Category Archives: Kitchen Adventures

Baking With Kids

Preparing the baking dish …let kids spread the butter- they can hold the wrapper or a piece of parchment – or spiritz on the cooking spray. Tell them to oil the four corners first, then fill in the five sides … Continue reading

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What the Hell is a Lemon Cucumber?

Lemon Cucumbers is not new to me, but as I looked at it while sitting in its plastic crate at the farmers market attracting curious glares of a casual observer, I thought that many strolled by and probably wondered “What … Continue reading

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Fresh Herbs Inspiration

Here’s some ideas and inspiration for creatively using the herbs you buy or grow: Basil – Caprese salad — basil, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, salt, olive oil — is a summer staple, but you can also enliven a deli meat sandwich … Continue reading

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Partner Included

As brothers and sisters grow up, their significant others become an important of the siblings’ relationships. If you take the time to learn about them, they can help strengthen your bond. For me, that has meant asking my brother Eli … Continue reading

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Last Meal

What’s your if-I-only-had-one-meal-left meal? Sushi dinner. And a lot of sake. A lot of sake. For dessert: a piece of vanilla confetti cake—that’s my favorite kind of cake. Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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