It’s here.  Circled on the calendar for months.  The milestone you’ve read volumes about.  Your pediatrician confirms  it’s time.  D-day.  (Panic attack time!) Your baby is ready to eat REAL FOOD.  (GULP) The questions swim in your head – where in the world do I start, what do I buy, how much, when, how often, [...]

A friend of mine just had her first child. Before the baby was born, my friend Lauren had plans of renting a villa in Italy when her baby was 9 months old, where she would knead, bake and eat homemade focaccia while lounging in the shade of a barrel of Chianti – or something like [...]