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Author Archives: Grandma
Egg Drop Soup – sooo easy and yummy – light too
I love noodles – of all kind. And chicken soup is soothing – still cannot find proof that it helps ( empirical proof that is) – just the goodness of the way I feel when I eat it! And that … Continue reading
Beef Barley Soup – Ina Garten Style with Little Farm Modifications
My husband loves Beef Barley soup especially on a cold day. Here is a great recipe from Ina Garten – with a few modifications. Beef Barley Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon good olive oil 2 pounds beef oxtails Kosher salt and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Soups
Tagged barley, Beef barley soup, cooking with kids, one course meals, oxtail, soup, stew, winter cooking
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Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken
The amazing mom ( now in her nineties) of one of our dear friends makes this chicken and her kids do too. Yummy and so easy! Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken Ingredients 4 chicken breasts ( I mixed thighs and … Continue reading
A new way to do Cauliflower and Broccoli – so that kids will LOVE them!
These tend not to be favorite vegetables although when they are cooked as below – they become really delightful and our grandsons love them! Give it a try! I have included some lower calorie options for you below – after … Continue reading
Went to a lovely wedding of dear friends – the best organized wedding I have attended in a while!
Kay and John married – surrounded by grandkids, children, siblings and friends – what a gorgeous wedding. Exactly as one would dream about! And now as we hope and wait for rain – here is a great rainy day recipe! … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Slow Cooker
Tagged apples, beef, beef stew, carrots, cooking with kids, Grandma, slow cooker
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Trifle – South African Little Farm Style – yum!
A dessert that is easy but fabulous is English Trifle. But our South African version with some Little Farm Additions is quite unique. So toss whatever recipe you have seen in the past and use this one! Note this is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Jams, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged Amaretto cookies, Amaretto liquor, Birds Custard, BIscotti cookies, cooking with kids, cream, custard, English Trifle, Kiwis, Little farm trifle, Nuts grandma, South AFrican trifle, strawberries, sugar, Trifle, Whipping Cream
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Getting ready for a great 2016
How are you preparing for a great 2016? More time with family? With friends? Doing exercise? Eating right? Sigh. So many resolutions. Small steps seem to work best – one day at a time? I always set such high standards … Continue reading
So wonderful to give back – here is our Larraine Segil Scholars Family Holiday Party – parents, children and siblings of many of our 13 scholars joined us
We are so blessed to have these outstanding young women in our lives – and here they joined together for a holiday party at The Little Farm – it was such fun! Our son James and daughter in law Donne … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Family, Little farm products, Live Events, Philanthropy, Raising Children, Women's Topics
Tagged bouncy, cooking with kids, entertaining, family, Friends, giving back, grandchildren, grandkids, holiday party, Larraine Segil Scholars, Little farm, Mentoring women, paying it forward, Philanthropy, swimming
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Apple Mincemeat Crumble – a very English dessert
Apple and mincemeat crumble (4- 6) This is an English Recipe from my sister so I have kept the UK measurements and put the USA ones next to them. Ingredients: 500 g sliced cooking apples ( 1.1 lbs) 150 g … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged apples, butter, cooking with kids, crumble, English Desserts, flour, grandma cooking, lemon rind, Mincemeat, raisins, sugar
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Cooking for the cold weather – yummy stews in the slow cooker!
Beef Stew in the Slow Cooker 4 medium potatoes , cut into quarters (4 cups) 2 cups fresh OR frozen whole baby carrots 1 stalk celery , cut into 1″ pieces 1 medium Italian plum tomato , diced 2 1/2 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Meat, Slow Cooker
Tagged Campbell's Soup, cooking with kids, pot roast, slow cooker, Tomato Soup, winter recipes
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I promised the grandkids that I would bake each of them a cake – what fun we had! Paw Patrol, Spiderman, Batman & Ninjas!
The Segil Bakeoff! A sugar high for about 3 days! WHOOPIE! You can see that much of the chocolate frosting missed the cake and went into little mouths. But that is what being at Grandma’s house is all about right?? … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Other wonderful treats, Raising Children, Snacks
Tagged Batman cakes, chocolate frosting, cooking, cooking with kids, cupcakes, family, Funfetti Frosting, grandchildren, Grandma, grandsons, love of family, Paw Patrol Cakes, Spiderman cakes, Thanksgiving, togetherness
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Thanksgiving 2015 at The Little Farm – more pics – my husband loved the food – so did everyone else! My favorite holiday!
Thanksgiving day involved a lot of cooking and tons of food – appreciated by all! Here is my husband – and the quote that our son put to this montage – we laughed a lot! “My father’s three stages of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged cooking with kids, family, Friends grandkids, giving thanks, Grandma, gratitude, Thanksgiving
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Love the holidays – The So Cal Committee of 200 Scholars at The Little Farm to Celebrate the holidays
Joy is family togetherness. And this holiday season we have much to pray for and much to be thankful for. Living with fear is debilitating – and many around our world are doing that. I feel it when I think … Continue reading
Larraine Segil Scholars and families 2015 holiday party – such fun!
On the weekend before Thanksgiving we also held a holiday party that I created for my personal Larraine Segil Scholars ( LSS GROUP) and their families – at our Little Farm – with a bouncy ( of course, for the … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged cooking with kids, family, Grandma, Holiday parties, Larraine Segil Scholars, mentoring, Philanthropy, promoting women, togetherness
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EY are in the forefront of bringing about Gender Parity – keeping the discussion and change actions going!
The panel that our son James and I were on at EY with EY leadership and Charlotte Guyman, Board member on Berkshire Hathaway, has caused a stir! Thanks to EY who keep this conversation and change actions going! The last … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Family, Women's Topics
Tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Edgecast, entrepreneurship, EY, Frontier Communications, Gender parity, leadership, millennials, Verizon
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Bread making – what joy! Here is the recipe for family togetherness – don’t only break bread – make bread!
I know a few posts ago I told you about making bread with the grandchildren – well I finally got the video to work and wanted to share it with you. Such fun – and I could not be happier! … Continue reading
Had an amazing experience at EY Entrepreneur of the Year Strategic Growth Forum 2015
I had the privilege to serve on a panel on Gender Equity and Parity with Charlotte Guyman, Director on Berkshire Hathaway, as well as Stephen Howe Chairman and Managing Partner EY USA and Uschi Schreiber Global Vice Chair Markets EY … Continue reading
Weird but worth trying! Banana Tea!
I tried this – and it tasted good – and has no calories I LOVE bananas – we grow them – but they are pretty high in calories if you have more than one. This tea is supposed to help … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged banana, Banana Tea, fruit, recipes, sleep aid
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Halloween is always such fun! This year was no different – just better! And a quick slow cooker vegetarian recipe!
The grand-kids start preparing weeks in advance – such excitement! Here they are – and of course we got into it too. Last year we were Mustard and Ketchup – this year we were – (what else!) Hot Dog and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Slow Cooker, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged curry, dressing up with kids, family, Grandma, Halloween, kids, raising children, slow cooker, trick or treats, vegetarian, yogurt
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Getting cooler – time to bring out the Slow Cooker! And making bread with the grandsons!
I LOVE making bread with my grandsons – such fun kneading it just a few Fridays ago! Lucky me! Fortunately throwing the dough around to pick up the pieces helps it taste even better! Clean hands for all little boys … Continue reading
