Archive for the 'cooking with kids' Category
The Birthday Menu
March 4th, 2011by Caroline The one day a year I am very happy to take orders from my kids is on their birthdays, when they know they can order up a day of special meals, culminating in whatever birthday cake they like. Ben’s birthday today falls on a school day, so I have no say over his [...]
Sugar on Snow, Literally
March 2nd, 2011by Caroline I am a big fan of letting the kids experiment in the kitchen to discover what tastes good to them. Ben, for example, went through a period of snacking on sun-dried tomatoes and graham crackers — a snack I never would have thought to offer the child but kept him happy for countless [...]
Cooking under deadline
February 24th, 2011by Lisa Since 2009 Pete Wells has been writing a column in the NY Times magazine about cooking with his family. This past Sunday, he wrote his final column. In it, he confesses that he never really figured out how to cook dinner after working full time–and get it on the table in time for [...]
Turn-the-Corner Tofu Salad
February 23rd, 2011by Caroline Ben was sick. He lay on the couch, with neither an appetite nor a fever nor any other symptoms. It was starting to get worrisome, the lack of symptoms. At least when a child is sneezing or vomiting you have a general idea of how to make them feel better and when they [...]
Valentine’s Hearts
February 11th, 2011by Caroline In years past, I have made heart-shaped chocolate sandwich cookies, I have made heart-shaped brownie ice cream sandwiches, and even homemade Ring Dings (or Ding Dongs, depending on whether your family bought Hostess or Drake’s Cakes). Last year, apparently not so much in the mood for sweets, I made a bright pink beet [...]
Tropical Blizzard
January 13th, 2011By Lisa This is an unlikely and unpractical post for the middle of winter if, like me, you’re cold in any state but Hawaii. But it’s not wholly inappropriate if you’re like my kids, and are not ever bothered by the cold, even in the middle of blizzard. In an effort to keep my hungry [...]
Kale & Avocado Salad
January 7th, 2011by Caroline We make raw kale salad a lot, but over Christmas my sister made a version that was a revelation to me: raw, shredded kale massaged with avocado, then tossed with avocado chunks, slivered almonds and lemon juice. Yum. I ate it almost every day (an antidote to my daily handful of Christmas cookies?) [...]
Strawberry Pop Tarts
January 5th, 2011by Caroline The cooking division of labor in our household, as I have mentioned before, is basically Tony: stove; Caroline: oven. Or to put it another way, Tony: dinner; Caroline: dessert. It’s never more obvious than at our New Year’s Day party, for which I produce a line-up of cookies, muffins, coffee cakes and the [...]
Eli’s Elegant Broccoli
November 12th, 2010by Caroline I won’t claim to take as much time with presentation as Lisa does, but Eli is either paying more attention than I thought to my small efforts or he is simply reading this blog. The recipe he invented yesterday (with production assistance from Tony) shows he’s as careful with style as substance. The [...]
On the Fly
October 14th, 2010Or, Not Such a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Dinner or Day After All… By Lisa It’s 4 pm and I have no desire to cook dinner nor do I really feel inspired. I have lots of options: tofu, kielbasa, any variation on the egg, many variations on pasta, tacos…However, it’s 90 degrees, October, [...]