The asparagus has been showing itself in our greenmarkets for the past couple of weeks. This is a quick way to get it to your table and into your Yummy’s tummy. Roasting the asparagus enhances its sweetness though, for an even quicker version, we sometimes just steam the asparagus. A little miso dressing balances the […]
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If you ask me to talk about coffee, or “cwafee,” as we’re prone to say up yonder, a certain longing will creep in. The taste is devine, the smell even better, but coffee does strange things to me. I remember lying on the floor in my best friend’s room in high school after drinking it, […]
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Being able to get out to the park early and stay out most of the day is key right about now. We love to spend our time luxuriating in the sunshine, sliding and running and bicycling around our neighborhood. That doesn’t leave much time for elaborate recipes. To maximize our time, we threw together this […]
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This week the cooking class came home for the first time ever. What a tremendous relief to have all the mini-chefs in our kitchen here, instead of lugging everything across town as I’ve done for the past almost-two years! As wonderful as Sonia’s and then Karen’s kitchens are (and they are fabulous), it felt so […]
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We had a very special Birthday Boy in our class on Wednesday. Mister Thomas turned 4! Thomas and I go way back-we’ve known each other since he was in the womb, and I was teaching his mommy downward facing dogs. Clearly we needed to have a good treat for him for such a huge occasion. […]
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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…