The challenge for this month’s Recipe Redux was the following: It’s the season of graduation showers, bridal showers, and brunches galore. Show us your favorite healthy shower fare – be it brunch or drinks & apps or something more! This challenge came along at a great time for me for two reasons: I am always looking an excuse to develop new brunch/make-ahead breakfast options for our online meal planning service The spring and summer are

Life never seems to slow down. Which can make getting dinner on the table every night a challenge.No more! Learn how to make meal planning easy with these simple short cuts that will save your sanity and help you get dinner on the table quickly. Table Of Contents The Challenge of Eating Together When Life is BusyHow To Make Meal Planning EasySecret to Meal Planning SuccessWhy Sandwich Nights and Leftover Nights Are KeySandwich NightsUsing LeftoversKeep

Twice in the past year, my sons (ages 8, 10) have given their grandparents a really special gift: a full meal cooked entirely by them. I have hung out in the kitchen to oversee the process, but they have done all of the work (with the exception of taking very hot things out of the oven and draining a large pot of pasta). If I am being honest, though, these gifts have been incredibly labor

My middle schooler recently said his friends felt sorry for him because his lunch was so healthy. Here’s how I am navigating treats and snacks in school lunches. Table Of Contents Navigating Treats and Snacks in School Lunches: Lessons I Have LearnedA Reality CheckA compromise is reachedThe surprise twistLessons LearnedFighting about food is not helpfulVariety, not virtue, should be the name of the gameFood is socialAn UpdateFurther Inspiration Navigating Treats and Snacks in School Lunches:

Announcing Our New Brand Big news! You may have noticed that some things are different around here. We’re excited to finally get to share with you what we’ve been cooking up. The mission of The Six O’Clock Scramble has always been to help make healthy family dinners happen. To us, that means taking the stress out of dinnertime together by providing families with the resources to do so. We believe that cooking should be relaxing,