We were one of the lucky few, er, 30,000 people to get tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll yesterday. As promised, it was full of activities to promote healthy, active kids lifestyles. From yoga lessons, soccer, jump roping and basketball activities to cooking demos from District and White House chefs (Art Smith, Jose […]
Entries Tagged as 'holiday'
Foodie Fun at the White House
April 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Tags: healthy eating · holiday · sustainable food tidbits
Epiphany Traditions
January 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Feliz dia de Reyes! I had a friend in high school whose family was British (or at least had spent time living in the U.K., I just remember her lovely accent) and when her family invited mine over for Twelfth Night it was the first I had ever heard of extending Christmastide beyond Christmas day. […]
Tags: holiday
Treats: Egg Nog Pancakes
January 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
On the eleventh day of Christmas … Woke up still feeling sick today and saw this recipe in my Twitter feed, from Sandy of Eat Real (follow her @eat_real) – perfect treat to brighten our morning. The toddler helped me mix the batter and then devoured quite a few of these wonderfully tasty and fluffy […]
Tags: cooking with toddlers · holiday · recipes
Treats: Grandmom’s Snowball Cookies
January 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
On the ninth day of Christmas … … Grandmom D.’s Snowball Cookies. These are hardly unique, but it’s the only recipe I have passed down from my English grandmother, and it just wouldn’t be Christmas without them. The toddler was quite happy to help by sprinkling “sugar snow” on them.
Tags: holiday
Treats: Hanukkah Latkes
January 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
On the eight day of Chris[mukkuh] … … a flashback to Hanukkah latkes. Yum!
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