The Naptime Chef Cooking Show: Naptime Cooking in My Kitchen

Welcome back webisodes! With a few big deadlines met and one nice vacation under my belt I have returned with new webisodes. Given my hectic schedule this spring and summer I plan to feature new webisodes every couple of weeks and hope to return to my weekly filming schedule in a few months. To kick […]

What’s Going on Today: Lazy Saturday morning at home. Naptime Goals: Wrap up book recipe testing, catch up with husband after being away last week. Tonight’s Menu: Book recipe (shhh! can’t tell) Last week I was trolling my mother’s recipe box for new ideas and pulled out this recipe for pancakes. She smiled broadly when […]

What’s Going on Today: Catching up after the weekend in Boston! Back to work on the book. Naptime Goals: Unload groceries, set up the slow-cooker, ignore it until dinner time! Tonight’s Menu: Slow-Cooker Short Ribs Pronvencale, Egg Noodles and Salad. Parenting Lesson of the Day: A little time away is good for everyone. Last weekend […]

What’s Going on Today: Shoveling, sledding, laundry, more shoveling. Naptime Goals: Peel garlic cloves, cut up the chicken, write Babble columns. Tonight’s Menu: Mistral’s Chicken, creamy polenta, arugula salad. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Pulling them in the sled can be quite a workout! There is something about snowstorms that sends me running for my […]

What’s Going on Today: Gearing up to get back in the swing of things with school, work and life! Naptime Goals: Finish putting away Christmas decorations, make slow-cooker lasagna, test some book recipes. Tonight’s Menu: Spicy Sausage Lasagna, Arugula salad Parenting Lesson of the Day: Children need their routines, too. My friend Sam is the […]

What’s Going on Today: Preparing for daughter’s birthday party while she naps. Naptime Goals: Set-up the birthday cake, popcorn, spiced up chex mix, cheeses, dip, cookies, lollipops, smoked salmon and baked brie. Today’s Menu: See above: a mix of kid food and adult food to please everyone attending. Bar stocked with Champagne, beer, wine & […]

What’s Going on Today: Actually preparing for the holiday season, ordering gifts, making shopping lists. Tonight’s Menu: Leftover Beef Tenderloin, Green Beans, Peppermint Patty Brownies. Naptime Goals: Relax with some delicious hot chocolate and tell you all about my favorite winter beverages. Parenting Lesson of the Day: You’ll always be amazed at what they ask […]

What’s Going on Today: Close to meeting book deadline #1, attempting Christmas card photos, laundry! Naptime Goals: Make Uncle Will’s Mexican Lasagna, writing, fifth and sixth laundry load of the day (cold weather = more clothes to wash) Tonight’s Menu: Mexican Lasagna, Spanish Rice, Green Salad. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Out goes Halloween, in […]

What’s Going on Today: Prepping for Halloween night, having a bbq with the neighbors! Naptime Goals: Make Apple Spice Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze, buy beer. Tonight’s Menu: Brats, Dip, Cake, Beer. Parenting Lesson of the Day: Halloween is now an endurance holiday, it lasts almost as long as Christmas! Halloween has proved to be […]

What’s Going on Today: Clear, cold day in Cooperstown during a visit to my parent’s. Naptime Goals: Bake potatoes and prepare filling. Re-stuff potato skins and save to bake for dinner. Tonight’s Menu: Turkey (Mom), Green Beans (Mom), Twice-Baked Potatoes (Me). Parenting Lesson of the Day: Nothing replaces a good day with Mere-mere and Bampa! […]

What’s Going on Today: Second activity of the weekend, apple picking at nearby farm. Daughter loves the tractor! Naptime Goals: Slice apples for Cinnamon-Sugar Apple Chips, make Maple Syrup Baked Acorn Squash. Tonight’s Menu: Same as this one! Parenting Lesson of the Day: “Chips” are always a hit! Apple picking is a huge fall activity […]

What’s Going on Today: Morning trip to garden center for first pumpkins of the season! Daughter off to school for a few hours. Naptime Goals: Make Cranberry Muffins with Pecan Streusel Topping for afternoon snack and breakfast tomorrow! Tonight’s Dinner: Roast Chicken from last night, stripped off the bird and tossed with pasta. Parenting Lesson […]