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  1. School breakfast
    Breakfast ideas for busy school mornings
    By Kristin Chessman on May 16, 2013
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    We've all heard about how breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it can be hard to get your kids to eat a good...
  2. How-To
    Canning: How to preserve summer fruit
    By Sarah Brooks on May 8, 2013
    We love summer fruit, but how can we enjoy our favorites when fall begins to set in? Can and preserve it, of course! Here, we'll...
  3. Treats
    How about them apples?
    By Kori Ellis on Sep 19, 2012
    Fall is here -- the season of apples. Apples come in hundreds of varieties. Some make amazing, aromatic pies while others are best...
  4. Frugal
    Best spring fruits and vegetables
    By Kori Ellis on Mar 25, 2012
    Though in-season produce varies by region and climate, here are some spring fruits and vegetables that are usually abundant (and...
  5. School snacks
    Family-friendly after-school snack ideas
    By Naomi de la Torre on Aug 1, 2011
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    Fill up those hungry bellies with some family-friendly after-school snack ideas. With edible origami, tortilla pinwheels, oven...
  6. School dinners
    5 Festive back-to-school family dinner themes
    By Naomi de la Torre on Aug 1, 2011
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    Celebrate back-to-school season with these festive family dinner themes. It’s not always easy to get your kids to eat their...
  7. School snacks
    7 Fun and flavorful after-school snacks
    By Whitney Coy on Aug 1, 2011
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    When your kids get home from school, they’re hungry! Dinner’s hours away, so they need something tasty to tide them over. Try...
  8. School lunch
    Brown bag lunches the family will love
    By Whitney Coy on Aug 1, 2011
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    These days, everyone’s looking for a way to pinch pennies, and brown bag lunches are a great way to start. Both kids and adults in...
  9. School lunch
    How to plan a back-to-school lunch menu
    By Courtney Dial on Aug 1, 2011
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    Another school year is right around the corner. Are you ready? Check out these simple tips for planning a back-to-school lunch menu...
  10. School snacks
    Fun finger-food meals for back to school
    By Courtney Dial on Aug 1, 2011
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    Make delicious back-to-school food with these finger-food meal ideas that are perfect for little hands! Your kids will love these...
  11. Healthy Eating
    Watermelon recipes for kids
    By Jen Klein on Mar 4, 2011
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    Okay, so watermelon isn’t exactly in season mid-winter, but it is a treat mid-winter! Carbon footprint aside, the occasional...
  12. Healthy Eating
    Persimmon recipes
    On Oct 4, 2010
    Whether you've never heard of them before, often wondered what to do with the lovely-colored fruits you sometimes see in the market...
  13. Snacks
    Dates: A Middle Eastern jewel
    On Sep 28, 2010
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    Dates are sweet and decadent and make for some seriously tasty eating. They are an ancient and traditional element of Middle Eastern...
  14. Healthy Eating
    CSA overabundance: Storing the bounty
    On Sep 21, 2010
    We're coming into CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boom time. If you participate in a CSA, you know what I mean. There's just...
  15. School breakfast
    Back to school breakfast recipes for kids
    By Diana De Cicco on Aug 22, 2010
    Let your kids be in charge and show them how to prepare these healthy, easy back to school breakfast recipes. You can finish blow...
  16. For Moms
    5 Tips for getting dinner on the table
    By Erica Sagon on Aug 11, 2010
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    What's for dinner? The dreaded question that makes moms and dads panicky, especially on school nights. After making sure everyone...
  17. School lunch
    4 Make-ahead school lunches
    By Brooke McLay on Aug 11, 2010
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    If you've ever tried to pack your kids' lunches in the harried minutes before school starts, you'll likely be nodding your head...
  18. School lunch
    6 Simple school sandwiches
    By Chris Perrin on Aug 11, 2010
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    At this moment, a poor, innocent school child is brazenly trashing her peanut butter and jelly sandwich and buying a cupcake. That...
  19. School breakfast
    Healthy and fast back to school breakfast recipes
    By Michele Borboa, MS on Aug 11, 2010
    Fueling your kiddos with healthy, balanced breakfasts in the morning will give them a winning and delicious start to the school day....
  20. School dinners
    Sandwich recipes for busy school nights
    By Brooke McLay on Aug 10, 2010
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    School nights – and family nights in general! – are extremely busy and a stash of simple dinner recipes is any mom's saving...