Before my daughter’s birthday party, I had only had a Salade-Nicoise maybe once or twice, not being a total fan of the way it has been served to me with a heavily mustardy dressing. Given the crowd that was coming to her party, though, with their dairy, gluten, and various and sundry other intolerances, this […]
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One of our favorite things when Summer comes around is heading down to the park by the Hudson, spreading out a big blanket and having a picnic-or as our daughter calls it, “a pig-nic“. That means that we are always scouting for good picnic foods, foods that pack and move well along with the cars, […]
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Parents always seem to appreciate learning how to make something that they can do with their children quickly. Prosciutto and Melon-or prosciutto e melone as it is known in Italy-can be assembled in a few minutes and is packed with incredible flavor, especially when the melons are market fresh. One thing, though: If you are […]
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Our family arrived back late Wednesday night from Cayman, where my husband was speaking at Engage! 09 and where the kids and I were engaging in some serious sunshine and swimming. Imagine how shocking it was to find that it still raining after a full week away from the City. In the morning, though, a stream of […]
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Last week the mini-chefs got their hands on some dough. Some pizza dough. “It’s soft!” “It’s squishy!” “It feels goooooood.” It really does-so much so that some of us even had a bit of a hard time giving up the dough when it was time to place it on the baking sheet and sprinkle […]
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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…