My kids are on an egg kick. They scramble them up for weekend breakfasts, and fry them for after school snacks. At least they aren’t drinking them raw like Rocky did. (Knock on wood.) So you can imagine their disappointment when I came home from the store two weeks ago without eggs.
Only problem – I [...]
When a female friend of mine saw her ex-boyfriend in Trader Joe’s buying a can of pumpkin to make a pie, she “knew” he had a girlfriend. Cuz men don’t cook on a weekend, right?
Um, wrong.
I cook all the time. If my kids are here, I cook, and I delight in knowing I’m preparing something [...]
David Mott is on vacation this week, and Dad’s House has been taken over by some great guest bloggers. Ending the week, Honey from HoneyAndLance.com heads into the kitchen…
We go out to eat, or buy takeout, or get pre-prepared (kind of redundant, eh?) food so often these days that the idea of cooking something [...]
More than one person commenting on my Calling All Matchmakers post said that men who cook, read, and try tantric sex are perceived by women as unmanly. One came right out and said those behaviors are gay. No offense to homosexuals, but a man perceived as gay is assumed to date men – not women. [...]
When my daughter graduated 6th grade, she and her classmates were treated to a day in the park with classic summer camp games – balloon toss, three legged race, pass an orange down the line using just your neck and chin. Sort of like a labor day barbeque, except on a school day.
With 70 kids [...]
Here’s a savory appetizer that’s so easy to fix, you can serve it weeknights. As a snack for kids, it’s healthier than a bag of chips, and they’ll love the taste. It’s a girls and boys food favorite, for sure.
Tip: try to mix the ingredients as soon as you get home from work so there’s [...]
No food in the fridge tonight? No problem! Here’s a quick and easy recipe that you can make from basic ingredients you already have on hand. (And if you don’t have them on hand, start stockpiling them for future empty fridge nights.)
First things first – go easy on yourself about the empty fridge. Pour a [...]
David Mott is a divorced single father of a teen daughter and son offering stories, tips and opinions on single parenting, coparenting children, two-home families, cooking, cocktails, self awareness - and relationships formed in an age of online dating, text messaging, and booty calls.
David Mott has appeared on ABC News Now, CBS radio, CNN.com, and McClatchy News syndication
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