Dear gluten,

There is no room on the list for you. When it comes to things to worry about, we're all full up here with things like SIDS, drowning at pool parties and how to raise our kids to someday be those amazing adult siblings who want to take...

The time has come. As a mom who blogs about cooking for kids, there are two things that I keep reading about: an inspiring Montessori approach to eating, and weird news stories about BPA. That's why I decided to pack up the plastic dishes...

It's such a dream, The Family Dinner. From the moment I saw my first ultrasound, I could see it so clearly. A happy family sits around a table, passing heaped platters of colorful food, digging into a juicy roast chicken just as someone says something hilarious. There's probably a freshly...

First it was the French, and now there are foodie rumblings from the Far East. Japanese school kids are eating a better lunch than Americans, so says a recent article in The Washington Post.

That's because kids in Japan are eating something American kids aren't:...

Before we left Rome, I got together with a friend of mine who had just returned from a summer spent in Brooklyn. "Brace yourself," she told me as we walked up the steps of Villa Borghese. "It's overwhelming." She wasn't talking about her family's temporary transition back to the States...

There are things to worry about over the holidays; Santa's gifts arriving on time, icy roads, whether you'll lose it when your mom tells you to stop worrying because after all, you turned out OK! But stressing out over what the munchkins eat is definitely not one of them. Not...

Oh boy. Aren't the cynics laughing now? This week, USA Today reported on a new study, noting that organic produce may not be more nutritious than conventionally grown vegetables. But just a second.

As I've often mentioned on Foodlets, my blog about cooking for...

Every meal with 18-month-old Estelle starts the same way. I lift the fork to her lips, just as she clamps them shut. "No." There's twisting, frowning and eyebrows furrowing and it would be maddening if this lasted for more than five seconds, but we're on to her. At this stage,...

There's a hilarious someecard circulating on Pinterest with a woman hunched over the arm of a chair in despair. The caption reads "Why do they want dinner every single night?" It's funny... because it's true.

But it doesn't have to be so hard. I recently read about an...

Here comes another one... but it's not what you think. French Kids Eat Everything is a surprisingly charming memoir about a family who moved to France with two picky eaters in tow and returned to Canada a year later with a happier, healthier, more educated outlook on food....

In a word, no. But from Paula Deen, whose battle with diabetes has become very public and at least a little controversial when paired with an estimated net worth of $14 million, to my beloved Ina Garten, another wealthy woman of the kitchen with seven cookbooks,...

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....