Soup Party!

by | 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...

Grocery Store Supplies

by | 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?

Local Produce

by | 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...

Community Kitchen

by | 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)....