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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One thing that we have started doing recently at our weekly Greenmarket is letting each family member choose a “secret ingredient”. That means that you can pick anything-anything-that you are drawn to for any reason. When we get home, we discuss the special foods that we chose and start thinking about how we might make […]
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Ok, so we’re back from NoCal, the equivalent of a blogging black hole for me. Last week our family spent some time with my parents and younger brother in Cali while my husband gave a speech in San Francisco. It’s not that we didn’t cook, or that we didn’t eat just sickly amazing food, it’s […]
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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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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…