I teach an after-school cooking club for about 20 kindergartners, 1st graders and 2nd graders. After a recent class during which we used different types of chocolate, I was left with a variety of chocolate chips that we didn’t use. Since I’d been having my own craving for cookies anyway, I decided to make a batch using the leftover milk chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate chips. Thus, the idea for the Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie was born. The first batch I baked was tasty for sure but there was still work to be done. I felt like the recipe needed
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Recently, we were invited to join some friends at their lake house in Pennsylvania. Let me tell you, it was amazing. There was a lot of delicious food to fuel the days spent paddle boarding, water skiing and just playing in the water. Our hostess was a total rock star and put together a delectable menu while I mostly made sides and played sous chef. One side I made early on in the trip was sautéed broccoli. It’s so simple and easy to prepare, but more important, it was so yummy that it was a huge hit. The entire house
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I used to hate squash. Like, really hate it! While growing up, my experiences with squash were overcooked, mushy zucchini or yellow squash and I wanted no part of it. Over the last several years I’ve been trying to eat more seasonal, local produce so I’ve been introduced to myriad types of squash and I’ve been reformed! I had no idea that varieties like acorn squash or butternut squash even existed. Now, I’m a bit of an addict. As soon as the weather turns colder, I bug the farmers at my farmers market for their winter squash. Butternut squash is my
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We recently moved from the busy streets of Brooklyn to suburbia and we spend a lot more time in the car than we used to. When I learned that OXO Tot was giving out free travel products in order for bloggers to Choose Your Own Adventure, I jumped at the chance to try them out! I love a box of OXO Tot goodies! Eliana is not new to the concept of eating on the go. She’s enjoyed countless snacks and lunches over the years while we’ve been out and about and on the go. She’s dined in her stroller, on
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As a busy mom, it’s important to me to have a few recipes up my sleeve that make it quick and easy to feed myself and my family a breakfast or snack that is packed with healthy goodness. Smoothies are a perfect example—they are delicious, filled with fruit and veggies and can be on the table in minutes. For this Blueberry Avocado Smoothie Bowl, I put together ingredients that contain cancer-fighting antioxidants and healthy fats that promote heart health and reduce blood pressure. To Eliana, this is a delicious breakfast that feels like she is eating ice cream. To me, it’s a
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Let’s Wash Our Hands is our newest Toddler Recipe created just for kids to follow with minimal support of a grown up. I know what you’re thinking: washing your hands isn’t a “recipe”, so what’s up? We created this recipe because clean hands are a chef’s most important tool. When our teeny tiny sous chefs are helping us in the kitchen, it’s especially essential that they have extra clean hands. Just think for a moment about all the things those teeny tiny hands touch in the span of a few minutes. Kind of gross, right? Yeah, those little hands need a good scrubbing! So go ahead and
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In case you missed it, Eliana and I shared a new recipe for cookies on Monday. We experimented with these cookies quite a few times while trying to get the recipe “just right.” While we were making these cookies most recently, Eliana was inspired to create an impromptu video with tips about squeezing “wemons” (lemons) and the importance of a strainer. The evolution of this teeny tiny sous chef and her creativity in the kitchen completely amazes me. I’m so proud of her. Her lesson is now the latest video in our collection of 2 Minute Tips. Check them out on our YouTube channel!
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Sometimes there are recipes that haunt me. I get an idea for something I want to make but try after try, after try I can’t get it “right.” So, I take a break and walk away from that recipe for a while to clear my head and hopefully gain inspiration for how to fix it. Today’s Monday Meal, Lemon Dusted Coconut Cookies, is one of those recipes. Eliana and I began working on this recipe in December and almost 6 months later, we (finally) nailed it. Woohoo! I LOVE these cookies and so does Eliana. (Though, to be honest, I’m
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The other day as Eliana was getting ready for a nap, she looked up at me with a shy little smile and said, “I want to make a recipe.” She went on to tell me that she wanted to make “Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches.” I told her to think about how we would make them and that we would talk more about it after her nap. So later that day, I asked Eliana to tell me about the recipe without adding in any of my ideas. (For example, I would probably try mixing peanut butter and berries to
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Today Eliana and I are sharing our newest 2 Minute Tip and this one is about washing your hands. Wait–we are sharing a tip about washing your hands? You might wonder why we created a short instructional video about this healthy behavior when we usually share recipes and food-related tips. Well, did you know that clean hands are a chef’s most important tool? Yes they are! It’s especially essential that our little kitchen helpers have extra clean hands when they assist us in the kitchen. Just think for a moment about all the things those teeny tiny hands touch in the span of a few minutes. Kind of gross,
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Around a month ago, I got the idea to make a crunchy brittle-like candy. After doing some research, it seemed like recipes for nut brittles typically include corn syrup. Corn syrup isn’t an ingredient I keep on hand so I searched for a recipe without it. I found this one by Average Betty and modified it to create my recipe for Coconut Almond Crackle. A couple of tips before the recipe: First, to get a truly crunchy nut brittle, you need to use a candy thermometer. I made this recipe a few times without using a thermometer and it tasted
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teeny tiny foodie has some fun and exciting news! We are now sharing short videos we call “2 Minute Tips with teeny tiny foodie.” These videos will contain quick tips and lessons pertaining to cooking, prepping and storing food. Today we are debuting these videos with: How to Wash Leafy Greens and How to Massage Kale. The links below will take you to our YouTube channel to watch them. If you have any kitchen questions or tips you want us to explain, please leave them in the comment section below or email me at [email protected]. 2 Minute Tips with teeny
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