For our last cooking class of the year a few weeks ago, we threw a smoothie party. My own children have shown me and my students have reiterated that you can add a bunch of very healthful things to a smoothie, add just the right amount of things they love, and they will slurp it […]
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To play Corner View catch-up and in preparation for the weekend’s events, here is a review of how to hard boil eggs… just in case you’ve forgotten or, worse, over boiled them in the past: Carefully, place the eggs in the bottom of a sturdy-bottomed wide pan. Add cold water till it covers the eggs […]
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Happy Spring, Yummies! After a beautiful, warm Friday here in NYC, our weekend got progressively colder, and today it’s a cold, dark world out there. Now it’s pouring, and it’s in the 30’s/40’s. After dropping my son off at his play group this morning and splashing my way home, I was soaked to the bone. […]
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You’ve heard that saying, “Like white on rice”? Well, any time rice is incorporated in what we’re making in class, the mini-chefs are… like white on rice. NOM, NOM, NOM! They all love it. This past week, we made one of our favorite ingredients the star of the show in a main course dish. These […]
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In class this week, something really beautiful was happening. The big kids were helping and guiding the littler ones. We have a class full of sibling pairs with the exception of one of our two-year-olds. That single child seems to get my children, in particular, to help her out when she needs it. While baking […]
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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…