With 4 kids at home I can spend anywhere from 4 to 6 hours in our kitchen on any given day...cooking, cleaning, baking, eating, then cleaning again. And when we entertain (which is quite a bit) I'm in the kitchen even longer. But I don't mind it, not one bit. Over the past 5 years I've really taken an interest in clean and healthy eating. I put a lot of effort (and money -ha!) into purchasing our food, prepping it, displaying it and of course enjoying it. And the best part - my family is benefitting the most. My kids love food and all things about it. From growing our own garden every spring, to our weekly visits to the Farmer's Market in the summer. In the fall it's always a tradition to go apple picking, and on a daily basis you'll find at least one of my kids in the kitchen helping prepare the meal or even better making the dessert! One of the things my ki...