One of my students found out that we had made black bean and sweet potato hummus in another class, and he began a campaign with both me and his own mom to ensure that his class got the chance to make the same dish. He happens to be a major hummus fan and wasn’t about […]
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During the break between my classes today, I ran out for a street photography session- ok, and maybe a cappucino, too. It’s gray skies here. By chance, these are quite literally street photographs since the most colorful pictures were drawn on the street itself. They popped up in the many puddles that we will surely […]
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Because of the many sore throats around here of late, we have been drinking lots of smoothies even in the middle of swirling snow and blustery winds. When we make smoothies, we like to pack a punch in the nutrition department while we are at it with protein, potassium, omega-3’s and antioxidants. The “jelly” is […]
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I have been silent for a couple of weeks here and missing blogging, but because of snow days (no school!) and because of the parade of flus that have taken a full month to chase away, I had to focus my energies elsewhere. For a while there it felt like we were living on some […]
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When my class of 3 year-olds requested a few more lunch ideas, these croquettes came to mind, and I decided to rework them for a gluten-free diet, using crushed rice crackers instead of bread crumbs. By sheer accident-as often happens when new recipes are born-we forgot to roll the balls in the crumbs at all […]
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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…