Now that you have whipped up a couple of batches of homemade ricotta, let’s get to work making some bruschette with it. In cooking class as we were assembling the Scallion and Chive Bruschetta, we talked about what the words savory and sweet mean. Do you know how to describe savory? It’s not always salty, but it’s […]
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Over the weekend, two of the mamas of mini-chefs in my class sent me an email about ricotta, their love for it, and a recipe they had seen on Gwenyth Paltrow’s blog, GOOP. Gwenyth had been a guest at Ina Garten’s, a.k.a. the Barefoot Contessa, home to sample a couple of the recipes from the […]
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Over the weekend, I catered a Top Chef-themed birthday party for one of the neighborhood mini-chefs. To help me prep for the big party, a few friends crowded into the TYM kitchen to help. While brainstorming dishes for the party, there were a few obstacles (a la Top Chef???) on my radar. First and foremost, […]
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Need a little something to make with your kids to keep them busy while you run frantically around the kitchen doing all the grazillion things to get ready for the big feast? These dates are that little-delicious-something. Two-year-old hands can even be kept busy with this one. And what a lovely thing to have on […]
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Don’t you just love Greenmarkets? Honestly, I would rather be at a greenmarket with its fantastic colors and sights than just about anywhere. This year because of the copious rain, but every year to some degree, what shows up at our local greenmarket has been a surprise. Some weeks I have felt like a child […]
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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…