Savory Cherry Summer Rolls
Don’t you just love Greenmarkets? Honestly, I would rather be at a greenmarket with its fantastic colors and sights than just about anywhere. This year because of the copious rain, but every year to...
View ArticleEasy No-Bake Thanksgiving Appetizer: Dates Stuffed with Parmesan and Asiago
Need a little something to make with your kids to keep them busy while you run frantically around the kitchen doing all the grazillion things to get ready for the big feast? These dates are that...
View ArticleApple Cherry Chutney
Over the weekend, I catered a Top Chef-themed birthday party for one of the neighborhood mini-chefs. To help me prep for the big party, a few friends crowded into the TYM kitchen to help. While...
View ArticleFamous Ricotta ( a la GOOP a la the Barefoot Contessa) Part 1: Cheese Making...
Over the weekend, two of the mamas of mini-chefs in my class sent me an email about ricotta, their love for it, and a recipe they had seen on Gwenyth Paltrow’s blog, GOOP. Gwenyth had been a guest at...
View ArticleFamous Ricotta Part 2: Savory and Sweet Ricotta Bruschette
Now that you have whipped up a couple of batches of homemade ricotta, let’s get to work making some bruschette with it. In cooking class as we were assembling the Scallion and Chive Bruschetta, we...
View ArticlePotato and Kale Samosas
Ok. Confession: I have been craving Indian food almost since the beginning of this pregnancy and totally bent our cooking class to my whims this week! Even in the throes of my worst morning...
View ArticleSpinach Tofu Rice Balls Served in Cumin Tomato Sauce (Meatless Monday)
You’ve heard that saying, “Like white on rice”? Well, any time rice is incorporated in what we’re making in class, the mini-chefs are… like white on rice. NOM, NOM, NOM! They all love it. This past...
View ArticleCoddled Eggs with Cheese Polenta
One of the first things we did in preparation for making this dish was to discuss the term “coddled”. After discussing its meaning, we decided that the more modern name for these coddled eggs is...
View ArticleSweet Pea Hummus and Ricotta Tarts
In cooking class with the older mini-chefs this week, we endeavored to make a multi step tart especially for Spring. It involved some quick cheese-making, thanks to this wonderfully easy ricotta...
View ArticleHomemade Corn Tortillas
This past Monday was Cinco de Mayo, and the mini-chefs celebrated by making some soft tacos, complete with homemade corn tortillas. Since my mom grew up in New Mexico, we never really had anything but...
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