You gotta eat your leafy greens! They’re great sources of vitamins and energy. Some kids don’t like them, but rest assured, with the right recipes for cooking beet greens and Swiss chard, your kids will gobble them up. Mine do, and so do their friends who visit for dinner.
The secret to cooking beet greens and [...]
It’s labor day here in the States, which means a blogger vacation for me! BBQ is the word of the day. (Or barbecue, barbeque, bar-b-q, whatever!)
Feast yourself with one of these tastey meals from the grill.
Happy labor day!
Happy labor day! Enjoy these BBQ recipes from the grill:
Marinated Grilled Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese
Chicken Marinade Recipe – [...]
I love to cook. I enjoy sharing recipes. No, this doesn’t make me unmanly. Many of the world’s best chefs are men. Plus, some women find it sexy when a man knows his way around the kitchen.
Partly, I cook out of necessity – I’m a single dad. Who the hell else will cook for me?
Still, [...]
I have no idea why beets are healthy, or what nutritional value they have. But I do know what they’re good for – let’s just say, they keep the plumbing unclogged. I eat them regularly. And you should too!
I learned how to cook beets from my Italian mother in law (she also taught me how [...]
When my friends and I sailed a catamaran around the British Virgin Islands for a week, we fell in love with jerk chicken. It’s made with a spicy tasty grilled chicken marinade that goes great with a Bushwacker cocktail or a Dark and Stormy (Gosling’s rum, ginger beer and lime).
It’s easy to make your own [...]
What do you eat for breakfast? A piece of toast? A bowl of Wheaties? A muffin from some coffee place? I have a suggestion – start eating Quaker Oatmeal every morning for breakfast. It will do wonders for your body and your day.
(To get straight to the recipe, scroll down)
No, I wasn’t asked by Quaker [...]
This chicken and dumplings recipe is a family favorite. My mom gave me the initial recipe, and I improvised to make it my own. Feel free to add your own twist. But the basics here are solid – my kids love this healthy meal.
Chicken and dumplings is easy to make – just start heating the [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
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