Charity Curley Mathews

The other night I made herbed turkey burgers for dinner. Since our two-year-old has always been a die-hard condiments fan, I put neat little dots of ketchup and mustard on her bun, silently congratulating myself on knowing her so well.

That's when the screaming started.

"I...

I head up a blog about cooking for kids called Foodlets.com. My aim is to make healthy, delicious food, both with and for kids so they'll grow up to cook themselves, and better yet, enjoy sitting around a table full of family and friends for years to come....

A friend of mine relayed a familiar scene with her four-year-old on Facebook.

Lucy: "I don't like these meatballs." Me, noticing that they are still in big pieces: "Hmm, do you want me to cut them up a little more?" Lucy: "That won't make them yummy."

So goes the battle...

Here's a news flash recently reported by USA Today: kids are eating too much sugar. Your kids, my kids and there are pretty serious consequences. (And let's not even talk about my own sweet tooth. Except we should, more on that in a minute.) This isn't a discussion...

Say what you will about French parenting but when it comes to food and family around a table, no one does it better, or enjoys it more, than Italians.

We've lived in Rome for three years, where our baby and toddler were both born, and while our Dolce...

With Valentine's Day fast approaching and our youngest daughter's first birthday coming even sooner, we're in the mood for sweet treats in Rome. But here's what we'd like to avoid: a giant family-wide sugar crash. (The kind that involves crying, screaming, flailing and foot-stomping...and we're not just talking...

I've got a question. Why does the all best comfort food have to be so packed with butter, sugar or bacon? (And sometimes all three.) Don't get me wrong, I love my sweet treats but unfortunately the feeling is not mutual. As a mother of two small children...

This is how it started. Back when I was a twenty-something, earning twenty-something, in New York City (this was the late 90s mind you), I moonlighted as a babysitter for a family in Manhattan. There were two adorable kids who were always doing cool art projects and telling hilarious stories....