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Lost without a meal plan
December 28, 2022
A couple of Thursdays ago, we opened our app to see what we were cooking for dinner but got an application error page instead. We could not load our meal...
Resiliency and schedules
December 3, 2022
A few times lately, we got comments on how resilient M is. Between changing places, having adventures, and everything else in life that we cannot control,...
Food choices
November 6, 2022
Last week I listened to a podcast episode by Ladies we need to talk about clean eating. In this episode they talk how social media and fad diets tell us that...
To measure or not to measure?
June 11, 2022
A few weeks ago, a friend commented on my scales and measuring quantities. They said that they do not really measure while cooking. This made me think, how...
Why and how I meal plan
May 21, 2022
In the years before M joined us, we never planned our weekly meals. When in New York, coming back from work on the subway, Lachlan would look up a recipe to...
Mother's Day — pancakes edition
May 7, 2022
It's been a long time since the last time I sent this email. The last few months I've been preoccupied with other things. This morning is the first time in...
Fun foods
December 26, 2021
Last week we went to a musical dance show for children. The venue had various food stalls that served fast foods like hot dogs, burgers, pizzas, fairy floss,...
Why do we care about food education?
December 5, 2021
Many families around us at the moment are less concerned with the foods their kids eat than we are. Adults have been giving M so many chocolates and sweets...
Veggie stock
November 21, 2021
Samin Nosrat, the author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, says that unless you make your own stock, don't bother with store-bought stock, and just use water. To make...
Changing kitchens
November 6, 2021
Two weeks ago we flew from Australia to Israel (in a pandemic, with a small unvaccinated child, I know 😱) and plan to stay here for the next couple of...
Normalising sweets
October 31, 2021
Sugar and sweets have been highly demonised in our culture today, to the point that parents avoid sugary foods at all costs. We worry that our kids eat too...
Bamba Baby 🥜
October 24, 2021
When I was a kid, I was addicted to Bamba, an Israeli snack that looks like Cheetos but tastes like peanut butter, which is very popular with small children....
Beyond I don't like it
October 16, 2021
Last week we had prawn tacos with avo, spinach, and apple slaw, which sounds like a bizarre combination but it was really lovely. M saw dinner and...
Bitter greens
October 9, 2021
I never used to like eating bitter greens. So no fennel, witlof (endives), chicory, kale, radicchio, frisée, and their friends for me. Until I got pregnant....
Cauliflower stew
October 2, 2021
As a kid, I was a very picky eater. As an adult I understand that it was my way to have control over one thing in my life ( I will talk more about picky...
Normal salad
September 25, 2021
The other day, M asked for our "normal salad". I immediately thought she meant Israeli salad (which in Israel is called Arabic salad). An Israeli salad is...
Playing the long game
September 18, 2021
We want our kids (and ourselves obviously) to eat well and healthy. I’m totally behind this. However, this is not a realistic objective every single day or...
What to do with tomatoes
September 12, 2021
We follow the principle that as parents we select what to serve and when to serve it, and the child selects what to eat and how much. And we all eat the same...
The joy of confit
September 4, 2021
Last week I talked about preparing things beforehand to help make quick meals later. Today I want to talk about garlic. I love garlic and use it with almost...
Pesto love
August 28, 2021
Good morning, Usually when meal planning, we plan our dinners and we spontaneously do impromptu lunches, which mostly include heating up dinner leftovers....
Hello world - let's try this again but with working links
August 23, 2021
Apologies for the email we sent earlier with broken links. The newsletter settings were not configured properly. So, let's try again but with working links...
Hello world
August 23, 2021
Good afternoon, You’re receiving this email because you either signed up to this newsletter or Lachlan and Elle have spoken to you about weekly meal plans...