by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
So much of food is about the sense of community it creates. Throw a soup party by asking each guest to bring an item that could go into a soup, then make the soup together. Some guests could wash and cut the vegetables, some could measure out the spices and some could...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
If only certain foods grow at certain times and in certain places, why do you think grocery stores seem to always have a large variety of fruits and vegetables?
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
A garden serves as one source of food for those helping to make the meal in Our Little Kitchen. Even if you don’t have a garden, or even if it is a time of year when garden food is not plentiful in your area, one way to be a conscious consumer is to eat food that is...
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
The author of Our Little Kitchen, Jillian Tamaki, was inspired to create Our Little Kitchen based on her experience helping out at a community kitchen in New York once a week for many years (read the “Author’s Note” at the end of the book for more on her experience)....
by Reina Chaiekh | Feb 25, 2026
Most people in North America today obtain the majority of their food from grocery stores. That means we don’t see where our food comes from, including how produce is grown, what country it originates in or how processed foods are prepared. Pick one kind of fruit or...
