Yesterday was my birthday (ahem, a big one). In our family, the tradition is for the birthday person to choose all of his or her favorite foods for dinner (no matter how unusual or difficult to find), and we make the meal together. My husband is sure to choose carrot cake, and often lobster. My kids ...
Kitchen Chronicles
High on Open Sky
Imagine walking into a real store and being warmly greeted by someone who is really excited about what they are selling. And I mean every item they sell. They give you space, but would be thrilled to guide you through offering concrete reasons why a certain product may be right for you. You’re in a ...
We're Open
Since 2006, we've been recommending our favorite time-saving kitchen tools to you, first through our Yahoo group and then on our web site. We heard from many of you that you bought what we recommended, and loved it too. This week we're thrilled to launch The Cooking With Friends Shop, where you can ...
Playgroup Power
The other day at playgroup, we had some granola baking in the oven (as we often do) while our kids played and we caught up on each other’s busy lives. In addition to all my granola ingredients, at the last minute, I grabbed a bag of tough skinned apples that nobody would eat in my house. If there ...
The Universal Language
When two people who don't share a dialect cook together, they find a universal language in food. I had the great opportunity yesterday to cook Turkish food with a group of Turkish and American women. On the menu: Grape Leaves, Ravioli Alla Turca, Red Lentil Soup and Eggplant Salad. As I jumped in ...
Running up that hill! Celebrate National Friendship Month
The other day, with no friends available to join me on my morning run, I had to go alone. Sometimes that’s ok, but most often I prefer some company, especially when I am running up the hill at the end of the first loop. So, on this day, having been up many hours of the night tending to my sick son, ...
Thank You, Ruth Reichl
It was the weekend before the start of school, those last lovely August days shen we were still staying up too late and sleeping in a bit. The mint, peaches, corn and green beans were at their finest. So when Erica suggested we do a three-family (six adults, six kids) late-summer fest, I was ...
Thank You, Ruth Reichl
It was the weekend before the start of school, those last lovely August days shen we were still staying up too late and sleeping in a bit. The mint, peaches, corn and green beans were at their finest. So when Erica suggested we do a three-family (six adults, six kids) late-summer fest, I was ...
Thank you, Ruth Reichl
It was the weekend before the start of school, those last lovely August days shen we were still staying up too late and sleeping in a bit. The mint, peaches, corn and green beans were at their finest. So when Erica suggested we do a three-family (six adults, six kids) late-summer fest, I was ...
Cooking With Friends Named “Word-of-Mom” Blogger by Cookie Magazine
Shannon and I are thrilled to share some great news with the Cooking With Friends community. We’ve been asked to be on the Cookie Magazine “Word-of-Mom” Blogger Panel and, the way we look at it, this is a chance for all of us to share our insights and experiences with other moms across the country. ...