Today’s Reverb 10 prompt: What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? Tonight, my 4-year-old and I made steel-cut oat buttermilk waffles. It’s a modification of his favorite pancake recipe, and he assured me that…
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Not My Job. Or Is It?
We sat at breakfast one Wednesday morning, and I was recapping the previous night’s Team in Training run with my then 3-year-old son. He listened carefully as I talked about our tempo run, and seemed deep in thought as he ate his oatmeal. “Is running your job?” he asked between bites. “No,” I explained. “I’m…
Easy “Cuban” Chicken
I’m not the biggest fan of Florida, but I am a huge fan of Cuban cuisine. I’ve been making recipes from Three Guys From Miami since their cookbook was nothing more than a random collection of recipes online; I highly recommend investing in both Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban and Three Guys From Miami…
Slow Cooker Pepper Pork Chops
I haven’t been doing a good job of updating the recipes that the Tiny Kitchen Assistant and I have tried, but I’ll do my best to catch up in the coming days. Today’s recipe: Alton Brown’s slow cooker pepper pork chops. I’m a sucker for meat that falls apart after prolonged cooking, and when our…
Going Retro: Tapioca Pudding
I’m not giving away any big family secrets by revealing that my mother hated to cook. It was rare for her to make special stuff, and for me, tapioca pudding was one of the most mystical things of all. Unlike cake mix — oil, eggs and 2 minutes with the beaters — tapioca required standing…
Ham, Lyonnaise Potatoes and Prosciutto Brussels Sprouts
Today, I asked the boy what he wanted for dinner: chicken, pork or beef. His answer? “Ham. Not that stuff that comes in the zippy bags. Thick ham. From the oven. Slices. Can you do that?” Huh. Didn’t see that coming. I also didn’t realize that nobody sells ham outside the holiday season. I hit…
More Muffins, Now With Extra Assistants
On Monday, I invited the Tiny Kitchen Assistant’s best friend and her younger brother over to make muffins. Three kids under the age of four? What could possibly go wrong? As you laugh at me from the safety of your clean kitchen, I have to admit that it went much better than I would have…
Kids’ Lunches
Next month, the tiny kitchen assistant will be starting a new preschool, one without a hot lunch option. This will require me to get creative five days a week. This morning, at breakfast, I asked him for some suggestions for what he’d like to take for lunch. After the obvious choice of mac & cheese,…
Muffin Question
Readers: do you have a favorite muffin flavor? The boy wants to make muffins on Monday for his day off from preschool, and I’m looking for new variations. He’s suggested strawberry, which I’ve never seen before, but he says that, “if you can make a muffin with blueberries, you can make one with strawberries.” He’s…
Cooking with E: Chicken and Polenta
I’ve decided to do a periodic review of new recipes, sharing my successes and failures while cooking with E, now 3 1/2 going on 45. He’s been by my side on his “standing stool” — a two-step ladder — since long before his second birthday, and he’s becoming a surprisingly aware little mini-chef. Tonight’s meal…