Duff Goldman Talks Spreading The Joy Of Baking - Exclusive Interview - Tasting Table

I always love seeing posts about your daughter on Instagram and on social media. What does she love eating these days?

She has been getting into carrots and snap peas and hummus. When she picks up a carrot, she says, "Dip it, dip it." You've got to put the hummus in front of her, and she'll dip it in the hummus. But then she started dipping her strawberries in the hummus, and that was weird. She loves fruit, so she'll try to dip her fruit in there.

Are there any kid-friendly snack hacks you guys are making at home?

She loves Bamba, those little peanut butter puffs, and all the usual suspects — Cheerios, pretzels, Goldfish. She loves Goldfish. I got this big [Ford] F150, and I was pulling Cheerios out of the backseat, and I was like, "I'm a dad." Once your car is full of dry cereal, that's it.

But we love it, man. It's amazing seeing her learn things. The other day, she was playing shopping and then playing making soup. She goes in the pantry and pulls out the anchovies and the sardines and the tomato paste and the soup. It's so cute.

Does she like helping you cook and bake yet?

Yeah. When she was three days old, her mom was sleeping, and funnily enough, I was making chili, so I put her in her car seat and put the car seat on the counter and she hung out with me making chili. Now, everybody in my family — my wife, my in-laws, my parents, my brother, everybody — knows when I'm cooking, stay out of the kitchen because I'll tear your head off. But it's funny because my daughter toddles around and drags the spoons and the bowls around and everything. She's in the kitchen right under my feet, and I'm always smiling. My wife's like, "I can tell that you love her, because you don't let anybody in the kitchen when you're in there."

You spoke with Mashed last year and mentioned that you were very excited to plan your daughter's first tea party. Earlier this year, you were actually able to make that happen for an episode of "Duff: Ace of Taste." How did the tea party go, and what were some of the highlights of the menu?

It was so good. We decorated this tree up where we live in Topanga. We had all these streamers and stuff hanging down. We had tea. I made these tiny little fudge bites. They were in little tiny tart shells, and I put fudge in them. Then we made petit fours and little mini quiches. That was really cute. She was totally into it.

It was super fun. Jet and Ali Tila came too, and they hung out. They brought their daughter Amaya with them. It was really fun.