The Naptime Chef Cooking Show: Naptime Cooking in My Kitchen

What’s Going on Today: 6am wake-up call (wha?!) from daughter, out and about eeeaaaarly. Errands around town, trip to playground, picnic lunch. Naptime Goals: Make Vegetable Quiche for dinner tonight, catch up on things around the house and maybe take a quick nap before daughter wakes up! Tonight’s Menu: Slice of vegetable quiche, white wine, […]

What’s Going on Today: Picking up knives from new knife sharpener (!), library trip, fun in the sun, Mom’s night out! Naptime Goals: Make Strawberry Mint Ice-Cream, organize schedule for babysitter, clean up email inbox. Tonight’s Menu: Mom’s night out! (Dad and daughter eating leftovers) Parenting Lesson of the Day: Introduce kids to their local […]

What’s Going On Today: Rainy day in CT, sing-along at the beach before cloudburst, errands in the afternoon. Naptime Goals: Strawberry-Raspberry Cobbler, roast vegetables, marinate chicken. Tonight’s Menu: Chicken with Veggies, Cobbler (our second one this week!) with Strawberries from the farmer’s market. Parenting Lesson of the Day: When conversing with toddlers always have a […]

What’s Going on Today: Returning from Martha’s Vineyard with a pile of laundry and an overtired kid. Naptime Goals: Sort through mail, laundry and fridge. Make grocery list. Tonight’s Menu: Meatballs for Choir Boys from the freezer, Salad, Wine. Parenting Lesson of the Day: There is nothing like a visit to the grandparents to tire […]

What’s Going on Today: Packing for Memorial Day, pick up dry cleaning and fresh bottles of sunscreen. Plan for walk to the beach after naps. Naptime Goals: Prepare Cous-Cous Salad with Blue Cheese and Craisins, wrap up blog posts, zip up suitcases! Tonight’s Menu: Hebrew National Hot Dogs with Toasted Buns, Cous-Cous salad, Green Salad, […]

What’s Going on Today: After all the packing… we are finally unpacking. Naptime Goals: Unpack the kitchen (my top priority, obviously!) Tonight’s Menu: Take-out from the mexican place up the street we can’t wait to try. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Sometime change is good, even for kids. So, we’ve moved. It was a stressful, […]

What’s Going on Today: Finalizing things with the movers, taking advantage of last few days in New York! Naptime Goals: Make Lemon Coconut Squares for picnic in Central Park tomorrow. Tonight’s Menu: Leftover Roast Chicken, Green Beans with Walnuts, Lemon Coconut Squares for dessert (we don’t have to take the whole batch to our picnic, […]

What Going on Today: Up waaaaayy too early this morning! Have to start packing boxes. We officially move in 2 weeks. Sad. Naptime Goals: Make Polenta steaks using my new favorite recipe. Work on address changes, squeeze in a little R&R for me, too. Tonight’s Menu: Chive Polenta Steaks, green salad. Parenting Lesson of the […]

What’s Going on Today: Up earlier, sun is brighter, playground more active – everything is better in springtime. Off to the farmer’s market to pick up fresh veggies and all of my favorites from Ronnybrook Farm. Naptime Goals: Make big batch of Pancake Mix for pancake breakfast on Saturday. Tonight’s Menu: Leftover Browned Butter Asparagus […]

What’s Going on Today: Last minute errands – pharmacy, travel shop, dry cleaner, etc. – before we head out to Charleston! Naptime Goals: Prepare Chicken Parmesan for dinner, finish packing suitcase. Tonight’s Menu: Chicken Parmesan, Green Salad, Garlic Bread. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Create a “grab bag” of new toys from the dollar store […]

What’s Going on Today: Taking my daughter to museum then out to lunch with her friends! (When did she start having lunch appointments?) Naptime Goals: Make homemade ricotta and homemade tomato sauce so that dinner is all set to assemble this evening. Tonight’s Menu: Baked Stuffed Shells with Homemade Ricotta. Parenting Lesson of the Day: […]

Lemon Pudding Cake with Dad from Kelsey Banfield on Vimeo. What’s Going on Today: Morning at the Farmer’s Museum to enjoy the Sugaring Off breakfast, the celebration of the maple syrup harvest with lots o’ pancakes and fresh local syrup! Naptime Goals: Bake Lemon Pudding Cake with my Dad, an amazing home cook who wants […]