Semiserious Chefs

Running a preschool in our home for the last 4 years has definitely had an affect on how I view cooking. There are the quick kid friendly meals and the mass production recipes of course, but there are also really silly creative meals that come from bizarre themes and crazy child suggestions. Maniac Muffin Rolls […]

“New or Fingerling?” you ask. Yes! Either is fine. In fact they are very similar. New potatoes are just smaller under developed versions of any, otherwise normal, type of potato. They are simply picked early in the season. Baby versions of their adult counterpart. Fingerling potatoes are a particular breed of potato that stays small […]

There are so many renditions of picnic rice, and quite a few ways to modify this recipe. I love that this is a great family dish. It’s perfect for little hands to practice with plastic lettuce knives, or even just the stirring. It can be adjusted to your family’s personal tastes and is a great […]

Not too long ago, when the snow hadn’t flown yet but the doldrums of winter were definitely here, I asked Andrew for some ideas for the next preschool theme in our daycare. Black Smithing. That’s what he decided for a group of 2, 3, and 4 year olds. “Maybe in the summer?” was the politest […]

The other day I took the daycare friends to our ‘climbing tree.’ Just naming it that gives this poor, fallen, barkless, excuse of a tree some dignity. In reality it is just an average size, dead tree clinging for dear life unto the crook of another tree. But for 3 and 4 year-olds? It is […]

I love shopping for fresh and bright vegetables. It’s so much fun to treat my family to unique variations of the typical vegetables we like. For instance, the head of broccoli we got from the farmer’s market that was as big as my head! Or, in this instance, beautiful rainbow carrots and chard. So they’re […]