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May 26, 2013 by Rebecca Leave a Comment

I'm happy to let you know that BlogHer (which I recently joined) has syndicated the piece I wrote about choking in Florida. Come on over to join the discussion; there's a lot being said over there! … {Read on...}

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How to Recognize Signs of Choking and What to Do!

May 20, 2013 by Rebecca 113 Comments

Rebecca of Foodiewithfamily.com and Diane of Whiteonricecouple.com

This picture is me alive with Diane Cu of White on Rice couple on Sunday afternoon. Phew. "Say WHAT?" you ask. You might think that as a professional food writer, recipe developer and cooking instructor (and thirty eight year old human) that by this point in life, I might just have a handle on how to eat properly, too. Right? Well, in fact, no. Clearly I don't. Let me back this story up a bit, though... Last Friday I flew down to Orlando to attend the Food Blog Forum. This fabulous event put on by Jaden and Scott Hair, and Diane Cu and Todd Porter was to be attended and spoken at by a virtual who's who of bloggers I had respected for years. Among those bloggers were David Leite, Elise Bauer, Julie Deily, and Lindsay Landis. I was thrilled to get the chance to connect with them at the Friday reception and went into Saturday's classes ready to absorb all the wisdom they had to share with the rest of us. I connected with Elise Saturday morning just prior to breaking out of sessions for lunch. I'd wanted to thank her face to face for years for pointing me toward my beloved homemade root beer recipe and was overjoyed that I had finally delivered those thanks along with a hug. I made a bee line for the conference room two doors over where lunch was being presented with bells and whistles and illuminated Tinkerbell plate flair by Disney's children's menu chefs. The room buzzed with the happy sounds of a hundred and fifty or so munching, laughing and chatting food … {Read on...}

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Asian Salmon Burgers with Wasabi Mayonnaise

May 15, 2013 by Rebecca 13 Comments

Asian Salmon Burger with Wasabi Mayo | www.foodiewithfamily.com

Disclosure: This is part of my continuing series as a member of the Kraft Tastemakers team. All recipes, opinions and wasabi are my own. My tastebuds are controlled by the weather. When it’s cool, chilly or downright cold, I want hearty, stick-to-your-ribs fare. When things start warming up, though, my body says, “Don’t weigh me down!” It’s getting toasty out there, folks, so it’s time to lighten things up a bit. Fish is a perfect way to accomplish that deliciously. It’s satisfying, protein-packed, fast, and simple. It’s a wonderful solution for the on-the-go family in the summer. Salmon is a crowd-pleasing fish choice under most circumstances, but when it’s turned into a burger, it can convert even the most entrenched fish-haters. A food processor makes fast work of breaking down the fish. Admittedly, when you’ve pulsed the fish into a chunky puree, it looks like you might be going down the wrong road, but stick with it because it’s so darned good when it’s all said and done! When it comes to serving these beautifully moist salmon burgers with a hint of ginger, you have a couple of options. The kids like them on toasted whole wheat hamburger rolls with just a smear of Wasabi Mayonnaise. The grown-ups in our house like them wrapped in a tender lettuce leaf with a dollop of Wasabi Mayonnaise, some Asian Marinated Cucumber Salad, and some Asian Pickled Carrots. The lettuce leaf makes a fabulous lower-calorie and lower-carbohydrate substitute … {Read on...}

Filed Under: Happy Healthy and Wise, Main Dish, Rebecca, Recipes Tagged With: family-friendly, kid friendly, party food, quick and easy, seasonal

Baked Garlic Pita Chips and Fattoush (Crumbled Pita Chip Salad) | Make Ahead Mondays

May 13, 2013 by Rebecca 12 Comments

Baked Garlic Pita Chips and Fattoush (Lebanese Crumbled Pita Chip Salad) | www.foodiewithfamily.com

In the post below, I provide an affiliate link to Sumac -which can be hard to find for purchase- from Amazon.com. I receive pennies on the dollar for purchases made on Amazon if you click on the link. You can definitely gather your own sumac, dry it, and grind it, but sumac isn't in season right now and we want salad! Iiiiiiiiiiit's salad time! And crouton time! I have a two-fer for you on this glorious (rainy here) Make Ahead Monday. How much do you love salad this time of year? Maybe I should rephrase that. How much do I love salad this time of year? I'm nutty nuts over it. I'm a definite crouton girl, too, so today is extra fun for me. I guess I should call today a three-fer because the garlic pita chips recipe I'm sharing does double duty all by itself. It serves as some world-class croutons, to be sure, but it's also PERFECT for dipping into the summer standard hummus or whatever dunkable goodies you like best. Do you love pita chips, too? I'm a little bonkers over them personally. They're in the Bagel Chip category for the guys and me. I hear people crunching and munching on them from the moment the pan comes out of the oven until I hear hands swishing around for whatever leftover crumbs are rattling around at the bottom of the jar. When I get a fresh batch of pita chips out of the oven, my first order of business is to set aside enough to make a massive batch of Fattoush. Fattoush -for those of you who aren't lucky enough to live where there is great … {Read on...}

Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Happy Healthy and Wise, Rebecca, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian Tagged With: budget friendly, Frugal Food, kid friendly, party food, quick and easy, salad, seasonal, Vegetarian

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes (Not made with strawberry flavoured gelatin!)

May 10, 2013 by Rebecca 14 Comments

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes | www.foodiewithfamily.com

I find Mother's Day a surprisingly difficult subject about which to write. I've started and stopped this post at least five different ways. I'm a mother (of five boys, thankyouverymuch) and I'm a daughter, and we're talking about Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes, so what's the problem? The problem is that there as many views on Mother's Day as there are mothers in the world. Besides that, there is a whole group of folks who think Mother's Day is a made up ploy to sell more greeting cards. How do you hit the right note for everyone? Short answer: you can't. I can't speak for motherhood as a whole, because I'm just one member of the club, so I'll just tell you what this holiday (made up or not) set aside to honour moms means to me. It means... ...my kids trying REALLY hard to get along. They try so hard, that sometimes they have to yell at their brothers who forgot to try really hard for a minute or two and were caught sitting on the couch. ...tepid herbal tea in bed delivered by a small boy child "who made it himself" with a look of adoration on his face. (My husband usually follows this up with a secret cup of strong black tea. Good man.) ...my husband and sons exhort each other to "WORK HARDER FOR MOM!" while attempting to clean the house with military enthusiasm. ...offers of fishing complete with promises to bait my hooks for me. ...the opportunity to get the first turn at 'Halo' first today, even though I've never played it before. ...baby carrot and … {Read on...}

Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts, Rebecca, Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, cake, dessert, kid friendly, party food, Vegetarian

Skinny Jeans Pizza {Zucchini Pizza}

May 8, 2013 by Rebecca 11 Comments

Have you ever tried jamming yourself into a pair of skinny jeans? I did last month. Ugh. Let's just say the results were less than what I'd hoped to see after the work that went into pulling them up. Shoot, getting them off was as tough as getting them on in the first place. I needed to take a nap and eat some chocolate to salve my soul after that experience. This, in part, led me to the grudging conclusion that PERHAPS I can't eat the way I used to when I was *GACK* younger. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty fit. I work hard at it... but the effect of eating eight tacos or as many pieces of pizza for dinner is now less than desirable unless you've lost all your chairs in an oddly targeted fire and have nothing to sit on and are trying to pad your posterior for greater comfort. I think my point is clear. I will not give up eating WHAT I want, I just have to show a little more control around it. In other words, I need to consume less of it. And we are coming into warmer weather which means we're on the go a little more and feel a little less like spending hours in a hot kitchen producing food that makes us feel VERY full indeed. (Sometimes. On the other hand, I'm looking forward to my annual Fried Chicken Birthday Feast at the end of blazing-hot July.) Satisfy Pizza Cravings on Busy Nights the Healthy Way! Tasty food that is fast, healthy, and doesn't make you feel weighed down is the order of the day. Skinny Jeans Pizzas to the rescue! These pizzas use good ole … {Read on...}

Filed Under: Happy Healthy and Wise, Healthy Foods, Main Dish, Rebecca, Recipes, Vegetarian

Light Marinated Broccoli Salad with Grapes | Make Ahead Mondays

May 6, 2013 by Rebecca 15 Comments

Light Marinated Broccoli Salad with Grapes | www.foodiewithfamily.com

I'm a lucky woman. I'm married to the King of All Geeks, also known as The Evil Genius. He has an imagination that is only second to Harold and his Purple Crayon. He is never bored. He is fiercely loyal, can fix anything, and can build anything I ask him to build. He's an adventurous eater. He loves vegetables; his standing order with sandwiches, salads, and any side dishes is "run it through the garden!" When he had his birthday last week, I knew a big romantic salad* was in order. I lightened up a marinated broccoli salad that I saw around the interwebs a couple of years ago for the occasion. The salad in question had bacon, cheese, in some cases almonds, and lots of mayonnaise. Don't get me wrong, I love bacon, cheese, almonds, and mayonnaise, but that was not what I was going for on this particular day. I wanted light, refreshing, flavourful, and bright. Bacon and cheese are a lot of things, but bright and refreshing are not amongst them. *Name that movie! How to tame raw onions: Because red onions have a habit of repeating on you, I quickly pickled them by letting them rest in the rice vinegar while the rest of the ingredients were prepared. This took the edge off of the sulfurous onions and rendered them tangy and sweet. If you love raw onions but hate the after effects, this is a great way to tame them! Yes, this recipe makes A LOT! It's true... but I'll tell you straight up that The Evil Genius and I ate an entire batch by ourselves with no help … {Read on...}

Filed Under: Happy Healthy and Wise, Make Ahead Mondays, Rebecca, Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes Tagged With: budget friendly, family-friendly, Frugal Food, party food, quick and easy, Vegetarian

Albion Fit $175 Gift Card Mother’s Day Giveaway!

May 5, 2013 by Rebecca 112 Comments

I have something so fun to share today! I was approached by the good folks at AlbionFit to see if I'd be interested in receiving a swimsuit and some workout gear to review and a $175 gift card to give to one Foodie with Family reader. I looked at their website and then flew back to my email tab to say yes. Have you ever seen their stuff? That swimsuit up top is the one I ordered. I have to admit something to you. I haven't willingly worn a swimsuit in public in years. This is mainly due to the fact that I have had a pregnant or post pregnancy body for quite some time now. Yes, my baby is seven years old. What's your point? Doesn't it take twice as many years as months that you were pregnant to regain your pre-pregnancy body? I'm pretty sure that's what I heard. That means that I have another eleven years before I should be expected to be fit again. Right? In the meantime, I haven't been able to find a swimsuit that flatters my more well-rounded figure and is still relatively modest, so I swam in an old lady swimsuit (NOT CUTE) or cut-offs and a t-shirt (like Tobias's never-nudes from Arrested Development.) Makes me a great person to review a swimsuit, right? Here's the thing, though. When I took the swimsuit out of the package and tried it on, not only did I not look horrid, but I looked cute. It held me in where I needed to be held in (I'm looking in your direction, Stomach.) It covered parts that I don't like to have hanging out (...this means you rear and … {Read on...}

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