I kid you not: 15 carnivorous kids just chose a vegan beet burger on a handmade potato bun as the winner of Wednesday’s Iron Chef challenge! And a red velvet cake (colored with beets!) with strawberry icing came in a close second. Our kitchen cranked out incredible root vegetable dishes — after the kids shoppedRead More
A Tasty Tribute to Sheila Lukins
September 2, 2009 • 1 Comment
I was filled with great sadness upon reading that Sheila Lukins had passed away this week. She was 66, and had been diagnosed with brain cancer just 3 months ago. Lukins’ most famous cookbook, the best-selling and hugely influential Silver Palate Cookbook, sits prominently on my bookshelf, an original edition “borrowed” from my mom. ItsRead More
A Summer Angelenos Can Be Proud Of
June 10, 2009 • 1 Comment
No sooner did I walk out of my doctor’s office, boasting my healthy ways, and proudly admitting “I don’t eat junk food” did I find myself staring at my guiltiest pleasure in the world. Unfortunately that was at Costco. And now my family has the daunting task of eating 24 ounces of these: Our 4thRead More
What I Did on Summer Vacation
July 24, 2008 • Leave a Comment
It’s almost August… you’ve been to the beach, the park, the fair, and to see Grandma. Twice. Your kids took horseback riding lessons and learned to write HTML at computer camp. You’ve picked them up and dropped them off from more places than you can remember and more times than you can count. And yes,Read More
and for when you don’t feel like chocolate…
July 22, 2008 • Leave a Comment
Summer’s Candy Bar
July 18, 2008 • 1 Comment
I’m hardly against kids eating sweets. Nor do I think chocolate should be relegated to their annual birthday bash. But candy bars, filled with trans fats and other unrecognizable ingredients, are an unsatisfying source of nutrition-less calories. In a Kitchen Kid Cooking Class this week, I watched 5 kids descend on their just-made creations ofRead More
Three Scoops, Please
July 11, 2008 • Leave a Comment
A running joke in our house involves the headless overweight shopper on a busy Manhattan street corner. You know him? Perhaps you’ll recognize him better as the headless overweight beach goer carrying a cooler of coke and cheese puffs. Before the housing crisis took over the nightly news, the waistlines of these headless men andRead More