When talking a few days ago to a relative who is embarking on a trip to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand this week, the conversation turned, inevitably, to food. Such a trip will offer new thoughts on unusual delicacies, spices, methods of cooking. I am so lucky that a few weeks after ...
Working Moms on Flex Time
from The Denver Post May 6, 2008 Working Moms on Flex Time "Mompreneurs." Mothers juggle job and junior, satisfying entrepreneurial urges while raising families. By Douglas Brown With a plastic green Martian in his mouth, a stuffed cow in his hand and a "Mr. Mischief" T-shirt on his body, ...
Cooking For Friends in Need
One of the greatest things about Cooking With Friends is that when you start cooking together, you think more about how food and friends are (or should be) forever intertwined. This is what happened a few days ago when one of my cooking mates emailed be about another friend, whose son is ill and ...
On Our Bookshelf in May
American Masala: 125 New Classics From My Home Kitchen by Suvir Saran with Raquel Pelzel -- This gorgeous book is Indian home cooking at its finest. From Tamarind Chutney to Pistachio-and-Cardamom Pound Cake with Lemon Icing, you’ll find the recipes delicious and inspiring. We are also proud to say ...
Cooking History
A few days ago, five of us gathered at my friend Amy's house to learn cake decorating from her father, Jack. Amy baked a big batch of cupcakes and we (and a pack of 11 kids hungry as wolves and very eager to ice, eat, ice, eat, repeat) stood around her kitchen table to learn. Jack grew up in the ...
Sit Down Together
On Monday, I became a soccer mom. In addition to music class for my 5-year-old, playgroup for my 2-year-old, a cooking date or two and a few other things, like most families, we have a lot going on this week. It's very easy to become the kind of family who cooks together but eats separately, the ...
Three Pots of Sauce
Evelyn suggested Kathy and I each bring over our own pot to her house, we'd put the three on the stovetop and make a huge batch of Basil-Marinara sauce over the course of a two-hour playdate. When you start cooking regularly with friends, things really do get easier. Kathy bought most of the ...
Cooking for Your Lifestyle
Some people who read this blog might think Cooking With Friends is mostly for women, and even more specifically, for moms. That's what it is for us--Because Alison and I are moms of young kids, we make it fit our lifestyle--playgroups, solutions for hectic evenings, food fit for kids and adults. But ...
Cooking Connections
When you open your kitchen and start cooking with others, some serendipitous connections happen you might not expect. My friend Amy, who's been part of our Denver cooking group, told me her dad liked what we were doing. Amy's dad knows food--he grew up in the baking business and even created his own ...
Pizza Party
If you want to get your kids to eat something, let them make it themselves. The creativity, work and pride of ownership put into a dish makes it taste even better. Yesterday afternoon, we gathered about 10 kids for a make-your-own pizza party. They stood on chairs around flour-dusted tables, ...