See my latest article on genConnect.com: Your kid will only eat mac & cheese? Your little ones or grandchildren refuse to cook with you in the kitchen? With a growing obesity epidemic threatening our children’s safety and nationwide concerns over the unhealthy foods served in school cafeterias, it’s more important than ever for children to [...]

Tristin & Tyler joined us at the 1st annual Kids Food Festival to learn about making healthy food choices! They also got to cook with me, Cricket Azima, they met Chef Joe Johnson and hung with Reed Alexander from iCarly! SUPER FUN!! To see what Tristin and Tyler are up to next, click here.

One of the ways in which Manhattan Youth takes the “community” part of its Downtown Community Center (DCC) literally is by taking inspiration for program ideas from members.

In DCC’s latest program, “Creative Kitchen,” member and creator Cricket Azima will bring cooking classes on baby food to new parents, and introduce cooking to toddlers, as well as special needs children and their families.

Tristin and Tyler are twin brothers who love to find ways to save the earth in their series “Tristin and Tyler’s Tales from the City!” They are so excited about the show because they get a chance to share all of their fun adventures with the kids who watch! Tristin and Tyler joined Cricket Azima at [...]

To compile our list of the best budget-friendly cooking tools we combed through the classics, the brand new, and the new-and-improved. If you don’t already have these kitchen essentials, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without them! Some kitchen gadgets remain state-of-the-art for decades—there’s no improving on the rice cooker, for instance. Yet others are continually [...]