Well Fed Network

A friend of mine recently moved to Chicago, and she’s feeling a little down about the transition. What makes you feel better when you’re in a new place? Care packages! So yesterday I pulled out a new recipe book that I hadn’t tried yet - Giada’s Kitchen by Giada De Laurentiis.
I decided to make her Chocolate […]

First of all, is there anything cuter than a child in an apron? I mean, children’s clothes are pretty darn precious as is, but miniature aprons? They make spatula licking so much cuter!
I made this Martha Stewart’s wedding pinafore for my three flower girls, but I think it would make an adorable apron for dress […]

If you’re anything like me, you’ve had this scenario play out in your house:
It’s a week night, you’re tired after work, and you choose tortilla chips as a pre-dinner or perhaps late night snack. The night goes on, you get distracted, and you go to bed at the end of the night with an […]

With September shwooshing by like the falling tide, summer is well… past, which breaks my heart because that means two things: an end to most local fruit, and, ultimately, a whole lot of cold.
But before summer officially ends on the 22nd, let’s celebrate its warmth, food, and spirit one more time. With a watermelon soup. […]

Okay, here it is. I don’t have kids, but yet I routinely watch the online vlog, Momversation. Momversation is a combination of a video log, starring a rotating combination of panelists, and a forum for other moms to chime in and “join the momversation.”
I do work with children, and I think it’s important for me […]

With my wedding swiftly approaching (September 26th) and our departure for the wedding location coming even faster (September 20th), I am, as you can surely imagine, running around like a chicken with its head cut off. It’s a cliche but - so much to do, so very little time!
For the most part, I won’t be […]

One of my all time favorite summer dishes is the shish kabob. There is something so wonderful about fresh vegetables and marinated meats cooked over a hot grill. The chargrilled taste and those crispy edges, heaven.
Unfortunately for me, I live in an apartment. An apartment that doesn’t have a porch, a patio, a yard, or […]

My mother’s mantra was “variety is the spice of life,” which was her way of saying, eat the escarole or eat nothing at all. Over the years I’ve watched parents try a number of methods to get their kids to eat fruits and vegetables. Some go the route of my mother and give them no […]

This week I decided to splurge on a yellowfin tuna steak. Tuna is the kind of dinner that we can’t afford to eat too often, but we try and fit in at least once a month. My favorite way to prepare it is with cilantro, lime, ginger, avocado, and jalapeño - a fresh […]

The past few weeks, in the foodie community, people have been abuzz with excitement over Julie & Julia, the movie. The movie is based on two true stories, that of a New York foodblogger, Julie Powell (played by Amy Adams), and that of America’s first lady of French Cuisine, Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep). […]