In America, we have begun the slow build toward the Holidays, and our cooking class’s focus has turned to building up a bit of a repertoire of special occasion dishes. Mini-chefs can help out with feasts when they know how to make a few staples that they are excited to eat with their friends and […]
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Now that you have whipped up a couple of batches of homemade ricotta, let’s get to work making some bruschette with it. In cooking class as we were assembling the Scallion and Chive Bruschetta, we talked about what the words savory and sweet mean. Do you know how to describe savory? It’s not always salty, but it’s […]
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While we are finishing up our Halloween preparations, we need a little fortifying food to eat. Something substantial and seasonal but snacky, too. This apple pancake, assembled quickly and into the oven lickety split fits the bill. For cooking class, we used local Gala and Roma apples, not to sweet and not too tart, and […]
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Books. Books. And more books in our house. We have a nice selection for each season and keep the seasonal books out for the children to grab and explore and ask us to read. Some of our Winter books were not available when I was taking these pictures because they were “occupied”. Some favorites for […]
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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…
