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The Sprouted Kitchen: A Tastier Take on Whole Foods

July 10, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Looking for recipe inspiration for your next summer picnic or family dinner? The Sprouted Kitchen cookbook is filled with healthy and delicious recipes – not to mention some seriously drool worthy photos! As soon as I received this cookbook, I immediately started flipping through it and bookmarking recipes. I have been a fan of The Sprouted Kitchen blog for a while now and it is such a great resource for healthy, wholesome and tasty meals. Sara Forte’s recipes and her […]

Categories: Bites, Read • Tags: books, Children, Cookbook, Family, Family Dinner, Food

Homemade Popsicles – Our Favorite Recipes

July 8, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Cool off this summer with these recipes for our favorite frozen treats! The temperatures are soaring and Little M and I are enjoying our summer. It’s the perfect time for flip flops, the beach, picnics and…popsicles! I prefer to make our own homemade frozen pops, not only are they quick and easy to make, I feel good knowing that Little M is getting a dose of healthy ingredients with every cool treat. He enjoys helping me make them too. He […]

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The Yummy Mummy Kitchen Cookbook – And a Grilled Shrimp and Corn Salad Recipe

May 16, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

The new cookbook, The Yummy Mummy Kitchen, by popular blogger Marina Delio is full of healthy recipes for family meals, dinner soirees and cocktail parties. Little M and I have enjoyed many recipes from the Yummy Mummy Kitchen blog and I was excited to read the cookbook. The pictures are gorgeous – after seeing how Delio displays her meals, I feel inspired to infuse some style into our weeknight dinners! The cookbook offers recipes that are healthy, inventive and flavorful. […]

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Bébé Gourmet: French-Inspired Recipes for Raising an Adventurous Eater

May 2, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

This new cookbook offers delicious recipes for your petite gourmand. As many of you may remember, Bringing up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (by Pamela Druckerman), was published about a year ago and inspired a great debate about French parenting styles. French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters (by Karen Le Billon) soon followed and piqued my curiosity […]

Categories: Bites, Read • Tags: books, Children, Cookbook, Family, Food, French cooking

Happy Earth Day: Tips for Gardening with your Kids

April 22, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Happy Earth Day! Little M and I have chosen to celebrate Earth Day by adding a couple of plants to our, admittedly tiny, balcony garden. Whether you have a huge yard or a small balcony space, as we do, here are some tips for getting your little ones involved in gardening and caring for plants throughout the year. I believe in the importance of teaching kids where their food grows and how it reaches our dinner table. Little M and […]

Categories: Nest, Play, Read • Tags: books, Children, Eco-conscious, Family, Food, Gardening, Organic

Zoë b Organic Dishes

April 19, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Little M and I are very excited about his newest dishes from Zoë b Organic. These dishwasher-safe dishes are eco-friendly, organic and made from corn. They are also super cute and functional. The plate is a good size, yet light and manageable for Little M’s toddler hands. And the bowl is deep enough for all of his favorites: soup, pasta, fruit or even cereal and milk. I love the bright and vibrant colors. I also love serving his food in new […]

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Lidia’s Favorite Recipes

April 9, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

Lidia Bastianich’s cookbook Lidia’s Favorite Recipes provides home chefs with the recipes to master Italian cooking. I have long had a bit of a fascination with cookbooks. I love flipping through the pages and staring at the beautiful pictures. I like reading about the author’s inspiration behind the recipes and learning about combing ingredients to make unusual new dishes. I usually imagine myself making these recipes – although in my imagination I am standing in a gourmet chef’s kitchen and […]

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Eco-friendly Easter Ideas

March 25, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

It’s easy to know that Easter is almost here, supermarkets have started carrying chocolate eggs, easter baskets abound in gift shops and adorable pictures of bunnies and chicks are everywhere! Here are a few of our favorite non-toxic Easter crafts, toys and activities. Who doesn’t love dyeing hard-boiled eggs for Easter? This Bon Appetit blog outlines a fabulous way to color eggs using natural ingredients like beet juice, hibiscus tea, and blueberries. Or simply use this Nature’s Magical Egg Dyeing Kit […]

Categories: Bites, Craft, Shop • Tags: Children, Crafts, Easter, Eco-conscious, Family, Food, Holidays, Organic

Dinner: A Love Story

February 21, 2013 by crayonsandcroissants

As you probably already know if you have been following this blog, we really enjoy teaching Little M about healthy foods and creating nutritious and fun family meals. I turn to many sources for ideas, from bloggers to cookbooks to family recipes. But there are definitely times when I am in need of inspiration. I was so excited to discover Jenny Rosenstrach’s cooking website and book, Dinner: A Love Story, because they not only provided me with a number of […]