Archive for the 'Lisa' Category
Sweet Corn and Pepper Cheddar Pizza
August 30th, 2010by Lisa
We make pizza often–close to once a week and usually on the grill, usually with more or less traditional italian toppings. But this pizza was one of those dishes that came together because of what we had on hand: 1/2 a red pepper, a few ears of corn, a bag of herbed pizza dough [...]
Frozen Hot Chocolate
August 24th, 2010By Lisa
One of the magical things about trips to New York as a kid were trips to the whimsical Serendipity 3 after seeing a show or going to a museum. We went with family, we went with friends, and now, when we’re back east (which is not so often), we take our own kids. It’s [...]
The Kids Were All Right
July 15th, 2010by Lisa
The table on the Lanai
For some reason, things are easier on Kauai. Take dinner for instance: grilled fresh fish, rice, local vegetables or salad. Fast, easy, delicious. Both Ella and Finn insisted on maybe our second night that things tasted better in Hawaii. They had a point. It might have been the weather. It [...]
Ice=Nice
July 13th, 2010By Lisa
We were on Kauai for two glorious weeks and before we went, the kids told me that one of the reasons they love vacation there is because I’m “super-nice” the whole time. Apparently this has a lot to do with the fact that I let them eat shave ice almost every [...]
Salads, fast
June 16th, 2010by Lisa
Summer makes it easy to feed your family fast, fresh, healthy food that also should be really good-tasting. It makes it easy to offer your kids a pre-dinner snack or an appetizer masquerading as a snack. It’s become nearly ritual here, as I finish the “main” part of dinner, for the kids to sit [...]
Salmon Backs, Redux
June 14th, 2010by Lisa
I’ve written about salmon backs before, twice, actually, but they’re so good, and fast and economical they deserve more notice. If you can get salmon backs from your fishermonger, or counter, or farmer’s market, BUY THEM. Don’t be afraid, even though they’re weird looking and long and bony and flat and will appear to [...]
First Communion Feast
June 11th, 2010By Lisa
This was a big year for Ella, and one of the bigger events was her First Communion. Many families have very, very large celebrations. We were brief guests at one than included, among many other offerings, a taquero equipped to make several hundred tacos–in addition to fantastic chicken mole, rice, drinks, fruit, vegetables, salads….
Our [...]
From Blossoms
June 8th, 2010Finally, it’s warm here, and the summer is pouring into the markets: apriums, berries, squash blossoms, peaches, plums, pluots, peppers, padrones. School is ending, activities are coming to and end, and things are slowing down. We’re getting out the bright sundresses and breezy shorts and living outdoors as much as possible. This poem, sent [...]
Snacks, disguised
May 12th, 2010by Lisa
You know the moment: dinner is not quite ready but the kids are starving. You don’t want to give them a snack because that would ruin everything. What do you do?
First, I enlist them. Even Finn, at 5, is old enough to set the table. And if they know that I’ll get dinner on [...]
Snacks, On Foraging
May 5th, 2010by Lisa
Basically, I find snacks overrated. When Ella, especially, was really young, I rarely gave her those mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, mostly because then she wouldn’t eat her meals. Over the years, I’ve found that the best way to ensure my kids eat a healthy lunch (or dinner) is to minimize what I feed them [...]