Celebrate the joy of cooking with kids and feeding your family
Tiebing Zhang is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Circle, the Portland-based company created to help families manage kids’ use of screens and technology. (The Circle Home Plus product and app allow parents to monitor screentime and content consumption on a full range of devices.) He’s also a father of two, with a distinct …
Clutch Tools to Curb Screentime? Dumplings, Popcorn, and Conversation Read More »
It’s that time of year when we start adding even more checklists to our usual pile of to-dos. As you start jotting down Thanksgiving grocery lists, holiday party calendars and gifting matrices, don’t forget to leave some room for community service. There are many ways you and your family can give back; check out our …
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There is no shortage of research today documenting the health benefits of teaching kids about cooking—from understanding the origins of ingredients to learning S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics). These things combined give our kids a leg up in making better food choices throughout life, but what often goes unrecognized is the role …
Can Cooking With Kids Develop Their Emotional Intelligence? The Science Says Yes. Read More »
While we can’t tell you how to keep Grandpa from taste-testing the stuffing, we can help you put little ones to use with recipes that require minimal oversight and can be made a few days ahead of time. Whether you’re sitting down to a feast for two or crowding around a table of twenty, next …
Carla Contreras is one of those epic modern kitchen heroes: a culinary reality TV star (Chopped, Cook Your Ass Off), a seasoned pro chef, and a mom who dispenses healthy and empowering wisdom via her own popular blog. We caught up with Carla to talk about life at the cutting board and stove. She was …
Here at Little Sous, lately we’re thinking about spices—how these mystical flavor agents can help kids unlock the next level in the kitchen. And it hit us: The most elementary “spice,” salt, is something we can take for granted, something most people don’t really know much about. (It’s always fun to tell kids that salt …
The Salt King of the Northwest Tells Kids How to Shake Up Big Flavor Read More »
We all know them: Halloween people. They scan the Internet for haunted house décor all year round. Invites to their All Hallows party, which always has higher production values than a Hammer Horror classic, dispatch promptly at witching hour … on Labor Day. And any trick-or-treaters who dare navigate the front yard’s sound effects, smoke …
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Catherine McCord is one of those people whose to-do list and personal kit of get-things-done lifehacks you’re dying to see. A former model and culinary school grad, she runs not one company, but two. Weelicious, founded in 2007, is a site and store dedicated to hooking families and kids on eating healthier and more adventurous …
Catherine McCord: Supper Superstar (and Breakfast … and Lunch) 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: Odette Williams gives us hero-worship vibes. The Australia native launched a line of high-quality kids’ kitchen gear about seven years ago, championing an inclusive, laid-back approach to cooking with the whole family. Her new book Simple Cake puts this philosophy on the page, laying out dead-simple recipes designed for regular use, experimentation, participation, …
