Yummy in My Tummy
Homemade Flour Tortillas
January 22, 2009
Here's another fun cooking project to do with kids, and even better, one that doesn't involve cookies! They never turn out round, of course, but that's half the fun. We're also fond of adding a little food coloring -- nothing like a pink tortilla. (By the way, our recipe calls for vegetable shortening, not an ingredient everyone has around. I highly recommend it, though -- it makes some Read more...
Chopsticks in my Day Bag
January 12, 2009
Among the less typical but nonetheless essential components of my diaper bag (it retains that name despite the absence of diapers) is this: training chopstick holders. Fern loves Asian food, and since we live in a town enriched mightily by cultures that arrived from the other side of the Pacific rim, we have no shortage of options. We drop by our favorite -- Xiao Loong on West Portal -- at Read more...
Winter Toy Reviews
December 02, 2008
The Savvy Moms-in-Chief have asked us to take a look at some of our favorite toys over on the national site; here are my first five favorite toys and what I had to say about them. Want more? Click on the "Books, Toys, and More" link above. Radio Flyer Sports Coupe My daughter has been a Radio Flyer nut since she first saw a wagon outside of a hardware store. Something about the Read more...
November Recap
November 28, 2008
Thanks for a great month! We turned your preschooler into a foodie , had a bit of an alphabetical laugh , and baked a very messy loaf of bread . As the rain and fog closed in, we explored a passel of museums: the Sausalito Bay Model , the Conservatory of Flowers , Zeum , and the Bay Area Discovery Museum's new exhibit . I also tried to convince all and sundry that the Exploratorium is a great Read more...
Baking Bread with a Toddler
November 21, 2008
As we enter into cooler weather, indoor pursuits beckon, and what could be better than baking with a toddler? I'm all over the "easy" way -- buy some pre-made dough, roll it out, and cookie cutter it to death -- but I've found that this bread recipe is nearly as easy and allows for a lot more fun, to boot. It's derived from a no-knead bread recipe I found in the New York Times ( here's the Read more...
Nurturing the Little Cook with a Learning Tower
September 29, 2008
We love to cook with our 2-year old Fern, but it can be really tricky. Our first experiments were carried out on a tarp, with a then 18-month old mixing and kneading at our feet -- but we kept tripping over her. Then we tried shipping all the cooking out to the dining room where Fern could at least sit, but wound up mostly making a mess in hard-to-clean-up spots. Besides, she's like Read more...
Cooking with the Kids: A Quick "Cup" Cake
September 24, 2008
My daughter Fern, who's now 2 and a half, has been nuts for participating in the kitchen lately. I've got a few activities set aside for her -- a container of rice that she can measure, for example -- but really, she prefers most of all to actually prepare food that she'll later eat. Spreading her own peanut butter is easy enough (although a bit of a mess!) but I've also started to Read more...
Saturday is for Sou Boereg: The Armenian Festival is Here!
September 17, 2008
Last year, my wife, daughter, and I stumbled upon the 50th Anniversary of the Armenian Food Festival , held at St. Gregory's down on Brotherhood Way, and we plan to go for the next 50 years at least. The event had everything a cultural gathering should: an old guy wearing World War II ribbons expounding on how Armenia founded world culture, his wife pointing out the Armenian features of Read more...
Sweet Ways to Start the Preschool Year
September 02, 2008
Ah, your 3-year old is off to preschool for the first time! Or maybe your 5-year old has hit the kindergarten set, or your older kids have moved up a grade. The transition from summer freedom to a school regime can be sticky even for those kids who love school, so why not ease the shock with a sweet, ice-creamy celebration? Kids making it through their first days in a school setting Read more...
Savvy Urban Hiker: The blackberries are back!
August 25, 2008
Time to send your kids into the underbrush again! Blackberries have been popping out on sunny hillsides since July, but now's the season for the fogberries: the super-tart smaller blackberries that didn't get quite as much sun as their midsummer cousins. There are dozens of little blackberry pockets around town; here are a few of my favorites: Mountain Lake Park in the Richmond. Read more...
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