Four years ago I had a crazy idea. I wanted to start a blog. So my husband and I sat side-by-side on the couch brainstorming names for this little idea I had. We each had a laptop at the ready and as we shared possible blog names back and forth, we searched for them on the internet to see if they were taken. When we came up with the name “teeny tiny foodie” it felt right and it was available. Woohoo! So on January 15, 2012 teeny tiny foodie, aka my “Internet Baby”, was born. I came up with the
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If you’ve been reading teeny tiny foodie since the beginning, you probably know that Eliana has been spending time with me in the kitchen since she was a little baby. I strapped her into her carrier, plopped her onto the very wide counter while she was stuck in her Bumbo seat or even let her sit on the floor with floor with some of her “own” tools to use. As she has gotten older, her involvement in the cooking process has evolved from an engaged observer to an actively involved helper and recipe creator. This foodie mama is so proud
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Eliana officially went back to school last week and entered the world of Pre-Kindergarten. Real school! What??!! I swear she was just this teeny tiny person only yesterday! So, then how did THIS happen? I know, I know. This is what all parents say. Anyway, last year when Eliana was in preschool she went for two full-days per week and was home with me for the other three. So, unless we had an early activity, we could be lazy and take a little longer to get out the door if we so chose. My husband had to get up and
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Well Toto, we are NOT in Kansas anymore! I’m just going to put it out there: Moving to a new house, in a new town has kind of sucked. I’m sure in just a matter of months I’ll feel settled and really love this massive change we’ve made. But for now, moving from a rented apartment in the neighborhood in Brooklyn where I spent the last 10+ years to owning a house in a new town in the suburbs has been hard. First, my mom and I spent a solid week unpacking boxes. (My mom equals Rockstar Unpacker by the
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I love books of all kinds and cookbooks are no exception. There’s nothing that makes me take stock of my books (and all my other stuff) like packing them all up to move to a new home. And guess what, dear reader? I’m living amongst boxes because the teeny tiny foodie kitchen is relocating! Sadly, we are leaving our beloved Brooklyn and moving a little bit north to become suburbanites. We’re trading an amazing view of Manhattan, a plethora of great restaurants and activities and a 5-minute walk to Whole Foods for homeownership, a driveway and a lawn. It’s all so grown up!
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So, I’m trying something new and that’s sharing a weekly roundup type of post where I share photos from the week that have gone out into the world via social media but haven’t appeared on the blog. This way, those of you who aren’t part of social media (I’m looking at you, Dad) can still see what the little lady and I have been up to over the week. Do you all like this? Not like it? Let me know in the comments section below or email me at [email protected]. Hopefully more people than my dad will find this interesting. 😉 So…. here
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Want a last minute idea for a fun Halloween or fall-themed breakfast or lunch? Try these Spooky Pancakes made orange by Roasted Butternut Squash Purée. Here are some notes about the recipe: 1. I added frozen blueberries that I thawed in the fridge to make the eyes for a ghost face. I also used them to make speckled yogurt. You can substitute the berries for pomegranate seeds, chocolate chips or raisins. 2. I learned (the hard way) that you should press the cookie cutter onto the “uglier” side of the pancake. 3. Use whatever cookie cutters you like but I’m
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If you’ve been reading teeny tiny foodie, you may have figured out that I’m a mama on a mission. My mission is to keep my 3-year-old daughter from becoming a “picky eater.” So often I hear parents talk about how their kids used to eat “everything” and once they became toddlers they stopped eating all but around 5 foods. So, I’ll let you in on a secret: Over my dead body will that happen to my daughter. Want to learn more and get the recipes for 5 dishes Eliana and I love to make together? Head over to Eating Rules
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The Big 3. No, not The Big 3-0, but The Big 3. My pediatrician warned me that while parents typically worry about the “Terrible Twos” they actually need to be on guard for what she calls the “Terrorist Threes”. Well, let me tell you that we are a little over a month into Eliana being officially 3-years old and I’ve coined my own term for it: the “Tyrannical Threes”. This is not to say that my sweet little lady couldn’t easily flip the switch and turn into a crazy person in an instant when she was the tender age of
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My teeny tiny foodie takes after me in a lot of ways. The most obvious way is that she basically looks like a “Mini-Me.” But, we also share a lot of personality traits, too. Like her Mommy, my little lady likes things the way she likes them and she has LOTS of opinions. Most recently, these opinions on how things “should be” manifested in the cupcakes she was dead set on eating at her birthday party this past weekend. Eliana basically demanded “magenta cupcakes” for her party and there was no way she was going to accept anything else. Being
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After Eliana’s 6-month check up with the pediatrician, when the doctor filled my head with tips and suggestions about starting Eliana on solid foods, I was really excited about this new adventure in feeding her all sorts of tasty foods. I was excited to make her homemade applesauce since apples seemed to be her favorite food up to that point, as well as some other purées made out of local, seasonal ingredients. But as excited as I was, I was worried too. I was worried because she could have an allergic reaction. I was worried because she might not like
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I can’t believe that my other baby (aka teenytinyfoodie.com) is two years old today! It amazes me to think that it’s already been two years since I began sharing stories, recipes and my complete OCD-ness with the world. It overwhelms me even more to think about what has happened over these last two years. Here’s a short run down. In two years there have been: -225 posts -200+ recipes -6 platforms of social media joined -1,170 fans on Facebook -361 followers on Instagram -500+ subscribers to the website -1,411 images shared -1 recipe of the day earned from Circle of
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