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The 2 AM Baby Chicken Meltdown: Purees, Poultry, and My Sanity

There I was at 2:13 AM on a Tuesday, standing barefoot in my kitchen wearing a stained t-shirt, staring down at a shattered glass Tupperware container of pureed baby chicken that I had just spent two hours boiling and blending....

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Exactly Why Can't Babies Have Honey Before Their First Birthday

We were in Naperville at my in-laws' house for Sunday dinner. The baby was seven months old, teething heavily, and screaming with the kind of high-pitched intensity that makes your teeth vibrate. I stepped into the guest bathroom for exactly...

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Dear Past Me: How To Cook Baby Bok Choy & Baby Bok Choy Recipes

Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago, who's currently standing in the produce aisle of Whole Foods at 8 AM wearing yoga pants that have definitely seen better days and a fleece pullover covered in what I hope is yogurt....

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A dad staring in horror at a baby covered in orange sweet potato puree

The Sweet Potato Meltdown and the Truth About Gerber Baby Food

It's 7:14 PM on a Tuesday, and I'm staring at a bright orange stain on my kitchen ceiling. I don't know the exact trajectory required for a seated eleven-month-old to launch root vegetables vertically, but the physics of it are...

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The Midnight Google Search for Baby Metal That Broke My Brain

It was roughly 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, a time of night when the human brain is largely just a puddle of lukewarm porridge, and I was pinned beneath Maya, the heavier of the twins, who had recently decided that...

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How to Buy a Baby High Chair Without Losing Your Entire Mind

I was standing in the kitchen at a quarter to ten on a Tuesday, armed with a discarded electric toothbrush and a spray bottle of white vinegar, trying to excavate petrified Weetabix from the neon-green piping of a padded seat...

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A messy baby eating a piece of corn on the cob in a high chair.

A Letter to My Past Self About Feeding Babies Corn & Poop Panic

Dear Jess from six months ago, You're currently holding a soiled diaper under the bathroom nightlight, poking at a perfectly intact yellow kernel and wondering if you've fundamentally broken your third child's digestive tract. Put the diaper down, wash your...

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Spearmint for Babies: A Dad's Guide to Minty Leaves and Tiny Clothes

I'm currently standing in my kitchen holding a bundle of wet green leaves in one hand and my phone in the other, feeling completely paralyzed by data overload. My mother-in-law texted me yesterday saying I should rub spearmint oil directly...

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A messy kitchen counter with raw ribs, aluminum foil, and a baby blanket.

The brutal truth about making baby back ribs in oven setups with a ...

There's a persistent delusion in modern parenting that you either cook elaborate organic meals while baby-wearing, or you survive entirely on leftover goldfish crackers and despair. The internet wants you to believe that making proper barbecue requires a custom outdoor...

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