"My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people."
— Orson Welles
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MY KIDS MADE ME BREAKFAST IN BED (AT 3AM)
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Food draws people together in so many ways. One of the things I miss the most about my kids being grown is the joy of being in the kitchen creating deliciousness together.
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LUCY AND LUCY = PURE LOVE
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Although my mother wasn’t a cook, she was great at getting us involved in whatever she was doing. She even had tasks appropriate for a two-year-old. The handles of the dresser drawers in her room could go up or down, and I was in charge of putting all the handles down on the dresser every day. It’s sort of a wonderful little idea—it’s so important to get the kids involved in a way that makes them feel useful. Kids can absolutely arrange a crudites platter or frost cupcakes long before they’re able to use the stove and actually cook.
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WE DID EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN–THE KIDS EVEN ENTERTAINED
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Practically from the time Patrick was born, we loved cooking together. He has always been a natural! He likes to make up his own recipes—actually when he was little, we called them “concoctions”—and he would literally invent his own recipes for pancakes and cakes. Patrick and I loved cooking chicken fingers together. Even as a kid, he created his own spin on my chicken finger recipe, complete with a secret sauce that was downright delicious. All of these years later, our love of cooking this recipe together is precisely why I named it Patrick’s Chicken Fingers in my cookbook. He was an exceptional steak cook and even learned to make sushi, before he became a vegan. Everybody loved Patrick’s dishes. Lucy (they/them) was much more of a baker, and when they weren't baking, Lucy would be cleaning up behind us as we were cooking, because as a family we were really good at creating a kitchen explosion.
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LUCY, THE BAKER OF THE FAMILY
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Instagram followers know that some of my best times are spent in the kitchen with Roy. We love to cook, we love to eat, and even while we’re eating, we’re talking about what we might make next for dinner. I am usually in the kitchen all day while he’s working on his computer, but after work he enjoys spending his evenings making a lovely dinner. We set a beautiful table and really cherish that time together.
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WE LOVED SPENDING TIME TOGETHER IN THE KITCHEN
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This week I’ve gathered some contributors to talk about cooking with the people we love, whether it’s with your sister, your friends, your kids, or your community.
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ENJOYING ITALY WITH MY KIDS AND UNCLE CARL
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This week, I decided to change it up by including a podcast I was lucky enough to be a guest on! I was so delighted to sit down and chat with Hayley Paige, who you can now find at @allthatglittersonthegram, and Conrad Louis of All That Glitters Podcast. In this episode, we talk about how nocrumbsleft came to be, we dish about kitchen jewelry, I reveal some of the lessons I've learned along the way, and of course we share a few wonderful laughs too. If you're wondering about all things nocrumbsleft and all things Teri, you shouldn't miss this episode!
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MOLLY AND HER SISTER, MEREDITH
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My sister and I love cooking, so every Saturday we get together and make a big meal from scratch. Recently, we prepared a chicken and steak taco dinner, making our own tortillas, salsa, chipotle adobe sauce, and guacamole. We go grocery shopping, listen to music while we cook, and then enjoy our delicious meal together. Our deep and mutual joy of being in the kitchen has brought us so much closer, and I feel so lucky to share what I love with someone I love. This week, we’re doing Texas BBQ, and I couldn’t be more excited for the food or the company.
Molly Scullion, nocrumbsleft Director of Digital Media, very cool sister
@mollyscullion |
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MOLLY AND MEREDITH GETTING CRAZY IN THE KITCHEN
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My daughters have grown up cooking with me. I used to set them up with basics like mashing guacamole, mixing pancake batter, or cutting scallions with a butter knife. It has evolved into a full-on passion with them both. My oldest is on a quest to perfect the grilled cheese and sunny side up eggs (two great beginner recipes), while my youngest is always interested in unusual food combinations. Allowing children to help with small aspects of cooking not only inspires creativity and pride, but autonomy and choice help build more curious eaters.
Ed Duffy
Dwardcooks.com
@Dwardcooks |
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COOKING WITH FRIENDS: THE BEST WAY TO SAY “I LOVE YOU”
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During the pandemic, I was lucky to find a group of friends who have become like family. We’re neighbors in the same building, and almost every night we gather to cook or eat together. Whether we make a meal together, each bring a component, or make our own food and enjoy it together, we share our cultures and favorite food memories with each other.
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ANGELICA CUTTING OUR FRIENDSGIVING TURKEY
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Suzie teaches us how she makes Shabu, Angelica shows us how to make steak in a cast iron pan, Adam shares how he makes his spicy Italian pasta, and CC cooks her favorite Vietnamese dishes for us. I’ve learned about the people I love through cooking and eating. Now many of my friends' recipes have become staples and making them feels like home.
Lucy Hartman (they/them), Badass Royal Head of the International Department of Bad Bitchery
@itsthelucyshow |
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LUCY AND FRIENDS ENJOYING THEIR CREATIONS
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KIDS MAKE THE BEST SOUS CHEFS
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Cooking together creates opportunities for learning and connection. Children can acquire important life skills, and cooking also highlights the meaningful principles of service and caring for each other. You don't have to cook a whole recipe together for your children to benefit from the kitchen time:
- Have your child sprinkle a pinch of salt over some veggies before roasting.
- Let your child slice a banana for a snack using a butter knife (see my blog post about teaching kids to use knives safely).
- Have them play nearby while you cook and describe what you’re doing--what colors you are using, how things smell, etc.
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SENDING LOVE THROUGH COOKIES
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Since the start of the pandemic, Fight2Feed has been cooking 1,000 meals weekly for homeless shelters and embankments as well as other organizations helping those in need around Chicago. What began as something to do during the stay-at-home order resulted in my kids and me baking more than 3,500 cookies to give a little love from our home through a bite of a chocolate chip cookie. I reached out to my network, and Fight2Feed, which has been around since 2014, now has more than 200 bakers baking cookies that are added to the meals being distributed. Join our bake squad at www.fight2feed.org
Cindy Rudman, Bake Squad Volunteer Coordinator
@fight2feed
fight2feed.org
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Roy Bowls are here and I couldn't be more excited! These pasta bowls are named after my partner, Roy, because he makes the most delicious pasta I've ever had. It's a beautiful deep bowl that nests perfectly on our Hurley Plates. Click here to buy yours now. And when you buy five, you get the sixth free!
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SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU
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I’m so delighted about my friends Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous' incredible new cookbook, Food Between Friends, that we are giving one away this week! Click below to enter the Food Between Friends giveaway!
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NESTING BUNDLE IN MOONDUST
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We’ve got some really excellent giveaways this week! We’re giving away a Nesting Bundle to a lucky follower on Instagram, so click here and follow the directions on the post to enter. We’re also giving away three of MadeIn’s 5-Piece Nonstick Sets. Click here so you can get to the post and enter. To see what comes in the set, click here.
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My favorite go-to cookbook...clearly tagged with all my favorite recipes. Teri's the Queen of Magic Elixirs.
Jaime Rabb
@jaimerabb
Los Angeles, California
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