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? […]

You’ve noticed: Food prices are creeping back up. The timing couldn’t be worse — tax day looms, and gas prices are sky-high. Don’t resign yourself to freeze-dried noodles! Choose one of these cheap suppers instead. If you shop carefully and spend wisely, each of these recipes will serve four people for around $10 — give […]

The holidays are filled with tasty treats and busy schedules. As your family goes from one festivity to the next, Helen Seagle, Registered Dietitian at The Children’s Hospital, offers these tips for healthy eating. 1) Plan ahead – Instead of relying on fast food between school and office events, pack healthy foods ahead of time, […]

They are impossible to eat, but look nice in a big bowl on the kitchen table. Popcorn balls were a part of every Christmas celebration held by my mom’s side of the family. My grandma and my great-grandmother made them using the same ancient techniques the Mayans used to make the bricks to build the […]

This Halloween, instead of trying to pass yourself off as a costume- clad grade-schooler or rifling through your kid’s goody bag to claim the Halloween Parent Tax, visit one of Colorado’s prized candymakers to stockpile your own booty before the big night. Moms and dads will hardly notice that pile of jawbreakers and lollipops once […]

With Halloween upon us, my family is in the throes of Everything Pumpkin. While my husband Jamie may be obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin, I am consumed with eating it. My pumpkin craving began when I was six months pregnant with my firstborn and, six years later, has not abated. But a nearly year-long […]

If fast food is the fossil fuel of nutrition, oats are a solar battery for a busy autumn. The fiber content of oats helps the carbohydrate sugars break down more slowly; it also makes you feel full. And that back-to-school staple, granola, is so easy and economical to make. Rolled oats, nuts, dried fruit, a […]

You may think the greatest piece of equipment in your kitchen is your knife, or your stove, or your panini press. But in the dog days of summer, it’s hard to beat the freezer. • You can puree just about anything you can think of, pour it into a frozen-pop mold, and within a few […]