When I was a little girl, my mom would serve us pot de creme only once or twice a year, and we could not wait to have it. Her presentation was so elegant. We received our pots in lusterous ivory china demi-tasse cups and served with real silver demi-tasse spoons. I felt like a princess. […]
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About this time of year, when the world (at least in New York City) is a bit dark gray and dreary, we start to crave bright, pretty things. Things that will remind us that Spring and even Summer will come again one day. This is usually the time I head to the frozen food aisle […]
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Ok. Confession: I have been craving Indian food almost since the beginning of this pregnancy and totally bent our cooking class to my whims this week! Even in the throes of my worst morning sickness, Chicken Tikka Masala with a side of fresh spinach was one of the only things I could even consider eating. […]
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Happy New Year, Yummies! When we left New York City a couple of weeks ago to go visit my family in California, I planned on just taking a few days’ break from blogging. It seems that I was more exhausted than I even knew. The beginning of this pregnancy, with its extreme nausea, had taken […]
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In her kindergarten class, my daughter and her friends are studying snails. They have become little experts on whorls (the swirl on a snail’s shell) and just about every other detail of snail living, and to celebrate, I got to spend an afternoon with them at school making a holiday take on lumace, snail pastries. […]
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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…