
09/21/17
Here’s Hoping for a Sweet New Year
For those of you who don’t know, Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, as well as the perfect place to test if your children are retaining any knowledge from Hebrew School.
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However strapped for time and sanity you are, sticking a note in your kid’s lunchbox is an easy thing to do, which makes a huge impression on your kids. But what does your note say about YOU?
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These waffles do not defrost easy. Especially if you are barely three feet tall and your kitchen is half the size of Blue Ivy’s closet.
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I decided to teach Harlow how to make her own bowl of cereal, thinking this could make my mornings way easier this summer. Harlow said she already knew how and would teach me instead.
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04/05/17
Project Playdate: Passover Pizza
Personally, I think a piece of Matzah tastes perfect with a simple slather of butter, but if you want to get a little more exciting— Matzah Pizza is where it’s at.
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03/31/17
29 Breakfasts Too Adorable to Eat
There is not much cooking required. It’s pretty much all presentation and anybody who can cut a banana can do it.
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For my second episode of “Mommy Shorts in the City,” we visited the newest Milk Bar location in the West Village and got to sample crack pie ice cream, birthday cake truffles, and unlimited cookies.
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It’s time to break out the clover cutters! Pots of gold, rainbows and leprechauns present limitless opportunities for those obsessed with holiday-themed crafts and recipes.
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I’m trying to take what people like about my Snapchat and combine it with my personal recommendations, since the question I get asked most often is what to do, see and eat in NYC. First up— baking challah at Orwasher’s Bakery!
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Since it’s Awards Season, and I have only seen one adult movie this year, I decided to put together a ceremony for the movies I actually did see— the animated ones.
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12/29/16
Frying Up Some Latkes for Hanukkah
If there is one thing Jews know, it’s how to make a good starch. We’re the people who brought you bagels, after all. During Hanukkah, we make it our business to show the world what we can do with potatoes.
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Harlow sings while she works. She sings while she pees. She sings while she gets pushed in the stroller. And she always always always sings while she bakes.
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12/14/16
Making Macarons, Not Macaroons!
A French pastry chef gave the Mommy Shorts Team a macaron baking lesson! He told us that one must not rush the macaron-making process. Plus you have to wait 24 hours to eat them. THAT WAS HARD!
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Due to important blog research, I’ve determined that although I pretend to be a sophisticated dark chocolate lover, I am really a milk chocolate lover at heart. Also— if you touch my praline crescent, I will cut you.
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Harlow and I did some test baking for Thanksgiving, incorporating something she loves (pumpkin) and something she routinely digs out of her muffins (cranberries.)
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