Happy October, Yummies! Happy Fall! and Happy Soup Season! This week in class we cooked a soup and sandwich (Croque Monsieurs a la Yummy which we will share next week) combo, and we chose to celebrate the very end of tomato season with some local heirloom tomatoes cooked into a classic favorite, Cream of Tomato […]
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This time of year sometimes feels like a sad love story. It is still strongly summertime, the time for warmth and abandon, but you know that Fall, taskmaster, is knocking at the door with its obligations, patiently waiting to escort you toward the desolation of winter. I know. I know. It’s still the beginning of […]
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An old friend recently commented to me, “So you run a culinary academy for kids?” Well, yes, that is definitely part of it. Technique. What really makes this an exciting class, though, is getting them exposed to the idea of cooking real food, slow food, sitting down to family and community meals, teaching them about […]
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Our family arrived back late Wednesday night from Cayman, where my husband was speaking at Engage! 09 and where the kids and I were engaging in some serious sunshine and swimming. Imagine how shocking it was to find that it still raining after a full week away from the City. In the morning, though, a stream of […]
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Being able to get out to the park early and stay out most of the day is key right about now. We love to spend our time luxuriating in the sunshine, sliding and running and bicycling around our neighborhood. That doesn’t leave much time for elaborate recipes. To maximize our time, we threw together this […]
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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…