When summer yields a bumper crop of vegetables, what are you going to make after you exhaust the tomato sauce and zucchini casserole recipes? (And how are you going to get the kids to eat it?) At this point in the summer, we usually say ‘Let them eat cake’ – as in vegetable cake. Of […]
About Jeanne
Author Archive | Jeanne
Friday Food News Wrap
We’ve been desperately searching, foraging, scraping for some good news – any good news – to share on the food front this week. And finally, at the 11th hour, the U.S. Senate came in and helped us out. The New York Times reports that the Senate on Thursday approved a long-awaited child nutrition act that […]
A Pick-Your-Own Adventure
It’s August, which means it’s time for the Jolly Tomato family to head back East and visit the grandparents in New Jersey farm country. We are lucky to be close to a great little organic farm that offers pick-your-own fruit and vegetables throughout most of the summer. Today’s crop included blackberries, tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers. […]
Fun Food Saturday: Watermelon Carving
How cool are watermelons? Aside from being a delicious, refreshing treat, they’re just about the most carve-able fruit around. If you’ve got mad knife skills, you can literally carve one into anything under the sun. Oh, and hey – apparently July is National Watermelon Month, so we are just barely making it in time to […]
Friday Food News “Feed”
What a week. We couldn’t think about much besides getting our new web redesign off the ground. But hey – the world kept turning, and news kept happening regardless. Without further ado, here are some of the most interesting news stories to cross our desk this week: Where Do You Rank?: The Annie E. Casey […]
Welcome to the New Jolly Tomato
Update: And the winner is… Shannon of Bento Lunch. Congrats, Shannon – and thanks to everyone for your nice comments! To those of you who are new to Jolly Tomato – welcome! And to those of you who have been here for a while – what do you think of our new look? We are […]
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. You can read more about me here.
