While grocery shopping with my vegetarian daughter recently, we had a hard time finding our favorite black bean burgers at the store. There were other substitutes, but they just wouldn’t do. Finding the right food for a picky vegetarian teenager is dangerous territory, fraught with all kinds of emotional land mines. Wait a minute, how hard can it be to make them? We could even do it together. Continue reading
Category Archives: Summer
Summer traveling food: Energy Squares
Need some nutritious calories? Here you go. Sweet summer activity fuel. Continue reading
National Ice Cream Day
“Life is short; eat dessert first”… at least once a year. Continue reading
Mom, what can I do? Summer 2014
Two years ago, I wrote this post about having a list of activities to which a parent could refer a bored child. It’s that time of year again, and I have revised the list slightly and revamped it visually. Continue reading
The weekend we pitched our tent in the shadow of the Valley of Death
Or, in other words, our family cramping trip to Death Valley, California.
Middlebury’s Summer Festivals
Summer is one of the best seasons to visit Middlebury. Continue reading
Swimming in rhubarb
In case you’re looking for a few ideas beyond rhubarb pie…. Continue reading
Recommended summer reading
I like to travel. This summer, I will be an armchair tourist through 20 years of international family life. Continue reading
Summer’s end
We’re sending summer back to the year’s rotation and awaiting the beginning of Vermont’s most famous season. Continue reading
The case of the mysterious fevers
We hope we’ve found the solution. Continue reading