The Naptime Chef Cooking Show: Naptime Cooking in My Kitchen

What’s Going on Today: Morning trip to garden center for first pumpkins of the season! Daughter off to school for a few hours. Naptime Goals: Make Cranberry Muffins with Pecan Streusel Topping for afternoon snack and breakfast tomorrow! Tonight’s Dinner: Roast Chicken from last night, stripped off the bird and tossed with pasta. Parenting Lesson […]

What’s Going on Today: Preschool orientation. Pay attention! Naptime Goals: Prepare Eggplant Parmigiana, put significant school dates in my calendar. Tonight’s Menu: Eggplant Parm, Green salad, dessert from cookbook recipe testing (!) Parenting Lesson of the Day: Even if you don’t think they’ll ever learn their manners, trust me, they will. Today I attended parent’s […]

What’s Going on Today: Taking advantage of last week without preschool obligations (!) Naptime Goals: Prepare dough for Cherry & Cream Cookies, test two recipes for the book. Tonight’s Menu: Two book recipes (I can’t tell you which ones!), Caesar Salad, Cherry & Cream Cookies for dessert. Parenting Lesson of the Day: I don’t think […]

What’s Going on Today: Trip to the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair, lunch on the dock. Naptime Goals: Put chicken in bbq sauce to marinate, make peach crumble, make Watermelon Margaritas. Tonight’s Menu: Home Guacamole, Cheese & Fruit, BBQ Chicken, Cous-Cous Salad, Green Salad, Watermelon Margaritas, Peach Crumble. Parenting Lesson of the Day: The more kids […]

What Going on Today: Trip to favorite Farmer’s Market in Connecticut, pizza lunch at the market, ask neighbor to babysit our fish next week while we are on vacation. Naptime Goals: Prepare Eggplant & Goat Cheese bake for dinner, finish up some blog posts, packing (again). Tonight’s Menu: Eggplant & Goat Cheese Bake with country […]

What’s Going on Today: Send daughter out for the morning with babysitter. Set up yearly pickling project with Dad. Naptime Goals: Process pickles in the water bath after a whole morning spent pickling. Tonight’s Menu: Mom’s cooking! Parenting Lesson of the Day: Always save an extra pint jar for the kids to play with! Most […]

What’s Going on Today: Spending a week in Cooperstown, trip to the farmer’s market, morning at the lake. Naptime Goals: Shuck corn for boiling, spend time in the garden reading. Tonight’s Menu: Grilled corn, grilled sausage, tomatoes with cucumbers. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Ironically, children seem to sleep better when they’re on vacation. Growing […]

What’s Going on Today: Trip to The Garbage Museum (no joke, watch the video). Naptime Goals: Prepare Baked Tomatoes with Parmesan & Herbs, Cookie Crumble Parfaits. Tonight’s Menu: Tagliatelle, Baked Tomatoes, Cookie Crumble Parfaits, Wine (for the parents) Parenting Lesson of the Day: Never underestimate the appeal of garbage! It’s hard to believe that we […]

What’s Going on Today: Last day in Cooperstown, bike ride with daughter, blueberry picking with Dad! Naptime Goals: Can 2 quarts of Blueberry Pie filling with my Dad. Tonight’s Menu: Mom’s cooking (again!), I am in charge of the corn. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Never let them wear treasured clothes when blueberry picking. Last […]

What’s Going on Today: Big pancake breakfast, morning trip to the beach (hence the wet hair in the video), sunday chores. Naptime Goals: Make Zucchini Bites with the zucchini I recently picked up at the farmer’s market this week, finish up some Babble columns. Tonight’s Menu: Grilled Soyaki Chicken Thighs, Zucchini bites, cous-cous, Chocolate Chip […]

What’s Going on Today: Hanging out in Cooperstown for the Fourth. Lots of fun in the sun, planning for an afternoon boat trip. Naptime Goals: Lesson from Mom on how to make her awesome Gazpacho. Tonight’s Menu: Gazpacho, Turkey Burgers, salad, ice-cream. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Don’t tease toddlers about fish eating their toes, […]

What’s Going on Today: Daughter’s first day of camp! July Fourth decoration preparation underway… Naptime Goals: Prepare Burgers for tonight’s grilling lesson. Tonight’s Menu: Burgers with Chive Parsley Butter, Caesar Salad, Roasted Red Potatoes with Herbed Salt. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Rain helps us start over with a clean slate. I love burgers in […]