Lest you think I am a big wino who would rather surf Facebook with a cold glass of pinot grigio in my hand than play with my children, let it be known that I am pretty a kick-ass wingman in LEGO Star Wars on Wii. Still, I like to be sarcastic when a camera is stuck into my … [Read more...]
Massacre in the Kitchen
Not long ago, Kyle declared an open-ended moratorium on vegetables. All vegetables. Even cucumbers, the last vegetable he would actually eat. We even grew them in our garden this summer. With our own Stewart's two hands. After a series of heated dinnertime battles that … [Read more...]
Crowdsourcing Dinner
It's weird how I'm all about food lately. I'm not a foodie. I dread the dinner routine. But maybe that's what makes this topic popular - that universal issue that everyone has every now and then What the heck am I gonna make for dinner? In this episode of Mom's the Word on … [Read more...]
Bean Soup and Other Indoor Sports
I spent Sunday cooking up a big dinner for my book club. We had read "The 19th Wife" by David Ebershoff, which is about plural marriage among Mormons. The story goes back and forth between the origins of the Mormon faith and present day fringe culture. As host, I created the … [Read more...]
When Dinner Gets Tough
The latest Ragú® Mom's the Word on Dinner episode is about what moms do to help dinner go smoothly. I wanted to chime in and share what I do to ensure such a thing but to be honest, it never happens. Dinner with both kids and Stewart is never a smooth operation. It's total … [Read more...]