Over the past few weeks, we have really been in Birthday Land, with so many friends and family members celebrating their special day. These pictures were taken at a birthday play date we had for my daughter’s class. In New York, and especially Tribeca, the parties can be crazy-fancy, with clowns, famous singers strumming guitars, […]
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We had a very special Birthday Boy in our class on Wednesday. Mister Thomas turned 4! Thomas and I go way back-we’ve known each other since he was in the womb, and I was teaching his mommy downward facing dogs. Clearly we needed to have a good treat for him for such a huge occasion. […]
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Cousin-chef Ari has been at it again, cooking up a little of this and a little of that in his Chicago kitchen. This time, he’s offered to share his recipe for honey-wheat pizza dough and even threw in a few pictures of his special technique. Take it away, Ari, Elizabeth, and Adam: Like most other […]
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Birthdays complete with special cakes get celebrated nearly every day in our home. My daughter naturally mothers all of her toys from her “kids” (assorted baby dolls) to her animals (this category ranges from a very large stuffed dinosaur to a Lego with a shoestring tied to it that she says is her dog on […]
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As our weekly yummies-and their-mummies cooking classes started up again here in Tribeca, the occasion called for celebration. We’ve often made things that most of the kids ate, but not all of them, but that wasn’t the case when we made maple ice cream. The yummies used two plastic bags and a little elbow grease, […]
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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…