Yes, more bacon. What? You didn’t think I was done with it just because I ate up a pound of it all by myself five years ago did you? Mmm, this little side is something I could eat for breakfast or lunch or dinner. The smoky, the sweet, the salty all come together so that […]
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One of my big person friends found it a little shocking that we would practice butchering in our cooking class for four-year-olds. “They’ll never eat meat again, ” she said pleadingly. Well, that very well might be true. When we work with meat and animal products, when we cook with them, we are face to […]
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Asking me to pick a favorite dish is like asking me to pick which of my children I like best. Each dish has its own history in my life and, sometimes, in the life of my family. Take bacon. When I was twelve, over at my friend Janelle’s house the morning of a sleepover, Janelle’s […]
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One of my students called these tasty little bites, “ducklings” instead of dumplings the other day. It is easy to see a connection. They are small, cute, and you want to have them around you. Our vegetarian version, made with sesame and spinach, packs in a lot of flavor and vitamins. In general, I hear […]
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Dumplings are a family affair, a community affair. Like ravioli, samosas, or tamales, they are easier made with and consumed by a crowd. In this case, a crowd of mini-chefs and mums assembled the many dumplings. Quicker than it took to make them, we gobbled them up. The most frequent comment that I heard about […]
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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…