The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids

Welcome, young witches, wizards, and non-magical folk alike! In the following pages you’ll find magical, fantastical recipes inspired by what students might eat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts, plus some other meal ideas that witches and wizards in training might eat at other magic schools around the world. After all, there’s only so much meat pie a kid can handle! It’s important to fill your stomach with a variety of food groups while you’re filling your mind with spells, potions, and facts about magical plants and creatures.

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GETTING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSEHOLD ORGANIZATION

Back to school season is in full swing! There’s no better time than now to not only organized your home but to bridge the organization of where things belong gap so that all family members can find what they are looking for during the hurried rush of school mornings.

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Halloween Candy Map 2021 - Most Popular by State

Our new map with a crypto-punk future design ranks the most popular Halloween candy in each state in America, as well as the first and second runners up. Our results are firmly grounded in 14 years of candy sales data!
Check it out here: https://www.candystore.com/blog/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular/?y=2021

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5 Tips for Leaning into Clean Living

In recent years, I’ve really taken great interest in learning more about and leaning into “clean living.” Meaning, taking measures to minimize my family’s exposure to harsh chemicals, other ingredients, or environmental factors that can prompt toxic overloads in our bodies and disrupt the way in which they function. Cleaning up your living environment requires some planning but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here are 5 tips to consider when transitioning to clean living.

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‘Food as Medicine’ is Your Best Investment

Food is medicine, with the power to heal and harm. As Dr. Mark Hyman says, “The best strategy for a long healthy life is to eat your medicine, get your drugs at the farmacy, not the pharmacy!”

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Katie Chin’s “Global Family Cookbook” available now on Amazon for pre-order

I’m so excited to announce that my new coobook “Katie Chin’s Global Family Cookbook” is available NOW for pre-order on Amazon!! The official release date is April 27th, 2021 but you can pre-order anytime! Please click here to pre-order your copy today!

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How to Create a Menu

Remember, presentation is key. As we say in French “we eat with our eyes.” A simple, well prepared meal is usually more appreciated than a pretentious one.

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Nutrition: The Mediterranean Way

January came and went and with it, most of our New Year’s resolutions. All those vows to diet and exercise awash with good intentions - gone with the melting snow. How do we change our relationship with food? Since March is Nutrition month, how about we try to tackle this one brick at a time leaning on what is considered one of the healthiest food culture in the world - The Mediterranean.

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Reducing Household Food Waste

A Forbes article indicates the average U.S. household wastes 31.9% of its food (Bandoim, 2020). In dollars that equates to a shocking $240 million annually or $1,866 per household. In the past year, it has been my personal mission to reduce our household food waste.

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