Hey Mother’s Day- The Jerk Store Called
First, let’s talk Mom’s Day. It’s sweet as strawberries, fluffy as a pancake, and most importantly, not a jerk. Do you have your plans mapped out for the day? Flowers, phone call, dinner, a cheesy...
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Carrot Zucchini Patties
It takes all kinds in a kids cooking class. Or perhaps this year’s group of students in my after-school crew were a special one. There was the Know-It-All. The student who knew before we were cooking...
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Growing Kid-Friendly Herbs and Using Your Bounty
Growing up I loved helping my mother in the garden. Not only is gardening an excuse to get dirty, which many children love, it is also an opportunity to tend to something, watch it grow and in the...
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Butternut Squash Pancakes
If I ever have a cooking show I want these two cuties, who stayed post-class for pancake thirds, to be guest chefs. They were too busy eating to sit still for a photo, but I love their zeal for these...
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Irish Oat Soda Bread
Kindergarteners make Soda Bread for St. Pat’s I love if my students are able to retain even just a speck of information when we have visitors. Even if parts of it are wrong. Case in point yesterday....
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Mint-Cilantro Paratha
“Cooking is magic.” A statement by a student in today’s class. We’re combining whole wheat flour with cumin and coriander for our mint-cilatnro paratha. ”How so?” I ask. “Because you take like these 4...
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Chef Molly’s Socca with Carrot Ribbon Salad
We love Socca (Farinata or Chickpea Pancakes) here at Allergic to Salad. They are light, high in protein, and are a perfect vehicle for pretty much any taste we’re craving — You can go sweet, say with...
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Stovetop Granola & Yogurt Parfait
“What are you doing?” I asked my student. “Writing down the recipe.” “Does that look like the recipes we use in class? Where are the amounts? Where are the directions?” “Oh, I’ll remember. I have a...
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Cracking Eggs
Properly cracking and preparing eggs are foundational cooking skills. Eggs serve as the glue of many baked goods, as well as delicious packages of protein in their own right. How many of us have...
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Carnival Pancakes
I spent a summer as a nanny living with a family in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It was incredibly idyllic; we lived across the street from a quiet lake where we could go swimming and kayaking....
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