This morning, I innocently opened my freezer to see if it contained any frozen spinach for tonight’s dinner. The next thing I knew, I was compulsively emptying each shelf and spreading the contents all over my kitchen. The freezer isn’t very big, yet for some reason, I felt like I hit the jackpot – there [...]
At my most recent cooking birthday party, we had to scrape the leftover noodles from the plates before they were washed. But have no fear – those noodles would not go to the landfill. I brought out my trusty zip-top bags, collected the remaining food…and brought it home. For our chickens. Yes, I said “chickens.”
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Recently a mom brought me this cartoon when she stopped by to pick up her son from a play date. She said it made her think of me. I’ll assume that she meant it in a good way.
A few weeks ago, a friend and I went to hear Michael Pollan speak at UC Berkeley. Given his passion for eating “real food”, the audience was surprised to see him walk on stage with two plastic bags filled with food packaged food-like substances. He pulled each item out of the bag, and mocked the [...]
I have a few pet peeves. One is when people chew with their mouth open. Another is when people assume that kids can’t make a difference (except to sully an otherwise clean room). While we, as adults, have lots of power (we do all of the driving and buying, at least for now), it’s [...]
Today I took the students from my cooking summer camp on a field trip to the farmer’s market. The kids were fascinated by the concept that organic produce is better for our bodies and the planet. So, they asked every vendor they met if their produce was organic. Of course, when they met the sorbet [...]
Before I left for my Chicago trip with Tropicana, I inundated you with blog posts about my upcoming experience. I was worried that I was spending too much time away my regular posts about cooking with children. I hope my recent posts about my summer cooking camps for kids reminded you that I am back [...]
