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Author Archives: Grandma
Easy mid week dinners – cooking with kids – salmon in your slow cooker
We love salmon and sometimes can get our grand-kids to eat it. Although their favorite is Teriyaki salmon ( basic grilled salmon under the broiler with a little lemon juice and Teriyaki sauce mixed together, and drizzled on top) – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged Feta, fresh dill, lemon juice, salad, salmon, slow cooker
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Chores for kids – a great way to grow up with responsibility!
Here is our eldest (just turned 8) grandson taking out the garbage! He is very proud of himself. As I am of him. He badly wants a dog. And he has been promised one if he does his chores over … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged building responsibility, doing chores, getting a pet, learning, parenting, raising children
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Some gratifying events in the past week – how blessed I am ~
This past week there were two press mentions that made me very happy. See below. Los Angeles Business Journal picture with three close friends – thanks Ladies for making me feel so special and accompanying me to this event. … Continue reading
Slow Cooker Heaven – try this one! It is fast and easy – especially when cooking with kids
This is a good dish to serve with chicken or even as a dessert! I like it less spicy as an accompaniment and more spicy as dessert. Cabbage Pear Apple Slow Cooker Casserole Ingredients: 2 lbs red cabbage, shredded finely 4 large onions, peeled … Continue reading
Scallops – my new favorite food! Low calorie, high protein and easy to cook – also when cooking with kids!
Large scallops are delicious – whether in a salad or as a main course. Pair them with pine nuts, couscous and grapefruit or orange slices with a light lemony olive oil dressing and you have a dish fit for queens! ( … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad
Tagged chopped parsley, couscous, grapefruit slices, grapes, meyer lemon, mixed greens, olive oil, orange slices, pepper, pine nuts, salt, scallops
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Sea Bass and Meyer Lemon and Cilantro – Cooking with kids!
In our area, Santa Monica Seafood is one of the best purveyors of sea food in Los Angeles. Fortunately AMAZON FRESH delivers products from there, directly to my home. I use AMAZON FRESH two to three times a week. It … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged bake, Brown rice, cilantro, cooking with kids, Fish, Grandma, healthy, light meal, meyer lemon, olive oil, omega oils, quick and easy cooking, saute, Sea Bass, sea salt
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Bircher Muesli – with amendments!
My niece in Switzerland gave me the recipe that follows for Muesli. It is divine. I have made one change on occasion – which my trainer Michael Cavalieri is not in favor of – but it is a special treat … Continue reading
Blueberry Jam
It is that season again – and our Little Farm is bursting with blueberries. There is nothing as tasty as picking and eating them right from the bush. We are completely organic and it is amazing to taste the flavor … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Gluten Free, Jams, Little farm products, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged blueberries, blueberry jam, fruit, Grandma, healthy, Little farm, organic
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Our Goats are having babies ! Kids galore – triplets last night!
Spring means baby goats – kids – all over the little farm. They are adorable and last week our middle grandson Jonah had the joy of seeing the actual birth of three little baby goats. He named them – Cream … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged births, goats, Grandma, grandson, kids, Little farm, midwives
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Great fun! We hosted 6 eight year old boys – our grandson’s friends – for a sleepover to celebrate his 8th birthday! AND WE SURVIVED!
What fun was had by all! They arrived 11am Saturday and left 3pm Sunday. They were up at 4am Sunday morning – they swam, fed the animals, held the one day old baby goats, played in the bamboo ‘forest’, got … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged eight year old boys, family, fun, Grandma, grandparents, happiness, raising children, Sleepover
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Africa – some funny and typical photos for your enjoyment
A friend sent me these. They are not staged. Real and funny. Enjoy!
Philanthropy Texas Style – The Ann Richards High School in Austin and The Committee of 200 Women CEO’s group
A few weeks ago I was privileged to join fellow women CEO’s from our group The Committee of 200 ( I was past Chair of the C200 Foundation and Past Vice Chair of the Governing Board) at Intel in Austin … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Family, Live Events, Philanthropy, Raising Children, Women's Topics
Tagged all girls school, eleventh grade girls, high school, Intel, Larraine Segil, Latina Women, paying it forward, Philanthropy, President of Intel, Renee James, STEM, Texas, The Ann Richards School in Austin Texas, The Committee of 200, values
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Our beautiful eldest grandson Jack felt sleepy so he took a nap on the best bed there is – Sunny our amazing miracle dog. Both loved it!
I came across our grandson taking a nap. That in itself was not memorable – although it is true that he rarely stops to do so – but his ‘bed’ was truly amazing. Sunny our rottweiler was so ill for … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged blessings, Dog, family, grandchildren, Grandma, grandsons, happiness, joy, rottweiler, Sunny
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A really healthy no calorie drink that costs very little to make – try it!
Our three year old grandsons are getting cuter every day. And they love to go to the farmers market ( as well as to come to the Little Farm) . Last week they enjoyed face painting. This last weekend they … Continue reading
Portabello mushrooms and onions – a great easy side dish
This is an easy side dish to whip up and it goes well with just about everything – especially with fish. Ingredients: 3 large portabello mushrooms sliced thick 1 large onion 4 tbsp of Olive oil 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged cooking with kids, onions, parmesan, Portabello mushrooms, saute, side dish, vegetables
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Cabbage Salad – with raisins – a healthy delicious side
We grow red and green cabbage ( as well as cauliflower, brussels sprouts and broccoli – all part of the same family). This salad is truly delicious. Try it! Ingredients: 1 head of white cabbage chopped 1 head of red … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged Cabbage, cooking with kids, family, feta cheese, Golden Raisins, Kale, olive oil, raspberry vinegar, Red Cabbage, red onion, sweet white onion
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Having fun with twin grandsons and appreciating classical music
Tuesdays are my days with the youngest of my grandsons – we go to the market, walk and play and have lunch together. It is such fun – as you can see! What joy! And then we took our oldest … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Opera, Raising Children
Tagged classical music, family, grandchildren, Grandma, Opera
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I intend to live to 102 – just like this lady – WOW! I am going to practice my golf TODAY!
My sister Pamela in London sent me this video which was made about a woman in San Jose. I want to be just like her! She is 102. I am off to the golf course right now to start practicing. … Continue reading
A great easy salad using Brussels sprouts
In my youth I did not enjoy Brussels sprouts. At the Little Farm we grow them but they take up a lot of space and do not seem to do well. Nevertheless we have great ones in the supermarket nearby so … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Family, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged Bacon, brussels sprouts, cranberries, feta cheese, hazelnuts, maple syrup, salad
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Baked Chevre and pastry – from our goats’ milk
During the summer months our goats are milking – they are pregnant right now and will give birth after a 5 month gestation period in about May – then after about 12 weeks when we wean the babies ( kids) … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Starters
Tagged bake, cheese, Chevre, chives, cooking with kids, family, goat cheese, pastry, recipes
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