Last winter when we created a kid-friendly chicken tagine in class, a few of the vegetarian parents asked how they could make the dish without the addition of meat. While vegetarian cooking does take more thought for flavor development and, at times, more creativity to bring up the protein level to make it healthful for […]
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A couple of years ago, a friend from Zimbabwe mentioned that they love to eat peanut butter and pumpkin there ground together in a sort of mush or puree. Loving both of those ingredients, I kept the idea of that mixture in my back pocket until this Fall. Peanut butter, while maligned now, was one […]
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Happy October, Yummies! Happy Fall! and Happy Soup Season! This week in class we cooked a soup and sandwich (Croque Monsieurs a la Yummy which we will share next week) combo, and we chose to celebrate the very end of tomato season with some local heirloom tomatoes cooked into a classic favorite, Cream of Tomato […]
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A kitchen full of mini-chefs with freshly washed hands and faces beaming with concentration began to butter the tortillas for these chalupas, my mother Charlotte’s recipe to which I have made a few minor adjustments. They were nearly all happy to see the beans, and they were all happy to see the rice as we […]
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To kick off our fourth year of cooking classes with the mini-chefs, we made a family recipe given to me by my mom. Chalupas are sort of like soft tacos, but are made with corn tortillas that have been buttered and barely fried. Inside, my mom puts Spanish rice, cheese, and of course refritos, or […]
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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…