Cooking with the Moms

After a weekend of shoveling and digging out from under 27 inches of snow (thank you Nemo), our kids were more than happy to dig into our latest recipe for Super Strawberry Pudding. Janice's daughter, Leah, loved it so much and told us, "This is the best thing you've ever made!" Tune into this week's show for details on the epic snowstorm of 2013 and for two Valentine recipes: Super Strawberry Pudding and Chocolate Bean Valentine Brownies. Both are made with better-for-you ingredients, so you can feel great about serving them to the valentines in your life. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

On this week's show, we take a close look at our nation's food system. What's working --- and what's not --- and we talk to the co-founder of a new organization called, Food Tank. Food Tank aims to bring light and solutions to today's often broken food system. Here's how Food Tank describes itself: The global food movement grows from the kitchens, gardens, and farms of the countless citizens who have committed to making healthy, sustainable choices about cultivating and consuming food. Food Tank exists to amplify these voices. Our food system is broken. Some people don't have enough of food, while others are eating too much. There's only one way to fix this problem and it starts with you and me. Our guest, Danielle Nierenberg, joins us to shed light on the everyday things we can all do to make our food system stronger and more sustainable. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

On this week's show, we take a close look at our nation's food system. What's working --- and what's not --- and we talk to the co-founder of a new organization called, Food Tank. Food Tank aims to bring light and solutions to today's often broken food system. Here's how Food Tank describes itself: The global food movement grows from the kitchens, gardens, and farms of the countless citizens who have committed to making healthy, sustainable choices about cultivating and consuming food. Food Tank exists to amplify these voices. Our food system is broken. Some people don't have enough of food, while others are eating too much. There's only one way to fix this problem and it starts with you and me. Our guest, Danielle Nierenberg, joins us to shed light on the everyday things we can all do to make our food system stronger and more sustainable. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Both of us were graduate students at Boston University, so the school is near and dear to our hearts. We also get a lot of smart and talented nutrition interns from B.U. including Bianca who spent some time with us last summer. It turns out that when Bianca isn't interning, she's a full-time student at B.U. who also happens to work part time for the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen. On this week's show, we dish about the SC Test Kitchen, which brings college students together each week to talk, cook, taste, and learn and where new and nutritious recipes are tested out before ending up (or not ending up) in the B.U. dining halls. We also share a recipe for Penne with Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, and White Beans. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Both of us were graduate students at Boston University, so the school is near and dear to our hearts. We also get a lot of smart and talented nutrition interns from B.U. including Bianca who spent some time with us last summer. It turns out that when Bianca isn't interning, she's a full-time student at B.U. who also happens to work part time for the Sargent Choice Test Kitchen. On this week's show, we dish about the SC Test Kitchen, which brings college students together each week to talk, cook, taste, and learn and where new and nutritious recipes are tested out before ending up (or not ending up) in the B.U. dining halls. We also share a recipe for Penne with Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, and White Beans. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

2012 was a hectic year filled with fun foodie adventures, Janice's mega kitchen makeover, a Best Culinary Podcast nomination from IACP, and the exciting news that we won a recipe app contest from a company called Mobile Skillet. We're entering 2013 with a big bang for sure! On this week's Cooking with the Moms, we share highlights from 2012, dish about food trend predictions, divulge our personal health resolutions (hint: Liz vows to get rid of her wrinkles!), and serve up a super healthy, family-friendly recipe for Spinach Mac & Cheese. We hope you'll tune in. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

2012 was a hectic year filled with fun foodie adventures, Janice's mega kitchen makeover, a Best Culinary Podcast nomination from IACP, and the exciting news that we won a recipe app contest from a company called Mobile Skillet. We're entering 2013 with a big bang for sure! On this week's Cooking with the Moms, we share highlights from 2012, dish about food trend predictions, divulge our personal health resolutions (hint: Liz vows to get rid of her wrinkles!), and serve up a super healthy, family-friendly recipe for Spinach Mac & Cheese. We hope you'll tune in. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Every year, Janice attends a neighborhood cookie swap. This year, she invited Liz along. We cooked up our better-for-you Monster Cookies and joined the fun. On this week's show, we share our Monster Cookie recipe, chat with the ladies at the swap, and savor a recipe for gingersnaps from Janice's friend, Mary. Tune in for some holiday cheer. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Every year, Janice attends a neighborhood cookie swap. This year, she invited Liz along. We cooked up our better-for-you Monster Cookies and joined the fun. On this week's show, we share our Monster Cookie recipe, chat with the ladies at the swap, and savor a recipe for gingersnaps from Janice's friend, Mary. Tune in for some holiday cheer. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

This is the time of year when we get to let our hair down as we nibble our way through luscious and decadent holiday goodies. It's hard to turn them down, which is why we spend a lot of our time dreaming up clever ways to slim down and health-ify all of those traditional treats. On this week's show, we serve up healthier holiday secrets and add a new twist to holiday classics with two better-for-you dessert recipes: Almond-Apricot Snowballs and Mini Peppermint Cupcakes. Both are made with canola oil instead of butter, so they are a lot lower in saturated fat than their butter-laden counterparts. And since they are mini, the calories are a lot lower too! For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

This is the time of year when we get to let our hair down as we nibble our way through luscious and decadent holiday goodies. It's hard to turn them down, which is why we spend a lot of our time dreaming up clever ways to slim down and health-ify all of those traditional treats. On this week's show, we serve up healthier holiday secrets and add a new twist to holiday classics with two better-for-you dessert recipes: Almond-Apricot Snowballs and Mini Peppermint Cupcakes. Both are made with canola oil instead of butter, so they are a lot lower in saturated fat than their butter-laden counterparts. And since they are mini, the calories are a lot lower too! For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

What's the best part of your Thanksgiving dinner? The family and friends? The turkey? The side dishes? On this week's show, we share our favorite Turkey Day recipes including our now-famous Sweet Potato Casserole, and we cook up a recipe using leftovers: Turkey Wild Rice Casserole. Tune in and join the adventure. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

What's the best part of your Thanksgiving dinner? The family and friends? The turkey? The side dishes? On this week's show, we share our favorite Turkey Day recipes including our now-famous Sweet Potato Casserole, and we cook up a recipe using leftovers: Turkey Wild Rice Casserole. Tune in and join the adventure. For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Janice and Don just returned from a one-week trip to Denmark where they visited their daughter, Carolyn, who is spending a college semester abroad. On this week's show, Janice shares her adventures eating and cycling (well, sort of!) her way through the oh-so-trendy city of Copenhagen. Find out if she ate Danish for breakfast, why restaurants serve up woolen blankets at dinner, and hear about the healthy lifestyle (minus the cigarette smoking) that many Danes lead. Also, hear from Kiersten Brochner, owner of the "green" Kong Arthur Hotel and from Carolyn! For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.

Janice and Don just returned from a one-week trip to Denmark where they visited their daughter, Carolyn, who is spending a college semester abroad. On this week's show, Janice shares her adventures eating and cycling (well, sort of!) her way through the oh-so-trendy city of Copenhagen. Find out if she ate Danish for breakfast, why restaurants serve up woolen blankets at dinner, and hear about the healthy lifestyle (minus the cigarette smoking) that many Danes lead. Also, hear from Kiersten Brochner, owner of the "green" Kong Arthur Hotel and from Carolyn! For more information, visit the Moms' website and blog at http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com.