Over the past few weeks, we have really been in Birthday Land, with so many friends and family members celebrating their special day. These pictures were taken at a birthday play date we had for my daughter’s class. In New York, and especially Tribeca, the parties can be crazy-fancy, with clowns, famous singers strumming guitars, […]
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This is what we see: a mysterious bridge, a famous playwright (sitting down to pay his bills or write his next great work), the street after a storm, and the Yummies who usually obstruct the view. Want to peek at some others’ backyards? Take a look…. jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad, caitlin, joyce, ani, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe,kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t., jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva,francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, dana,denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, ruth, dianna, isabelle, amber, a […]
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Making healthy things that we can throw together at the last minute on a busy day and work together to make is always challenging. This turkey meatloaf, however, fits the bill nicely. This summer, in our cooking class, we are focusing on making an entire meal together each time. We started with the Summer Rolls […]
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A few weeks back at my niece’s birthday party, the caterer served what I would describe as Asian burritos: rice paper filled with shredded carrots and beets and left sort of open-face. The taste and look were really fresh and delicious, but the ingredients kept spilling out everywhere. When we began our cooking mini-session for […]
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Well, with all the birthday hoopla lately, about which I will be sharing more details over the next couple of weeks, we definitely did not have a spare moment to head to the beach. Our local beaches, in the Coney Island area are exciting but melancholy places. They give me the same mixed up feelings […]
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I'm a New York City mum of three children—Mira, 8, Liev, 6, and our littlest Yummy, Genevieve, 2. I teach mommies, preschool kids, and grade school age children (or "Yummies" as I like to call them) how to make delicious things. Read more…