What do you do when it’s a snow day, too cold and windy to actually play outside for very long, and you only have basic ingredients on hand to bake something-as per request-“chocolate and guh-nilla”? Time to crack out the cookbooks that have been languishing on our shelves. After bundling both kids up, which of […]
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As we were finishing up on Wednesday with the frittatas, one of the moms commented that spinach is about the only green thing that her mini-chef would NOT eat. She said it in a whisper. As most parents of toddlers and young children can identify with when they are talking about certain foods their child […]
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Since we had a Mummies’ Night Out on Wednesday and needed to make sure that our mini-chefs were fed up right before we headed out for the night, we made my favorite lazy meal, the frittata. Well, um, the kids weren’t lazy at all. When they got their egg and a plastic cup to […]
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After sampling these delicious muffins at our friend Ben, Eli and Jamie’s place on Monday, we wanted to try making a sustainable version for ourselves. Ben-at least sometimes-says that he wants to be a chef when he grows up, and we can see why. He orchestrated muffins that were well-textured, vitamin-packed, and very delicious. At […]
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Cousin-chef Ari has been at it again, cooking up a little of this and a little of that in his Chicago kitchen. This time, he’s offered to share his recipe for honey-wheat pizza dough and even threw in a few pictures of his special technique. Take it away, Ari, Elizabeth, and Adam: Like most other […]
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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…