One of the things about cooking that I have most loved from childhood is getting to cook for others. It’s part of the artistry-the making, the packaging (at least sometimes), and the love that pours into the entire process. We’re all big dessert fans around here, for instance, but we’re never happier when we can […]
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My Southern friends will roll their eyes. My Southern ancestors will roll in their graves, but this cornbread is, well, worth breaking the rules. You see in the South, adding even a dash of sugar to your cornbread is considered an offense and presents you, clear as day, as a Yankee. If they have good […]
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This week the cooking class came home for the first time ever. What a tremendous relief to have all the mini-chefs in our kitchen here, instead of lugging everything across town as I’ve done for the past almost-two years! As wonderful as Sonia’s and then Karen’s kitchens are (and they are fabulous), it felt so […]
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Our friends Ben and Jamie came over to make Chapati yesterday. New York has been damp-and even what I would describe as dank-off and on for days, so a big warm plate of buttery chapati served with our favorite simple dhal sounded like the perfect lunch. Mama Jamie described her time in Asia and her […]
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We had a very special Birthday Boy in our class on Wednesday. Mister Thomas turned 4! Thomas and I go way back-we’ve known each other since he was in the womb, and I was teaching his mommy downward facing dogs. Clearly we needed to have a good treat for him for such a huge occasion. […]
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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…