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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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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At the beginning of every semester, both the Yummies and the Mummies (and Dads) get asked what things they want to learn how to cook during the session. Invariably, the children say, “Chocolate cupcakes” (and goodness, who doesn’t want to bake those), and the adults say that they would like to learn how to make […]
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Little pumpkin faces are beginning to emerge everywhere in the City. My children shriek with glee, “Look, Mama! A jack-o-lantern! It’s spooooooooooooky!” When I see those jack-o-lanterns, I start thinking of all the pumpkin baked goods we’ll be delving into over the next few months. Scones, muffins, Fall lasagna, pump-chip cookies and, of course, our […]
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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…