Since last year when most of my students were two-year-olds and significantly more truculent around the food and one another, I’ve held in the back of my mind a vision of how and when to teach them to make and roll out pie crust. My own daughter already knows the basics. She requested a pie-making […]
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When I was in Peru a few years ago, staying at Casa de Milagros and leading a yoga retreat there, we were able to have most of our meals made, at least in part, from the organically grown and very beautiful fruits and vegetables that Mama Kia grows in her garden. One such Peruvian jewel: […]
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My fellow Yummy Mummy and dear friend, Sonia, in the full throes of labor on Wednesday afternoon, called in a special request. At her son’s preschool, Snack Day is like a high holy day for the kid whose turn it is to bring in the goods. She wanted to make sure that the snack new […]
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When I described that we were making “hand pies” yesterday in the beginning of class, there were quite a lot of confused faces and blank stares from the adults. As soon as we got down to business, however, the confusion melted away. “Oh, we’re making meat pies!” “Ohhhhhhhh, empanadas.” “Knishes!” Papa rellenas, calzones, […]
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You know those days when you wish that dinner was already made and waiting on the table for you and your family? Why can’t we all have private chefs at our bidding? Sighhhh. Well, my budget cure for this is the lasagna. You can make a whole lot at once, eat some right then, freeze […]
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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…