Cut toast with a gingerbread cutter for a quick, festive snack
Anne's daughter turned making gingerbread men into something easy enough to do every day.
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Mealtime
From baby's first food to nightly dinner, keeping your family well-fed is no small feat. Let us help.
We've got lots of food-related hacks, including:
...and more! Scroll down for our most recent tips.
15 December 2011
14 December 2011
Store seasonal recipes and serving pieces in the same place
"Store like with like" is a classic organizing principle. Here's how Erin uses it to simplify holiday meal preparation. How do you keep track of your favorite holiday recipes?
13 December 2011
17 November 2011
Stew fu: how to turn one-pot meals into multiple dinners
Erin's technique for quelling leftover rebellion.
11 November 2011
Celebrate 11-11-11 with food
Numerically-inspired food!
04 November 2011
Encourage self-serve breakfast independence with "the Breakfast Drawer"
A simple way to make it possible for kids to make their own breakfasts.
03 November 2011
Amazon deal: 10% instant rebate on Pamela's gluten-free baking mixes
I don't usually post about items with small Amazon discounts, but given that the price-per-unit there is already good and that going gluten free can be so expensive and intimidating for newcomers, I decided this one was worth sharing. Discount ends December 31, 2011.
02 November 2011
Long-term thinking about Halloween candy management
Halloween is over! Phew. Now ask yourself this question: Next Halloween, will you have to engage in the same old candy-control struggle with your kids?
14 October 2011
Pump at work? Store milk + car keys in the refrigerator so you won't leave it behind.
If you pump at work, how do you remember to bring your milk home?
13 October 2011
DIY budget bento-style lunch kit
If you've priced out bento-style lunch kits, you know they're not cheap. Here's Courtney's alternative, made out of disposable (but reusable) food containers you buy at the grocery store.
12 October 2011
Not-As-Sloppy Joes: use hot dog buns!
That's right, we're building a better Sloppy Joe.
11 October 2011
Upside-down crazy straw + cup lid "locks" the straw inside a to-go cup
Raise your hand if your kid takes the straw out of milkshake and soda to-go cups, thereby dripping on, spraying or wetting something nearby. *Millions of hands go up around the world.*
THANK YOU, HEATHER, FOR A SOLUTION.
30 September 2011
Extra lasagna noodles? Make single-serve lasagna roll-ups!
This would be way too fussy for me to pull off for family dinner, but for a few noodles? No problem.
28 September 2011
Sippy cup stand-in: lidded paper coffee cup
Angela's almost-spillproof hack comes in handy on vacation, or on a quick errand run.
14 September 2011
Divided food container inside a lunchbox keeps sandwiches un-smooshed
What's the bane of many kids' school lunch experience? Opening the lunch box to find a smooshed sandwich. Or bruised banana. Or crushed chips. Here's one easy way to avoid the problem without buying all-new lunchbox accessories.
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