Celebrate the joy of cooking with kids and feeding your family
Summer is glorious, and we love it. Totally. But real talk, fellow parents, guardians, and caregivers of all kinds: for us, the season is not all hammocks and mojitos. Keeping vacay’ing kids busy, safe, and healthy can be an odyssey. Camp drop-offs. Playdates. Sunscreen. Fortnite and YouTube gatekeeping. It’s a lot! Meanwhile, what’s going on …
Flour on the floor … A 30-minute meal that’s taken well over an hour … An assistant who’s singing Katy Perry at the top of her lungs … Fingers in the sugar jar—again. Cooking with children can sometimes be a slower, messier, and higher decibel affair, with results that won’t always turn out picture (or …
Keeping it Cool: How to Practice Patience While Cooking with Kids Read More »
We’re staying in this year, and creating our own festive approach to a love-laden holiday that originally began with sacrificing a goat to the fertility gods. But we acknowledge that this strategy comes with challenges, too. Perhaps you want to involve your kids in a special night—but how to reconcile that with an at-least-a-little-special night …
Ask yourself this question: Do you think good cooks don’t use recipes? I’ve noticed that a lot of people make this assumption, but the idea has always rubbed me the wrong way. And I know it’s a weird topic for a website where we try to emphasize moving away from recipes and toward trusting yourself, …
Let’s face it, kids can find Valentine’s Day baffling. An armed, flying baby assaults people, who then fall in love? Everyone in class is exchanging cards conveying vague affection? Once again—as always!—there’s tons of candy around, but we’re not supposed to eat too much? But while this quasi-holiday’s more romantic aspects may remain a mystery …
Five Kid-Made, DIY Valentine’s Kitchen Projects to Warm All the Hearts Read More »
When I lived for a year with a family of seven in France, we ate something sweet every night after dinner. Sometimes, the dessert was as simple as sliced fruit, but other times, we ate pot de crème or pastries from the local patisserie. After having my own daughter, I stressed about sweets. Perhaps I …
True confession: I have one kid who seems to think that getting a soda with every single restaurant meal is in the Constitution, and I often just give in. That, in microcosm, captures many parents’ relationship with sugar. We know it’s not great, but we don’t necessarily bolt down our kids’ consumption (or our own). …
You Can (and Should) Slash Kids’ Sugar Consumption—Deliciously. Read More »
Homemade gifts from kids pretty much can’t be beaten. Oh, and they taste amazing? Even better. You can keep things incredibly simple—who doesn’t love the intoxicating smell of an orange studded with whole cloves? Or you can get more elaborate and go for the kind of homemade cakes and cookies that endear kids to one …
These Kid-Made DIY Food Gifts Will Win the Holidays Read More »
Baking with our families makes some of best holiday memories—but why stop with the familiar? This holiday baking season, make a few new family memories by exploring cookie recipes from around the world, making the most of your spice cabinet, and experimenting with new textures and tools. Havreflarn (oat crisp cookies from Sweden) We love …
Sure, holiday food memories are made from Mom’s mashed potatoes, Uncle Danny’s deviled eggs, and the cranberry sauce your kid made by herself, but the laughter, conversation, and connections that come with dinnertime chat can inspire just as many sweet recollections. Whether your kids sit at their own table or dine with the grownups during …
