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I just want to say…what the heck is up with gas prices? I filled up today and it was over $4 a gallon. I can’t ever remember seeing gas prices so high. When prices were starting to rise, I accepted it because I still needed to get to work and take my kids to school […]
Hello Rach
I think it is so cool that you stated you wanted to encourage families to grow their own gardens, in fact we decided a week ago to make a garden of our own. We have limited space and poor quality soil, and as we were trying to make up our minds about what […]
A perfectly ripe tomato is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, tomatoes need to ripen slowly under a hot sun and have a short season. So, while a fresh tomato sauce made with ripe tomatoes may be perfect in the summer, it is always better to use high-quality canned or packaged tomatoes during the off-season. I like […]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and we should all take the time to tell our moms and grand moms we love them, right? But what is the right thing to get for them? If your mom is like mine, then every time I spend any significant amount of money on her gift she complains that […]
Dear Cooks,
I don’t have a food processor. Can I use a blender instead? So many of Rachael’s recipes call for a food processor.
Thanks,
Clare
Hi Clare,
You can absolutely use your blender, if it has a sharp blade and is strong, in place of your food processor most of the time. That sounds vague, but […]
We’ve been talking about kids and the bottle and kids and sleep, but how about potty training. We had to train both of my kids by age 3 because their pre-school wouldn’t let them come to school in diapers. I thought that was cruel when I first heard of the policy but apparently […]
Okay honey (and kids)-listen up. Here’s what I want for Mother’s Day (maybe I speak for some other moms out there). You can go ahead and buy me the last minute drug store chocolate box, but if you really want to move the needle, you’ve got to pay attention to what would really […]
Mother’s Day is coming up and for mothers of young kids, no one, in my opinion, deserves this day more. When you are in the throes of motherhood - no matter what the stage - diapers and night feedings, potty training and tantrums, or sibling rivalry and endless hours in the car - Mother’s Day […]
RACH BLOG
This past Monday, we popped open “Cafe Una Notte,” or One Night Cafe. When I say we popped it open, I mean literally, we popped up a restaurant out of nowhere. And boy what a night it was. The event was a fund-raiser to benefit my nonprofit organization, Yum-o! and in keeping with […]
KIDS BLOG
My kids’ birthdays are in December, March and May, so the good news is our birthday parties are almost over for the year. The not-so-good news is that this Friday is the grand finale - my daughter’s eighth birthday party. Of course I’m half kidding. I love celebrating my children’s birthdays and seeing them have […]
