SMALL SERVINGS IS A COLLECTION OF MINDFUL EATING ADVENTURES FOR (PARENTS OF) KIDS.
What Chef’s Feed Our Kids: Broccoli with Olive Oil and Sea Salt
November 19, 2012
In poring through one of my new favorite cookbooks, What Chefs Feed Their Kids, I stumbled upon a recipe for a vegetable that has been well-received in our home for a while now. Broccoli with olive oil and sea salt by Barbara Lynch (who hails from these parts, go Boston!). The small servers in our [...]
Ridiculous, Delicious Hot Pink Pasta
September 10, 2012
Despite any appearance to the contrary, our kids still prefer plain pasta with butter to just about anything else I can put in front of them. While I’ve had some success over the years in broadening their palates, and what they’re willing to try, I’ve not been able to knock that simple (and calorically-speaking: empty) [...]
Epic Seacoast Shrimp Boil with Kids and Grandparents FTW!
September 2, 2012
I’ve been wanting to put together a shrimp boil for the kids all summer, for a few simple reasons. First, I love a one-pot meal. There’s something really elegant and uncomplicated about food cooked together, and I like that idea of passing along that idea to our children. Second, putting new ingredients in a pot [...]
Bread by Pumpkinville and a Country Drive
November 6, 2012
Years ago, my parents bought me a copy of the Pumpkinville Cookbook while they were at a fall festival near Great Valley, New York. I’ve only ever made one thing out of it, pumpkin bread. Not only is the recipe really simple — making it perfect for getting the little ones to help out, but [...]
Twenty Minute Chicken Saltimbocca
October 24, 2012
I’ve been a subscriber to Cooking Light since 1995. I’ve always looked forward to receiving my magazine full of fairly healthy cooking goodness with a few exceptions — when Pals and Princess Terrifica were born, for example. During that time, the magazine was often passed on to others without the spine so much as being [...]
Little A Turns Seven
October 22, 2012
This week we celebrated a very special event, Little A turned 7! It seems like such a milestone — I remember being that very age and how much more of a big kid I was. In our house, a birthday also means some extra baking which is fun and stressful (because I usually spread myself [...]
Dirt Candy Cookbook
This cookbook, from the Brooklyn-based vegetarian restaurant of the same name, has been one of my go-to recipe sources in the last few months.
Clover Food Lab
This Cambridge, Massachusetts spot is family-friendly, very affordable, and the ultimate articulation of unpretentious farm-to-table eating.
Eliminating Wheat
I've been working to cut down on my wheat intake, and I'm feeling a lot better.
Lucky Peach #4
I love everything about David Chang's partnership with Dave Eggers / McSweeney's. One of my favorite magazines on the planet right now.
Pumpkins
Just in time for fall. The way some people feel about using the whole cow or lobster, I feel about eating the whole pumpkin — such a versatile food.
What Chefs Feed Their Kids
My friend Emily recommended this book, which is right up my alley. I'll be working from it a lot in the next few months.
It's a compass, not a guide
I'm a big believer in the idea that we can eat better with our kids, in ways that adhere to the values and tastes that we have as adults. I'm not vegan (or vegetarian), but I think that there's a lot we can learn from exploring a meat-free diet — just as I think there's a lot that we can learn from the butcher or fishmonger. Small Servings is about involving kids in pursuit of meals that we can prepare together, enjoy together, and work to make even better the next time. It's not a collection of recipes, but rather a collection of adventures.
It's a constant work-in-progress
Our pursuit of new foods (and new preparations of familiar ones) meets with both successes and failures. Here, I share both. I'm not a nutritionist or a personal chef — just a mother, wife, daughter and friend with a large circle of friends to involve in adventures with our three children: Little A (6 years), Pals (4) and his twin sister, Princess Terrifica.
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