When we had scallops a couple of weeks ago and we said nothing about them being special meatballs, Mira looked at them through the corner of her eye very unpleasantly and would not come near them. This time, she ate her portion with relish. What? Didn’t you know that scallops are the “meatballs of the […]
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Even for a woman who has been ignoring the rhubarb for a solid two months, the rhubarb has been kind this year. Our rhubarb season has been lengthened because of the weather, and we still have the beautiful ruby stalks available to us at our greenmarket. That rhubarb, along with the last of the wild […]
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Have you seen the raspberries at your greenmarket lately? In New York, they are at their absolute peak right now, ready to be baked into tarts, pies, and muffins, coaxed into jams, or quickly made up into an intensely flavorful sauce for your ice cream. It’s easy as pie-in fact much, much easier. This raspberry […]
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Don’t you just love Greenmarkets? Honestly, I would rather be at a greenmarket with its fantastic colors and sights than just about anywhere. This year because of the copious rain, but every year to some degree, what shows up at our local greenmarket has been a surprise. Some weeks I have felt like a child […]
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When I read on Vanessa’s (a.k.a Mommy Gourmet‘s) blog that she never let her kids in the kitchen, I just couldn’t resist. I had to invite her to be a guest blogger here because: (A) she cracks me up and (B) her children were clearly leading very underprivileged lives down there in Virginia, not getting […]
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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…