.    Crunch a Color: Have you heard of this awesome new game – Crunch a Color? It is a fun educational way to get your kids to choose nutritious food items. They get points for eating specific fruit and veggie, or [...]

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