Tamales have a way that of bringing a group together. You could make these by yourself, but really they are the sort of thing, like dumplings, that are much more fun to put together with family, extended family even, or a big group of friends. In class, we assembled and tied our tamales, steamed them, […]
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One of my students found out that we had made black bean and sweet potato hummus in another class, and he began a campaign with both me and his own mom to ensure that his class got the chance to make the same dish. He happens to be a major hummus fan and wasn’t about […]
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When my class of 3 year-olds requested a few more lunch ideas, these croquettes came to mind, and I decided to rework them for a gluten-free diet, using crushed rice crackers instead of bread crumbs. By sheer accident-as often happens when new recipes are born-we forgot to roll the balls in the crumbs at all […]
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A couple of years back at the birthday party of my daughter’s friend, a special soba noodle dish graced the table. A huge platter was piled high with the beautiful, glistening noodles and studded with carrots. Alongside the chicken fingers and pizzas, it was the obvious stunner on the table, and when I tasted it, […]
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Cover these babies with a marshmallow frosting and they’d be Elvis’s favorite cupcake. As they are- as they were, I should say, as we ate every bit of these up- my morning cooking class whipped up a rich and comforting treat. Nothing much needs to be said about these. The name speaks for itself. There […]
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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…