Once upon a time, I lived in NYC and sent my young daughters to an international school. They eagerly ate foods from China, Lebanon, and Peru. As I am an avid cook, educator, and traveler, this made me proud.

 

Then we moved across the country to a new community with less international exposure. I watched my children's palates narrow. Initially I resorted to the standard ways parents coerce kids to try new foods. But I did not want culinary experimenting became a battle — I wanted my daughters to enjoy exploring new foods as much as my husband and I did. Thus I created a journey for them, which we named One-World Whisk (OWW).

 

Each weeknight for a month I cooked a meal from a new country. To make the effort sustainable, all dishes had to be easy to prepare (~1/2 hour from start to table) and not too daunting for my kids to eat. The girls tracked our journey with OWW passports and marked a large world map with the countries we "visited". Our family finished the journey with an array of new go-to meals. Our monthlong trek is over, but I continue to provide recipes for family-friendly meals from around the globe.

​​

Whether to partake the journey with passports and maps, or to occasionally pop on the site for inspiration, I invite you to join us on our culinary adventure for busy families.