The latest in the Cool Meals for Hot Nights series comes from Tara Burghart, the editor and founder of Go West Young Mom, a website for families in Chicago’s western suburbs. If you have a friend or family member who lives in that area, please make sure they know about this wonderful resource. More from this series: Week 1 – Farm to Table Frittata Week 2 – Tuna and Shells Week 3 – Crockpot Chili Confession: I am scared of fish. Clarification: I {Read More}

The latest recipe in our Cool Meals for Hot Nights series is for Crockpot Chili. It comes from Kim Tracy Prince, the editor and founder of Agoura Hills Mom (http://www.agourahillsmom.com) , a blog about one family’s discoveries and adventures in a suburban-style town just northwest of Los Angeles. More from this series: Week 1 – Farm to Table Frittata Week 2 – Tuna and Shells Crockpot Chili* Chili is crowd-pleasing and delicious, and you can vary it by serving over {Read More}

Back with the second installment of Cool Meals for Hot Nights, quick and easy summer meals.  Last week was the Farm to Table Frittata and this week is a kid-tested and approved Tuna and Shells!  This recipe comes from Annie, the creator and writer of {kidlist} activities for little kids, a resource for families in the near west suburbs of Chicago. If you have friends or family around Chicago, please let them know about {kidlist}! Tuna and Shells serves: 4 prep time: 20 {Read More}

I’m happy to introduce you to a new summer series called Cool Meals for Hot Nights.  Each week during the summer I’ll post a new recipe that is quick, easy and perfect for summer meals.  The unique thing about this series is that I’ll be featuring recipes from mom’s all over the United States who publish local family websites just like SaratogaMama! Discovering great resources for family fun around the US, and having some super fast recipes for summer meals {Read More}