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Author Archives: Grandma
Revolutionizing Design and Manufacturing in the 21st Century SPACEX Elon Musk – amazing!
This is an amazing video – three minutes – and features Elon Musk – formerly a South African btw – talking about the technology. A new way of thinking to be sure! ENJOY!
Posted in Blog, Social media
Tagged Elon Musk, innovation, SpaceX, technology, Tesla
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Macadamia Nuts – we grow them at The Little Farm – and you need a nut cracker to eat them!
We grow our own Macadamia nuts. Seriously. They are unadorned, glorious in their simplicity and taste, and all natural and organic. The only challenge is cracking them! We bought an intense nutcracker thingimy from Hawaii and it works. Of course … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Little farm products
Tagged Grandma, little farm products, Macadamia nuts, nut crackers, squirrels as pests
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Pumpkin Bread from The Little Farm – so delicious I sold it at Williams Sonoma!
I had such an exciting invitation! To present my artisanal cheeses and jams and breads ( pumpkin, banana, persimmon and zucchini) at Williams Sonoma and sell them there! What a thrill! So I prepared for months – literally – preparing … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Little farm products, Live Events, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, Pumpkin bread, recipes, snacks
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Oxtail in the Slow Cooker – Yum ( not low cal – but once in a while why not?)
This is a favorite South African Recipe. It is not for everyone. But we love it! It was my father’s favorite recipe. Here is a picture of my mom and dad, Norma and Jack Wolfowitz, about two months before he died of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Meat, Recipes, Slow Cooker
Tagged beef, family food, meat, Oxtail stew, slow cooker, South African Recipe
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Turkey Chili – low cal and delicious – Easy when cooking with kids too
Here are our gorgeous grandson identical twins Noah and Gabriel giving us a Thanksgiving tune on the piano while we are cooking up a wonderful Turkey Chili in the kitchen with their big brothers ( Jack and Jonah who are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, recipes, Thanksgiving, Turkey Chili
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Slow cooker chicken with sesame and ginger – it is that time of year!
Sesame and Ginger Chicken in the Slow Cooker This slow cooker recipe has minimal effort ( a bit more than usual due to the browning of the chicken and thickening of the sauce – but I must admit on my … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker
Tagged chicken thighs, cooking with kids, ginger, Grandma, healthy, Poultry, quick meals, Sesame
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake – with Caramel Chips – Cooking with kids! I love it too!
SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 3/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla Directions: Preheat the oven … Continue reading
Peach Pie – OMG – how can you resist! Cooking with kids too! And a tip on how to have fresh peach pie all year around!
Peach Pie Recipes | Skillet Peach Pies Recipes for Peach Pies in Skillets These pies were made with Clearjel instead of cornstarch. You can use either but Clearjel forms a clear slurry instead of a milky one and makes a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, Peach pie in a skillet, recipes
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Chicken Yams and Ratatouille – Cooking with kids and a good year-round dish
I love this dish – because it keeps for days – although you won’t have much left since it is particularly yummy! You can use exactly the same amount of each vegetable if that is easier for you – I … Continue reading
Homemade Tomato Soup – Yummy when Cooking with Kids!
Simple Fast Recipe for Tomato Soup Ingredients: Two onions chopped medium Two cloves of chopped garlic Better than Bouillon chicken stock – one tsp for 8oz of hot water – make up about 4 – 6 cups ( use Vegetable … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged comfort food, cooking with kids, Tomato Soup
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Jujube Jam – the most delightful fruit – and the best jam in the world
We grow Jujubes. It is not a candy but a fruit. And the most delicious fruit – sort of between an apple and a date. And when we pit and cook it with a minimal amount of sugar it makes … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Classical Music, Desserts, Family, Gluten Free, Jams, Little farm products, Recipes
Tagged cooking with kids, dessert, Grandma, jam, Jujube fruit, Little farm, recipes
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Tagine Cooking – Middle Eastern Chicken – Cooking with Kids – this is an easy one
I bought some Tagine’s from World Market ( Cost Plus) recently to decorate an outdoor table -since I needed something that could take extreme heat, cold, water and sunshine – and Tagines which are middle eastern Dutch ovens do exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice
Tagged chicken, cooking with kids, dried fruit, organic, Tagine cooking
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Moroccan Salmon with Cinnamon and Figs – cooking with kids!
Last night I was trying to find a way to cook salmon that was interesting. I made this recipe up and it was really yummy. Give it a try and let me know how it went for you and your … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice
Tagged cinnamon, cooking with kids, figs, Fish, Ground Ginger, healthy eating, Moroccan Salmon, Tagine
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Leftover Dinner Wraps – great when cooking with kids or for fast easy meals
Leftovers can make the most creative ( and easiest) meals. We always seem to have some chicken left over from whatever we make for dinner. And I have goat cheese galore in my home – you probably keep some in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Gluten Free, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Snacks, Vegetables
Tagged chicken, cooking with kids, leftovers, low fat mayo, pickles, sun dried tomatoes, tomatoes, Wraps
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Slow cooker for all seasons – had no time today – so threw this together in 10 minutes!
Above is one of my favorite places to eat at our Little Farm – it’s just outside the main house kitchn – and under the shade of an amazing Chinese Oak tree. We eat here summer and winter ( its … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Poultry, Recipes, Slow Cooker
Tagged beans, chicken in slow cooker, cooking with kids, Easy recipes, Fast recipes, slow cooker
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Favorite Easiest Recipes when cooking with kids – Breaded Chicken Cutlets
Kids LOVE my breaded chicken. I made some the other day and they ate and ate and ate! And my husband loved it too. It was fast and easy and so good that you could serve it for a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetables
Tagged Breaded Chicken Cutlets, broccoli, cooking with kids, Easy recipes, Fast recipes, Kale
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Camp Grandma – what my grandkids call our Little Farm – how I love that! Broiled Broccoli and Kale too!
We try to make our Little Farm the most wonderful place for kids – especially our grandkids and their friends. Certainly there are lots of jobs to do here – picking up the eggs from the quails ( 30 of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Fruit, Jams, Little farm products, Other wonderful treats, Poultry, Raising Children, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged Camp Grandma, cooking with kids, family, fruit, grandkids, Little farm, urban farming, vegetables
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A passion for old cars – do you share this?
My husband has always wanted to have an Austin Chummy – a 1927 car – and recently we were in New Zealand and he saw one on the road! Well – long story short – we now have imported a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged 1927 Austin Chummy, British Cars, cars, grandkids, roadster
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Kids and Music – the best combination
Whenever we get into the car with our 6 and 4 year old grandsons in the back, if we are not playing games of “I spy” or telling stories, we are listening to Sirius Radio – Symphony Hall. Our Jack … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Classical Music, Family, Raising Children
Tagged classical music, family, music and kids
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Dogs are healing for humans – kids learn so much from them – adults too!
Here are some cute pictures from the Internet – whomever took them – I don’t know who that is – congrats – they are amazing! Enjoy!
Posted in Art, Family
Tagged Children and pets, dogs, family, love for animals, pictures
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