Category: Summer

Mamatini Smoothie with Spinach and Berries

13 April 2010

Let me introduce you to Tribeca Yummy Mummy’s new sponsor, Mamatini, a company run and owned by our friend Erica Duigan Minnihan and her pediatrician mama, Dr. Ifeoma Ikenze. Mamatini makes and delivers teas packed with good things, like chamomile and ginger, for breast feeding mamas. Its benefits include helping milk production (having had some […]

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A’s Special Meatloaf with Veggies Galore

06 April 2010

Usually when I ask the mini-chefs what they would like to make over the course of a semester, I get answers like cupcakes, chocolate, cookies, etc., but when I asked my mixed ages class, one student piped up with another answer entirely: meatloaf. He not only requested it then; he kept asking for it each […]

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Almond-Apricot Macaroons

30 March 2010

My delightful sister-in-law, Elizabeth, Jewess of Love and Light, and her mini-chef, and my favorite mid-western nephew, Ari, are guest-blogging and sharing a recipe with all of you that I personally cannot wait to try out on my family. When I asked Elizabeth to enlighten us with some seasonal treats, I had no idea that […]

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Tamales with Greens and Queso Blanco

22 March 2010

My class of 3 year-olds is probably my most adventurous class in the taste department. Week after week, even when we push the envelope and make dishes that some kids would not come near with a ten foot pole, they happily sit down and eat together, with not a word about it being gross. Even […]

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Celebrating Green: Spanakopita (Spinach Pie)

15 March 2010

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, a nice, green, traditional Greek dish. Yes, we are mixing our metaphors, but this dish is universally delicious. In writing the recipe for this spanakopita, I really tried to pare it down to its essential ingredients so that it will come together quickly and very simply. The basics […]

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