Oct 19, 2018 | Picky Eaters, Recipes, Slow Food, SuRu's Garden
Tweet I’ve been busy this fall working at the Mount Kisco Elementary School Garden with 1st and 3rd graders. This morning’s frost will set the stage for a delicious kale salad that I will share with you below. Kale gets even more delicious as the weather...
May 11, 2017 | Better Health, Healthy Hints, Picky Eaters, Recipes, SuRu's Garden
Sneaking spinach into smoothies or brownies is a disservice to spinach. These pureed tactics do not cultivate an appreciation for green leafy veggies, if anything they feed the sweet tooth that too many of us have. Trust me, you want your kids to speak fondly of spinach.
Apr 26, 2017 | Better Health, Go Green, Movies & Book Reviews, Picky Eaters, Recipes, SuRu's Garden, Uncategorized
Tweet As I spend this spring writing my book, tentatively titled SuRu’s Garden Adventure, I’m thinking about who my ideal reader would be. There is no use writing a book about gardening with and for kids for those who already have their hands in the dirt....
Feb 28, 2017 | Better Health, Go Green, Healthy Hints, Making Trouble!, Picky Eaters, Resilience, Resistance, SuRu's Garden, SuRutopia
I’m writing a book about growing veggies with kids. Right here on this blog. Join me!
Oct 19, 2010 | Picky Eaters, Slow Food
Tweet Thirteen is a tough age. You’re no longer a little kid, but you’re not yet an adult either. We took our youngest daughter, thirteen, along with us on our Italy trip for a couple of reasons. One- to show her there is a big big world out there beyond...
Oct 14, 2010 | Better Health, Picky Eaters, Slow Food
Tweet I recently became involved in an interesting online conversation about the word “picky eater” with some mommy bloggers. Christina Le Beau who has a blog, SpoonFed. wrote a recent post that makes the argument that labeling kids becomes a crutch for...