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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About this time of year, when the world (at least in New York City) is a bit dark gray and dreary, we start to crave bright, pretty things. Things that will remind us that Spring and even Summer will come again one day. This is usually the time I head to the frozen food aisle [...]
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Back in March, Jane of the Spain Daily blog, shared a recipe for the delicious looking yogurt cake in one of her posts. She serves it as a companion to her coffee. Yum. It seemed like such an easy thing to whip up. And, since we had never had a yogurt cake, I was curious [...]
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Since this is apparently Girly Girl Birthday Week over here at TYM, I would like to share some special news: our girl turned 5! We celebrated with friends by hosting an ice cream social at our place and inviting Mira’s favorite teacher to come over and do some face painting. Little did our Favorite Teacher [...]
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One of our youngest (participating) mini-chefs, F, recently had her 2nd birthday, and we wanted to celebrate her in style. Because Miss F deserves something super fancy pants for her big day, my morning class put together some cupcakes, frosted the palest pink and topped with edible flowers. If you stroll out to your greenmarket [...]
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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…