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Let Your Child Care Giver Help You with Meals

Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a lovely holiday this past weekend if you were indeed celebrating.  I had an easier Seder this year because I was a guest , not a hostess. Niiiiiiiiiiice!  Did you get any help? For those of us who rely on child care or assistance around the house in […]

Remember My Easy and Tasty Passover Recipes this Year!

  Hi everyone! I would like to wish you a very happy Passover and Easter this weekend. If you are like many of us who were unable to set aside some time to cook, you don’t need to cater! Here are some reminders of easy , quick and  delicious recipes for the holidays from years […]

Green Edamame Dip For St. Paddy’s Day or Anytime

Today I had my annual trip to The Side Door, a free hang out spot for middle schoolers from 2:15-5PM. You know, the time when most kids get into trouble….. http://kids.baristanet.com/2011/09/side-door-middle-school-hangout/ Last year I presented them with the shocking green shake for St. Paddy’s Day but today I thought I would mix it up with […]

Alma’s Award Winning Chocolate Cake With Cream Cheese Filling

Hi everyone! Well, you all needed that chocolate cake with cream cheese filling recipe from my post the other day where I actually won over a famous NY chef. Please allow me to note that his deep fried whoopie pies were incredible!!! Here’s mine and please remember to not feel bad when others choose someone […]

Making Healthy Green Shakes with Kids? Experiment!

Hi everyone! Everyone talks about their green shake recipe and how great it tastes but one man’s green shake treasure may be another one’s green shake garbage. This is why I had the kids in my cooking day camp experiment until they all liked the taste. We need to validate kids and let them know […]

Are Your Kids Honest With You About Your Cooking?

Hi everyone! Today I ask the age old question: Should our kids tell us they would prefer not to eat their dinner or should they just be polite (and quiet) and eat it? In the never before seen video, my own daughter voted against me on a cooking show! See how it turned out, however…. […]

Welcome to My Website and My TEDx Talk!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my new website! After almost four and a half years of the Take Back the Kitchen blog, I decided it was time to have a full fledged website with videos, press, services and all the things I love. Thank you Tagonline.com! I am so excited to show you what’s been going […]

Whitney Houston’s Daughter?? and Fruit and Nut Bars

Hi everyone. I am pretty saddened by the passing of Whitney Houston. My friend Lincoln Bilancia gave me her first tape in high School , pictured above, and it was a big part of my life, as it was for many of us, in the mid eighties. As I watched the Whitney Houston funeral on […]

My Trip to Solon, Ohio and Why???

Hi everyone! First off, thank you so much to all you bakers and volunteers for the Haiti event. We raised almost $1,000.00 for the Edeyo School just from the massive bakesale! The photos are on the Take Back the Kitchen facebook page. Now, you may know that I spent a couple of days away last […]