A Bowl Full of Mush – Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

What the heck is mush? Mush is like cream of wheat but traditionally made with cornmeal. I know, sounds gross, but it’s really delicious. You can make sweet or savory mush to accompany many dishes like a Mexican meal, Italian style meats & seafood and Cajun dishes. I made simple, banana mush for Alexandra’s breakfast. […]

Hazelnut Soup – “Tangled”

Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies… I mean, my daughter’s favorite! In the movie Mother Gothel offers to make Rapunzel’s favorite, Hazelnut Soup. Now, I love hazelnuts and anything hazelnut flavor but an entire soup of pureed hazelnut would be a little much, for anyone! This recipe is a mild cauliflower (don’t let […]

Pasta Marinara – Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola

I am about to ruin the story for you… Strega Nona learned from her mother, Concetta, that the secret ingredient for her steaming hot pasta was love. I love this story because the first dish I ever learned how to make was lasagna with homemade marinara sauce. I grew up watching my grandmother make it […]

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