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Bilberries, AB mjolk, lifrarpylsa, harðfiskur: Icelandic fare may comprise the freshest, most distinctive cuisine you’ve ever tried to pronounce. But before we delve into what the youngest descendants of Vikings eat in “The Land of the Midnight Sun” (that’s in the summer; Iceland’s winters are nearly perpetual darkness), let’s set the culinary stage. Perched on the …
My preschooler bit into the scoop of pistachio ice cream perched on his waffle cone and looked thoughtful. “It has pieces in it,” he said. “The other one was smooth.” Sitting on a bench overlooking a piazza in northern Italy, our family swapped flavors, critiqued textures and compared the frozen treats to the dozens that …
When my 2-year-old daughter polished off a plateful of haggis fritters, I wasn’t sure whether to groan or cheer. Instead, I stayed quiet and took a photo. I want my children to be adventurous eaters—and I’ve learned that often the best way to get your kids to open their mouths is to keep yours shut. …
Yes, My Daughter Really Eats Haggis. Here’s Why. Read More »
Just to be clear, my family was not cooking oxtails in Montana in 1988. We were not saying to each other, “Hey, there’s this great, traditional, proletarian Roman neighborhood dish, it takes four hours and uses cast-off meats, yum!” (I would venture that awareness of regional Italian cuisine was not acute. Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna: That …
Italian Oxtail Stew is a Surprisingly Good Kid Kitchen Adventure Read More »
