On Saturday morning I rolled my Igloo cooler and all the Yummy Mummy accessories needed to make tomato jam at the green market on Greenwich Street. The wind and the rain were blowing sideways, and a thought came to mind: Well who will come out in this? I got my answer and how. Lots and […]
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It’s another 9/11 here in New York City. Every year this day rolls around, the crazy quiet and the horrific smells and sights of that day are felt all over again. I hold my husband and my children a little closer and inwardly fall on my knees. All of this leads me to making comfort […]
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Right away, unless, you’re from New York City, you might find it sort of strange that we’re sending our two-year-old to preschool. I certainly did when we sent Mira. The truth of the matter is that I felt that, unless your child would be in day care anyway, preschool was not a place to send […]
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If you have, like we do, an abundance of zucchini and summer squash right now, you are probably picking it from your garden or buying it at your greenmarket or grocery store and likely do not know exactly what to do with it all. Even in New York City, at our fancy neighborhood grocery store, […]
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We’re off to Chicago this weekend to visit our new baby niece/cousin, Kaylin, our big boy (well, he is two and three quarters) nephew, Ari, and our sweet brother and sister-in-law. Knowing Mister Ari as I do, we’ll probably be cooking up something good this weekend. Happy Weekending to you! Here are some faves around […]
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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…