This recipe screams summer to me.

Growing up my mom made a variation of this regularly throughout the summer months. When I met SPH, he had grown up eating something similar. Chances are, you have had a variation, but this is our favorite.

Summer Cucumber Salad*

1 large cucumber, unpeeled, sliced very thin
1/4 cup red onion, sliced very thin
1/2 cup rice vinegar (or alternatively, use cider vinegar or white balsamic vinegar)
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper [more]

Professor Mom asked me the other day if I have any kid-friendly beet recipes, which I took on as a fun challenge.

You see, beets are on the list. What is the list you ask? The list is the list of foods that are almost universally rejected by children at some point in their development. While I am sure there are some children that go from high chair to adulthood without any disdain for beets or other foods, despite my best efforts, my boys must have a copy of the list somewhere… [more]