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I love cooking with my boys.
Last week one of my favorite writers, David Kamp, wrote a terrific piece in the New York Times about the horrors of children’s menu’s and their impact on children’s diet. Go to the NYTimes to read it.
This is a subject that is dear to my heart. It’s important for parents to set the tone. If you enjoy eating vegetables then your kids will too — unless you feed them crap instead. But as bad as kids menu’s can be, Kamp’s article raises a question that he leaves un-addressed. Why are we eating out so much?
Don’t get me wrong. I love to eat in restaurants and I love to take my family — even when my kids are destroying my clothes with their grimy hands and horrifying other diners with their abysmal table manners. But eating out is a treat. When we do eat out, my kids eat off our plates. We savor it together.
But eating out most every night is bad for me as it is for my kids. Making the time cook with my family has made all the difference in the world. It the process that counts.
Read my article They eat what we eat to see what I am talking about.
I made Tzatkiki Sauce sauce with fresh cucumbers from my garden last night. It was terrific with my chicken.
Hello Michelle - I tried your Tzatkiki Sauce and just loved it. I have made extra and have been putting it on just about everything.
I was awake all night. I need a tonic. Ideas anyone? (Keep it legal please!)
Hello Widya-
I enjoyed reading your personal page. You sound very busy and I admire you for your commitment to staying in touch with your mother’s cooking. That is a habit you will appreciate for the rest of your life. I still cook recipes I learned from my mother and now my daughter does too.
Good luck with school, your band and staying away from that junk food.
-Sheila
Hey Linda - I just saw the link to your catering page. Cool stuff. I have the feeling you are a great caterer. People in LA planning a party should definitely look you up.
Hi Peter,
Creme caramel recipe posted, as requested. Make sure to refrigerate before unmolding. And, many thanks to you all (yourself, Andrew, David, and John) for creating this wonderful community and resource for foodies.
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Charlotte, I have to that say all your creations look heavenly. What you do in the kitchen is the absolute antithesis of what I do. I am certain I could never produce such a work or art, it is just not in my genetic makeup.
However, looking at the perfection of your crème caramel picture, I wonder to myself if there is the slightest possibility that, should you publish the recipe, I might just give it a try.
I made pizza with my three nephews and two daughters last night. They each got to dress their own pie and we all pigged out. And it was darn good too.
We made the Summer heirloom pizza and the Radicchio pancetta pizza. We also made a huge mess. My sister got to clean that up — somethings never change.
