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Announcing a Game-Changer for the Family Table: Spinning Meals iPhone App

Spinning Meals Opening Screen Screenshot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spinning Plates Announces A Deliciously Brilliant Meal Planning App For Busy Families Portland, OR – March 14, 2012 Saving Family Dinners, One Meal at a Time We all know that meal planning is a great approach to…

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Loving Salad: The Cobb Salad Compromise

Cobb Compromise Picture

I love salad. Wait, let me restate that. I am a guy…an all-American, beer-drinking, meat-loving, meat-grilling guy…who loves salad. I love salad because I make great salads. Salads with croutons (not baked), dressing (not “free”), textures, flavor balance, juiciness, proper…

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Milkosaurs and Dairydactyls: Serious Cereal Eating Habits

Milkosaur photographed in its native environment

Our kids are so big into cereal, and dairy in general, that we debate what to call them. Is this the ravenous craving of a Milkosaur? A Tyrannosaurus Chex? A Dairydactyl? We haven’t settled but are accepting votes in the…

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Cooking Techniques: Cutting Up Food For Kids and My Favorite Utensil

If necessity is the mother of invention, annoyance is its cranky old dad. Cutting up food for toddlers is one of the least enjoyable parts of the eating experience for me. Using a fork and knife on a plate to…

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Quick Cooking: Fast Easy White Rice

Fast Easy White Rice

I’ve heard “simplicity” discussed a lot as a goal for the new year, whether or not people are using that specific word. Along that line, here is recipe which yields very tasty rice in an absolute minimum of prep time.…

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