Fat is a Four-Letter Word

Fat is a Four-Letter Word

Last week I was rushing around, trying to get the baby and myself out the door to run some errands. I had hauled the laptop and the baby upstairs so that I could print out a couple of coupons I had for a store I wanted to visit, and as I was trying to...

What is a Foodie?

I talk a lot about being a foodie, about living a foodie lifestyle and being the family foodie.  But what exactly is a foodie?  The answer isn’t always clear.  Some people even think it’s a derogatory term! We’re not using it in any derogatory sense here. For me, a foodie is someone who celebrates food...

Whole Foods Taste on a Wal-Mart Budget

Whole Foods Taste on a Wal-Mart Budget

Welcome to Laughing Lemon Pie, a resource for the family foodie. The idea for this website came about in 2011 when I left my full-time job to be a full-time mom (and a part-time freelance writer).  When I got pregnant, I gave up alcohol, soft cheeses, and sushi—not to mention a salary, free time,...

Ritual Chocolate

Ritual Chocolate

It thrills me that there are people out there who are experts in chocolate. I suppose you could be an expert in anything.  You could be an expert in Lima beans.  Or in toast.  Or plain white rice. But chocolate is just so much sexier. And since I got a tour of Ritual Chocolate‘s...

Foraging Adventures

Have you ever met someone and just clicked? That’s what happened when I met Butterpowered Bike of the blog Hunger and Thirst for Life at a foodie event recently.  She was talking about making wild garlic pickles, I was offering bundles of herbs from my garden.  It was foodie love at first bite… er,...