For a few months during my sophomore year at NYU, I lived with a friend of the family, a single mom at the time who had a very demanding full-time job and was raising a two-year-old, S.. On the weekends and at night, I filled in when S’s nanny went home and her mom needed […]
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This is our first real vacation, right here at Summer’s end. With my husband’s new business beginning officially and the work traveling we have been doing as a family this summer, we decided that we should take a real break from the grind. We’ve stationed ourselves in the most relaxing place we know, Vermont. In […]
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Several calls and emails came in last week. The gist was this: Cate, I have all of these peaches. Help!?!?! My response: Love them now and love them in the middle of February. Gingery Pickled Peaches *8 c. peaches, peeled and pitted*** *2 c. honey *1 1/4 c. white vinegar *1 1/4 c. water *2 […]
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When I did a jamming and preserving demo at the Greenmarket last Wednesday, I had a lot of people coming by and asking what the difference between a sour and a regular cherry was. We had some sour cherries out for the people passing by to see and taste if they wanted. One neighborhood woman […]
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Hi. My name is Tribeca Yummy Mummy, and I am an addict. An ice cream addict. And a pusher with a long history. Aside from babysitting, my very first job was scooping ice cream at The Pink Dipper in North Augusta, SC. I traveled all the way over the bridge from Georgia for the pleasure. […]
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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…