{entertaining} Planning Your Holiday Party
Lifestyle, Home & garden, Holiday
Christmas is only a couple of weeks away, and many are in the process of planning to host Christmas parties in their homes for friends, co-workers and family. Some even have multiple events to cater to their different circles!With hosting any event in your home comes the pressure to create...
{home&garden} Tips on Finding a Fresh Christmas Tree
Lifestyle, Home & garden, Holiday
After the Thanksgiving celebrations, there seems to be a sense-of-urgency for the Christmas events to come, starting with Black Friday. People are buzzing about packing in malls and shops to get the biggest deals. Cars are zipping through town with trees atop, tightly roped for safe travels to it’s new...
Free Kids Cooking Classes at @EatalyChicago, January 16-17, 2016
Parenting, Travel, Lifestyle
Photo from Eataly.comLEARNThen, send your kids to school and let them take a complimentary cooking class! Launching January 16-17, Kids’ Kitchen is a full program at La Scuola, our cooking school, running until March 27. The classes are designed to empower kids ages 6-12 to cook and embrace Italian food and culture. Taught by...
Things Get Real With the Launch of #RealMomsTalk Hosted by Momma Cuisine
Lifestyle, Parenting
PRESS RELEASE – JAN 4, 2016 16:15 CST Moms across the country will convene, connect and converse via Twitter. Today, Momma Cuisine, Inc., parent company of the In the Kitch with Momma Cuisine web series and Great Everyday Meals Magazine, announced the launch of #RealMomsTalk, a bimonthly, hour-long Twitter chat occurring...
16 Weeks of Paid Family and Medical Leave in Washington DC
Lifestyle, Parenting
Families Don Superhero Capes to Support Paid Leave in DC, Deliver Hundreds of Petitions to DC CouncilFamilies from around the DC-metro area are “suiting up” in superhero gear to support the DC Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015, which would provide 16 weeks of paid family and medical leave for...
Parmesan Tuscan Chicken at @BostonMarket #LogOutLookUp
Lifestyle, Parenting
I have partnered with Boston Market to share with you The Family Dinner Project encouraging families to #LogOutLookUp and spend real quality time with their loved ones around the dinner table. This is something that is so important in a society that is so incredibly fast-paced and where people young and old, spend...
How Kids Benefit From Family Dinners + $75 @BostonMarket Gift Card Giveaway
Parenting, DIY & Tips
Recent studies link regular family meals with the kinds of behaviors parents want for their children – high grade-point averages, resilience and self-esteem. Additionally, family meals are linked to lower rates of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, eating disorders and depression. We at Momma Cuisine are complete advocates for family meals!Boston Market has...
Raising Money For Kids Food Education with Purple Asparagus Chicago
Lifestyle, Parenting
CORKS & CRAYONS IS PURPLE ASPARAGUS’ ANNUAL TASTING EVENT BENEFITING THEIR NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING! COME SAVOR SUSTAINABLE AND SCRUMPTIOUS OFFERINGS FROM SOME OF CHICAGO’S BEST CHEFS!Purchase TicketsI am so excited to be hosting the 2015 Corks & Crayons event benefiting Purple Asparagus. Purple Asparagus is close to my heart because their mission to...
Healthy oral development for babies #NukPacifier #NukKnows
Parenting
For the first time in 55 years, NUK® is changing all nipples to now feature the most advanced nipple that naturally fits baby’s mouth for healthy oral development! Every time I had a new baby, I searched like crazy to find just the cutest pacifiers. With my first baby, I didn’t realize...
Ideas For Those Lazy Summer Days from "Hey Kids, Let's Cook!" on CreateTV
Parenting, Lifestyle
‘Hey Kids, Let’s Cook’ Marathon on Create TV Set To Give Parents Ideas For Those Lazy Summer DaysWEEKEND MARATHON TO RUN ON CREATE TV SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 27-28, Fresno, CA, June 16, 2015 – The award winning PBS series Hey Kids,Let’s Cook! Is back for another summer marathon on Create...
Purple Asparagus Presents the Kid's Corner at @GoodFoodFestChi
Lifestyle, Parenting
By Bob Benenson and Kim Nemire, FamilyFarmedPurple Asparagus — which will be presenting the Kids’ Corner at FamilyFarmed’s Good Food Festival in Chicago March 21 — is a nonprofit group that is dedicated to helping children develop good eating habits from the earliest ages.Unlike a certain purple dinosaur, Purple Asparagus is named...
Top Chefs Will Spark Interest in Pilot Light Program at FamilyFarmed’s Family-Friendly Good Food Festival #GFFChi
Lifestyle, Parenting
By Bob BenensonPilot Light is an innovative program, developed by some of the Chicago area’s leading chefs, that is helping Chicago Public Schools integrate food education and literacy into its students’ curriculum. For the most part, you are likely to get to observe the chefs’ delightful and insightful teaching lessons...
Chicago’s Good Food Festival: FamilyFarmed = Family-Friendly #GFFChi
Lifestyle, Parenting
by Bob Benenson *Photo Credit: Barry Brecheisen*There are many reasons to attend the 11th annual Good Food Festival on Saturday, March 21 at Chicago’s UIC Forum. There is an Exhibit Hall where you can meet about 150 great food and farm businesses and buy their wares. There are great demonstrations by top chefs...
A Lion's Pride For Family Health
Parenting, Lifestyle
By Fredo Outlaw, Holistic Health Coach, Private Chef, Motivational SpeakerLet me tell you a story you may have heard before. There’s the lion and there’s the gazelle. The lion, even though being the king of the jungle, still has to wake up and go kill a gazelle. The gazelle knows...
Bring Back Date Night with @Sittercity and Momma Cuisine
Lifestyle, Parenting, DIY & Tips
You deserve a date night…and we can help! Momma Cuisine and Sittercity are teaming up to bring date night back with a special offer for first-time users.Date Night Now is Sittercity’s new program that connects North Side Chicago parents with local top sitters, available for babysitting — in advance or last minute...
Why It's Worth The Hassle to Take Your Kids Grocery Shopping
Parenting, Lifestyle
Kids Health: Why It’s Worth The Hassle to Take Your Kids Grocery ShoppingOur society has become so detached from the sources of our food that kids don’t realize their French fries comes from a potato or their favorite breakfast, bacon, actually comes from a pig. When typical American lives have become...
Dine Out This September To Make #NoKidHungry a Reality
Lifestyle, Parenting
" Child hunger is a major problem in our country – but it’s solvable. Through state and city-based campaigns, we’re putting a stop to child hunger by connecting local families with the resources they need to provide their children with enough nutritious food to thrive. Be a part of the...
Dorm Tips 101
Lifestyle, Parenting
Dorm Tips 101 by KenmoreThe first year away from home will be full of new and exciting experiences, but there’s no reason they can’t bring a little bit of home with them. Home-cooked meals and freshly washed (and unshrunk!) clothes can still be enjoyed even with dorm living.Pass these tips...
General Mills Announces That Original Cheerios Are Now Non-GMO
Lifestyle, Parenting
VICTORY FOR CONSUMERS: GENERAL MILLS ANNOUNCES THAT ORIGINAL CHEERIOS ARE NOW NON-GMO (via PR Newswire)Consumers across the country took action with the GMO Inside Campaign to push General Mills to make Cheerios non-GMO WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With 40,000 Facebook posts from consumers who took part in GMO Inside's...