Naptime Entertaining: Recipes & Ideas for Family Entertaining

What Going on Today: Spring fever! Outside all morning, quick stop for tomatoes and organic rotisserie chicken before heading home for naptime. Naptime Goals: Make Tamra Davis’ Ranchero Sauce and prepare Chicken Enchiladas for dinner. Make fresh batch of Mimi’s Tex-Mex Guacamole. Tonight’s Menu: Chicken Enchiladas with Ranchero Sauce, Mimi’s Tex-Mex Gaucamole, Spanish Rice, White […]

What’s Going on Today: Negotiating snow-laden New York with a stroller, morning trip to Time Warner Center for a pastry at Bouchon. Naptime Goals: Make Millionaire Shortbread for husband’s office and to give to friends. Tonight’s Meal: Tomato Soup Florentine with a green salad and cheese toast. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Snow snow go […]

My Day So Far: Birthday gift shopping for kid’s birthday party this weekend, bus trip across the park for daughter’s playdate! Naptime Goals: Bake Spice Sandwich Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting for friend’s daughter’s birthday party. Wrap present and prepare for weekend festivities. Tonight’s Meal: Spaghetti and Meatball night – it never fails to […]

My Day So Far: The usual Tuesday morning mayhem with the added bonus of a colossal yogurt smoothie spill at breakfast. Naptime Goals: Get the pulled-pork stewing, send document to certain someone for special Naptime Chef project to be announced soon (!) Tonight’s Meal: Pulled-pork tacos with all the fixings, molasses cookies for dessert. Parenting […]

My Day So Far: A happy relaxing Christmas Eve catching up with friends and family. Naptime Goals: Take 10 minutes to whip up dough for Cinnamon Chip Scones tomorrow morning. Spend the rest of the day in front of fireplace. Tonight’s Meal: Christmas dinner at a friend’s house = no cooking for me! Parenting Lesson […]

Location: Home in New York My Day So Far: Picked up gift bags for spiced walnuts, 45 minutes at playground with daughter, 20 minutes grocery shopping Naptime Goals: 2 batches of Spiced Walnuts for Christmas gifts, prepare ham for dinner Tonight’s Meal: Ham, Carrot Souffle (refrigerator staple), green salad Preparation: Picked up ham and oranges […]

If last fall you had told me that Gwyneth Paltrow would give me a great recipe for Brussel Sprouts I would have rolled me eyes. At the time she, an accomplished actress and protective mother, was easily the last person I would’ve turned to for cooking advice. Then, last November, I subscribed to Gwyneth’s website, […]

I believe that birthdays are meant to be festive occasions. There is nothing wrong with getting older. Even though it may mean a few more fine lines on my face, or indicate that my youthful 20’s are truly over, I don’t mind. I always try to live life to the fullest, and on my birthday […]

Welcome to “Apple Mania 2009,” my new seasonal food focus. Similar to the format of last summer’s ice-cream festival, this fall I will be highlighting delicious recipes made with my favorite seasonal fruit, apples. Look for new recipes all this season showcasing delicious ways to incorporate apples into your everyday cooking and baking! When the […]

Last Saturday I pulled my daughter to the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market in her wagon. She loves wagon rides with me at the helm since I often increase our speed over bumps and let her zoom, slightly too fast, down hills. (The look of glee on her face when we race down the street makes me […]

Summer is meant to be enjoyed outdoors, and for foodies that means grilling. I love to grill whenever I am out of the city, which is why our trip to Cooperstown has been so much fun. Since everyone in my family is an excellent cook, we often find ourselves swapping ideas and stories whenever we […]

I am a nurturer by nature. Growing up I was always eager to care and comfort those around me. Whether it was tucking my stuffed animals into their “beds” or reading my little brother his favorite books, I was quick to provide TLC to anyone in need. Now that I am older I nurture people […]