Mom’s English Muffin Pizzas and The Verizon Paella Commercial Debate!
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. Well, as Sunday is mother’s Day, I thought I would write about a Mother who has been on T.V. quite a lot lately and who is causing quite a stir. Have any of you seen the Verizon commercial featuring a Mom […]
Spinach and Cheese Egg Strata and Thinking out of the Cooking Box…
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. First off, you can get your tickets for the blowout PWR fundraiser for Little Kids Rock at www.parentswhorock.com Well, I have been having some trouble balancing all my various activities with providing quality time with my family lately. As I was […]
REALLY Healthy Pancakes, Green Shakes, Finicky Eaters and Secrets in the Kitchen…..
Hi everyone and please click on the title of this post to read more. First off, welcome to all the new subscribers from Baby Loves Disco yesterday. Another day of slam dancing toddlers eating cheese cubes…. A reminder: I will be teaching a Take Back the Kitchen Workshop at the Montclair Adult School on Monday, […]
Perfect Eggs and Stacey Saves Breakfast for Dinner Night!
Hi everyone. As many of my friends and Take Back the Kitchen readers know, Monday night is breakfast for dinner night and I always serve a family favorite, eggs. Because I had made cookies with my kids today in a desperate attempt to keep them from watching more icarly and Spongebob, I realized thatI ran […]
Egg-celent Egg Sandwich and When Will Camp Start??
Hi everyone. School is out and the days are loooooooooong with my kids. I have decided to start a vacation routine until they start camp in 2 weeks so I don’t lose my mind. One of my plans to start the day is to have my daughter help make breakfast everyday or to go out […]
French Toast Casserole and Sexist Joke?
Hi everyone. My friend,Ken, sent me this joke and I was wondering what you all thought of it: “A wealthy man came home from a gambling trip and told his wife that he had lost their entire fortune and that they’d have to drastically alter their life-style. “If you’ll just learn to cook,” he said, […]
The 1950s Housewife Lingers…and Quiche!
Hi everyone. I am very excited because I have a new logo which is on my blog home page. My friend Lauren Kaiser, a truly gifted graphic designer, designed my Take Back the Kitchen logo AND the CD cover for my non-profit organization, Parents Who Rock’s CD , www.myspace.com/parentswhorock. She is awesome and if you […]
Froggy Pancakes and Pinpointing the Moment of Cooking Stress: You May Learn Something About Your Cooking Self

Hi everyone. I was chatting with a woman recently about whether or not cooking is a skill, an innate talent or a little of both. I believe, as with all endeavors, that when we enjoy a process or project, we are much more inclined to pursue it, which then makes us more skilled because we […]