In class this week, something really beautiful was happening. The big kids were helping and guiding the littler ones. We have a class full of sibling pairs with the exception of one of our two-year-olds. That single child seems to get my children, in particular, to help her out when she needs it. While baking [...]
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When I was a little girl, my mom would serve us pot de creme only once or twice a year, and we could not wait to have it. Her presentation was so elegant. We received our pots in lusterous ivory china demi-tasse cups and served with real silver demi-tasse spoons. I felt like a princess. [...]
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In her kindergarten class, my daughter and her friends are studying snails. They have become little experts on whorls (the swirl on a snail’s shell) and just about every other detail of snail living, and to celebrate, I got to spend an afternoon with them at school making a holiday take on lumace, snail pastries. [...]
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Every year when the pumpkins are lined up at the greenmarket, ready to take home and carve or roast, we get excited by all the recipe possibilities. Pumpkin, for all its popularity on Halloween and in Thanksgiving pies, has a season that extends well beyond November. For these sandwich cookies, we wanted to have simple [...]
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While we are finishing up our Halloween preparations, we need a little fortifying food to eat. Something substantial and seasonal but snacky, too. This apple pancake, assembled quickly and into the oven lickety split fits the bill. For cooking class, we used local Gala and Roma apples, not to sweet and not too tart, and [...]
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I'm a New York City mum of three children—Mira, 5, and Liev, 3, and our newest yummy, Baby Genevieve. 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…