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Arroz con Leche and The Girl who Walked among Scents book

Today our cooking journey finally brought us to Mexico, where I was born and raised. I decided to share one of the easiest and most satisfying recipes with the girls: Arroz con leche, or Rice Pudding in English.  For this version I used two ingredients that might not be that … Continue reading

Indian Coconut Ladoo and the story of Ganesh

Last Sunday we had a friend from India hosting cooking class. She taught the girls (her daughter and mine) how to make Ladoo’s or sweet coconut balls. She said these were Ganesh’s favorite dessert, and so she also read a book about who Ganesh was and how he got his … Continue reading

Greek Honey Pie and fabulous Greek Myths

This week our cooking around the world class took us all the way to ancient Greece and their myths, by the girls request. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always been drawn to the Greek and Roman myths, so this one was easy for me to do, book-wise… … Continue reading

Chinese Dumplings and their story

This week Little Miss I went on to China on our cook travels to learn and make one of her favorite dishes: Chinese Dumplings. We were both pretty surprised on how easy it was to put them together; it is time consuming, but easy enough for a 5 year-old to … Continue reading

Polish Paczki and the legend of the Dragon of Krakow

This week, because of Fat Tuesday, a friend was asking about where to buy Polish Paczki in town. I looked around and found a bakery, but then I also found a recipe online. It seemed pretty easy to make, so I decided to use it for my cooking around the … Continue reading

Indian Srikhand and Gobble You Up Book review

Last Thursday we had cooking class again. I didn’t post until today because Tiny Mr. A and I went to a conference in SD (lot’s of fun at #womengetsocial !) Anyway, here’s a very easy and yummy Indian dessert for children to make called Srikhand, which I learned during my … Continue reading

Sugar Cookies for Valentine’s day

This past Valentine’s day my daughter and I made sugar cookies and decorated them for her class’ valentine’s presents. We’ve been making her class’ Valentine’s presents together since she was in preschool. This time around, for her first year of Kindergarten, we decided to do decorated sugar cookies. We also … Continue reading

Soft and fluffy Irish blueberry cream scones

  A couple of weeks ago, my 5 year-old daughter wanted to take an enrichment class on world cooking. I convinced her to let me give her MY take on cooking from different parts of the world. So, aided by a fabulous book called “Cuentos del cocinero” (The cook’s stories) … Continue reading