It’s August, and local produce is peaking. Get to your area farmers market now! Here’s a cheat sheet for a few of Colorado’s signature products. Beets LOOK FOR: The smallest beets are the most tender (usually), but medium-sized beets are good, too. Big beets may have a woody core that you’ll want to remove. Look […]

The trouble with heading back to school is that it invariably happens when it still feels like summer. And sitting inside a hot classroom on a sunny summery day can be a total downer. While you can’t do much about the weather or school calendar, you can offer your little ones a few cool and […]

Let’s face it: Once the chaos of school sets in, the quality of dinner goes down. That’s why Mile High Mamas wants your fast and fabulous dinner recipes! We are teaming up with The Denver Post for Feed the Family in a Flash: The 45-minute recipe contest. Your recipe submissions should: *Feed a family of […]

The first and most essential rule of making your own soda pop at home is this: You must not try to re-create something you normally buy at the store. In other words, don’t try to make your own Coca- Cola or 7-Up. It can’t be done. Let it go. What you can make is something […]

Ah, the salad days of summer. Toss together one of these big, fat, fresh salads today — you won’t want anything else for supper at all. Southwestern Salad With Shrimp Recipe from Everyday Food magazine. (Copyright 2011, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.) Serves 4. Ingredients 1 tablespoon plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 […]

We all want our children to learn healthy eating habits. But in a world overrun with fast food restaurants and vending machine snacks, providing healthy alternatives for kids has become difficult. Here is a list of hearty yet nutritious snacks for your family to enjoy. Confetti Yogurt Pops This delicious and easy-to-make treat is perfect […]

Dessert doesn’t have to equal junk food on children’s plates. “If you stick with simple, all-natural ingredients, desserts can be a sweet, satisfying and healthy addition to your family’s daily diet,” says Laurel Moll, a New York-based holistic health coach and author of the blog laurelonhealthfood.com. “Just remember that when it comes to sweets, small […]

A special thank you to all who submitted your recipes in our spring recipe swap! Tucker Shaw, the Denver Post Food Editor, included a few of his favorites in today’s Food section. Here’s an early Mother’s Day gift: three clever, crowd-pleasing recipes from local moms. Amber Johnson, editor of milehighmamas.com, asked her members to share […]

Two of the harshest food critics I know live in my home and are both under the age of 8. It’s a daily struggle to sneak a morsel of something resembling health into their diet and often results in a complete surrender by dinner time. Yet, these two, picky eaters are absolutely thrilled to cast their […]

Does Mama really know best? We think so, especially as it pertains to home cookin’. That’s why we need YOUR favorite recipes for our recipe swap! Do you have a recipe that has been passed down for generations in your family? Or a dish from a cookbook that even your picky eaters can’t live without? […]