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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When I did a jamming and preserving demo at the Greenmarket last Wednesday, I had a lot of people coming by and asking what the difference between a sour and a regular cherry was. We had some sour cherries out for the people passing by to see and taste if they wanted. One neighborhood woman […]
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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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Our Yummy Mummy Wednesday class has officially become crazy. Lots of the tiny Yummies have come of age and are right in there with their older siblings, rolling up their little sleeves, stirring, tasting batter, and holding their own. The older kids have been wilder lately (urban can fever?), and we may very well have […]
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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…