Laurie and Kirstin Share “Meatless Monday” Recipes on Access Hollywood (Video)
Laurie and Kirstin visited Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on the set of Access Hollywood Live to help kick off NBC Universal’s Green Week, and shared great “Meatless Monday” recipes: Lentil Stew with...
View ArticleFive Family Dinner Rules (Video)
Our friends at ParentEarth.com create short online videos to answer parents’ questions about food, as part of their mission to create a world that nurtures healthy, thriving children. Watch Laurie’s...
View ArticleDanish Meatballs
Kirstin updated her grandmother’s recipe for Danish meatballs (frikadeller), and they are heaven in a mouthful. For the full recipe to KIRSTIN’S NANNA’S FRIKADELLER and other great family dinner...
View ArticleAnother Fantastic Meatless Monday Video
This one is from MondayCampaigns, which is the team that originated the Meatless Monday concept as well as The Kids Cook Monday campaign too.
View ArticleThe Laughing Game
Here’s a great idea for a game you can play at the family dinner table. The Laughing Game. Everyone laugh like Mom. Everyone laugh like Dad. Everyone laugh like… who’s next? For more great family...
View ArticleMr Zee’s Apple Factory: A Children’s Story about Processed Food
The food and beverage industries spend almost $2 billion a year to market mostly unhealthy products to our kids. Our friend Bettina Elias Siegel created this short story to help young kids become a...
View ArticleThe Family Cooks Arrives!
Watch the excitement as Kirstin sees the new book, The Family Cooks, in its final form for the first time. The Family Cooks will be available next month, published by Rodale Press. Laurie and Kirstin...
View Article“Fed Up” Official Trailer (in theatres May 9)
The official trailer for Fed Up has been released. Watch the trailer above, and look for the film in theatres on May 9th. Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight...
View ArticleLaurie & Kirstin on HuffPost Live
Yesterday, Laurie and Kirstin appeared live on HuffPost’s Third Metric, taking questions about the new book “The Family Cooks” and the importance of cooking at home. Watch the full video above.
View ArticleLaurie and Kirstin Visit Katie Couric (Video)
Don’t think you have the time, money or energy to make family dinners work? Think again! Laurie and Kirstin share some quick & easy recipes for your family meals with Katie Couric. Watch the clip.
View ArticleTips for a Stress Free Family Dinner (Video)
“The Family Cooks” author Laurie David provides a few tips for creating stress free family dinners.
View ArticleStand Up (Video)
Our friends Daniel and Mirra of The Perennial Plate have shared their inspirational video “Stand Up” which tells the story Phakamani, a young farmer teaching rural South African youth to grow their...
View ArticleGratitudes
Make the expression of gratitude part of your family dinner ritual. However you say it — with a prayer or blessing, a question for the table, quotes, stories, a few simple words of thanks — gratitude...
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