I've created a monster! No, I'm not talking about the food face. I thought it was pretty cute. But I have pushed myself into a corner where Nora seems to only like peanut butter when it's made into a sandwich with Cherrios. Do you know how small Cherrios are? Do you know how messy creamy peanut butter can get if you goof and it oozes through the hole of the Cherrio? And she eats them as fast as I can make them. There must be an easier way! But I can't complain because she really is a good eater.

We've enjoyed our mangoes quite a lot this summer. I must say, after the first case of mangoes, I was getting very speedy at my mango cutting. And I hope this video makes it easy for others to learn how to cut mangoes and enjoy their special tastes.

School starts next week! That means that we are spending this week doing whatever we need to do to be prepared. It also means Paul gets lunch every day because of meetings. Which means I'm grateful for the extra padding in our food budget.

Paul has a formal this week that I've been invited to. But I have no child care. I've decided to invite another mom in the same predicament to the mall for dinner and indoor playtime.

New to Yoga? Me too. Today was only my third trip to the gym for a yoga class. Being from a cardiology-educated background, I always thought a good workout consisted of getting your heart-rate up to 85-100% of your maximum predicted heartrate (MPHR) for 30 minutes. But I was wrong. And while this post isn't directly related to eating well, it is related to living well.

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My husband saw a sign out and stopped for fresh, local, organic produce on Friday. He brought home some beautiful okra, two large Florida avocados, and summer squash. I finally drove passed Downtown Orlando to a favored vegetable market and purchased some exciting vegetables. Full story tomorrow.

Michael Ruhlman's book, Ratio, has been a turning point for me. I've never considered myself a baker. But he sure can make it easy, as was proven by the amazing ciabatta bread recipe.

Today's blog post is actually featured on $5 Dinners. It's titled 5 Ways Eating Like a Rabbit can save you money. Click through, read, and enjoy!

We spent a long weekend taking care of my grandmother, which we all enjoyed. However, I didn't get around to my usual grocery shopping list and meal planning on Thursday like I normally do. So when I got home, I reviewed the fridge cabinets in case I didn't make it to the store this week. Luckily, we are well stocked on mangoes after the last delivery last Wednesday. It's not my most creative meal plan, but it'll work just fine.

You've heard of too many cooks in the kitchen spoiling something. Well, a few hands participated in this silly creation. Nora didn't seem to mind, though.

Ms. Food Face wears a green Vaudeville-style hat with a ribbon of hommus. It's jeweled with juicy raisins. She models Sweet-Pepper Orange lip-plumping gloss and peaks out behind a potato salad mask secured to her ears with tomato clips.

See our Previous Food Face here.

This series is about how to use one pot or one crock-pot full or beans to make great meals for the remainder of the work week. Here are 5 recipes for adding garbanzo beans to your dinners.

I'm cooking beans this morning. A big pot. Then, I have them to lean on for menu plans. They can last a week or more depending on if I freeze some or not. Also, if they get frozen, they don't have to be eaten every day, but can spread out over three weeks.

There are many more options for using beans than the five I have listed here. But these are fun and can feed a crowd pretty well. (I'm the type that has a weekly menu. If we have guests, I just make more of what I was planning to serve. I don't go shopping to make something special.)