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6-17-09 - Summer Eating - Mariel's Way
Don't you love it when you make a recipe and it ends up looking just like the photo in the recipe? That usually doesn't happen for me, especially with my very un-scientific method of cooking (adding a little of this and a little of that...) But tonight, I was thrilled when I looked from our serving dish to the recipe in Mariel's Kitchen and back again.
This book, by Mariel Hemmingway, is beautifully photographed and documents simple steps that the reader can take to eat in a healthy and sustainable way. I love that the recipes are organized seasonally, so that I can easily focus on what is fresh right now. She even includes an entire section where she discusses how she has challenged her own family to "create an earth-friendly kitchen." Read More...
6-15-09 - Cooking without a kitchen
It is comical when a school calls me and asks about our after-school cooking program, but then follows up with the question, "Do you require a kitchen for your class?" You would think that a "cooking class" would need a kitchen, but I have come up with a variety of solutions that allow What's Cooking to keep running our after-school classes... even without a kitchen!
Of course, it is ideal when my teachers and I get to teach in a real kitchen. But over the years, we have gotten more and more creative - and can now teach almost anywhere (even at a farm festival, on top of hay bales!). It certainly helps when we have access to a few electrical outlets. Read More...
6-12-09 - Sound Bite: Vacation Mealtimes with Kids
This week, on A Million Cooks, I talk about family mealtimes during summer travel - a time in which parents frequently assume their kids won't eat very well. Read More...
