The Kitchen Wasn't Designed for Kids

How reducing barriers helps kids cook more independently and confidently.

Jul 8 • Sophie Mortner

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Kid Recipe: Celebration Cookies!

A New Cookie Built on Familiar Skills

Jul 1 • Sophie Mortner

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June 2026

The Sunday Dinners That Changed How I Think About Learning

How cooking through The Family Meal cookbook revealed that the skills we use in the kitchen are the same skills we use to learn.

Jun 23 • Sophie Mortner

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Kid Recipe: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

What Banana Bread Can Teach Us About Second Chances

Jun 16 • Sophie Mortner

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April 2026

Adult Recipe: Cardamom Coffee Cake

A spiced coffee cake project, designed for adult cooks

Apr 13 • Sophie Mortner

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March 2026

Executive Function: Why Cooking Is the Perfect Place to Practice

Understanding the skills behind everyday tasks and how to strengthen them in the kitchen

Mar 31 • Sophie Mortner

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Kid Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies

A bakery-worthy cookie kids can make independently

Mar 5 • Sophie Mortner

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February 2026

Cooking as Care: Raising Kids Who Show Up for Others

How Cooking Gives Kids Agency to Show Gratitude

Feb 26 • Sophie Mortner

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A Tour of Nibblings

The learning design behind the website and kid recipes

Feb 12 • Sophie Mortner

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Designing a Shared Kitchen that Supports Independence and Real Participation

How real tools invite kids into meaningful work

Feb 5 • Sophie Mortner

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January 2026

Kid Recipe: Panna Cotta with Jam & Crunchy Cookies

Easy to make, fancy to eat

Jan 31 • Sophie Mortner

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From Sesame Street to the Kitchen: Designing Learning That Sticks

What Sesame Street taught us about co-viewing and how the same model belongs in the kitchen

Jan 13 • Sophie Mortner

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