Holiday Traditions What a great time of year for families to work in the kitchen, making memories; honoring age-old traditions. This year, why not start a new tradition making warm, delicious gingerbread cake. Baked in Europe for centuries, gingerbread has a long and varied identity.  In some places it was a soft, delicately spiced cake; [...]

The Kid’s Plate Liza Blair Kitchen as Alternative Learningscape We’ve heard the saying, It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.  Well the same can be said for how children learn.  Learning that’s more process-based helps children develop stronger visceral and cognitive connections.  This is when the steps to achieving the intended goal are just as [...]

SMALL BITES From Creative Discovery’s Culinary Corner Liza Blair Arts Manager, Creative Discovery Museum Do You Know the Muffin Man? Muffins have a long history. The word muffin comes from the French word, moufflet, which describes a soft bread.  There are two kinds of muffins: the English muffin and the American muffin.  An English muffin, [...]