Great snack for kids

I've been talking with many moms lately about what our kids are eating. I'm actually quite pleased with what my boys eat- in general, they're adventurous eaters with broad palates, and they love fruits and veggies. Snack times can be hard though. What's easy and portable but also healthy and sustaining? One product that fits the bill well and that my kids love is Suncakes (and sister product, HeartThrives). They're vegan oat bars with various flavors: apricot and date are the boys' faves. Per serving you get 40% of your fiber, 40% calcium, and 25% of protein. If you want to try these, Whole Foods carries them. I often order them direct (suncakes.com, heartthrives.com) as they come frozen. You can put them in your freezer, then pop one out when needed. They thaw quickly or can be microwaved.

Unfortunate voice, chicken!, scathing restaurant review

Jill Abramson, executive editor of the NYTimes, is such an impressive woman, but man does she have an unfortunate speech pattern/voice. Holy moly! Did anyone hear Diane Rehm interviewing her on NPR? Interesting discussion, but it was battle of the voices over there (and yes, I do know about Diane's voice condition and am sympathetic). I'm in the midst of deboning multiple chickens- it's a messy, slimy job, but I find it rather meditative. They're cooked which makes all the difference; I find raw chicken to be an entirely different beast and not particularly pleasurable to deal with.

Did y'all read this article by Frank Bruni in yesterday's NYT Opinion section? Scathing! I was surprised to find it not in the Dining section but instead full on in the opinion page. Wow! The kind of pretension Bruni describes just makes me nuts; I never enjoy that kind of dining environment or experience. Blech!

Ok, off for lunch as I'm starved.

Pasta with greens = quite satisfying

T really liked this, and so did I. I will post the recipe if you find yourself in dire need of using up kale and leeks, as I did.