I think most parents are convinced, at least for a short while, that their toddlers are going to starve. How on Earth could a growing body possibly survive on little more than juice boxes and goldfish crackers? Tony and I do everything we can to introduce Teno to exciting new foods, sometimes with success (udon [...]

I know I’ve mentioned before that Teno is a class-A banana waster. Sometimes he’ll eat an entire bunch in two days and sometimes the whole bunch will rot. Tony likes bananas but he’s been on an apple bender lately and I find the texture of bananas repulsive so I won’t eat them. So this week [...]

 **I added a much more fun version of these here!** I admit to turning to cornbread mixes in times of sheer laziness. I add corn kernels to the mix and pretend it’s homemade. Tonight, though, my husband went through the trouble of making us homemade vegetable soup, and I couldn’t offer anything short of homemade [...]

Carb fiend. Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! Aside from the beautiful illustrations, often times disgusting looking food, and hilarious insights on how to trick your husband into eating salad, old recipe books are great for not taking all the fun out of food. I wouldn’t live by the recipes in any one old-fashioned book, [...]

More uses for old bananas! That’s right, I’ve limited Teno to one banana a day to save him pooping difficulties I’m sure he’d rather I never speak of on the Internet. So, to get rid of some of the guys who don’t get eaten in time I do a lot of banana baking. And this [...]

 Tony’s mom sent me a baking book Gary, Tony’s dad, had given her a long time ago. Inside he wrote, “To Jo: If you make one, make two. I like this stuff too!” So so so cute. I love it. I almost cry every time I see his handwriting in there. I was actually trying [...]

 Natalie did not get the cooking gene from me, though I do enjoy baking on occasion. I liken myself to Lucy when it comes to kitchen skills. I mean well, but things always seem to go wrong. It’s like I have cooking ADD. I cannot seem to focus. But even I did not eff up [...]