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About Grandma

I have reinvented myself many times during my life -teacher, lawyer, business woman, CEO, Entrepreneur, Board member, Professor, Mom, Wife, Farmer, Chef, Musician, Author and now my best role of all - Grandma to multiple grandchildren, grandnephews and nieces worldwide.

Meatballs -with pasta – orzo – or rice. Cooking with kids FOR kids!

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We make our own Feta. Cooking with kids using home made organic products is a thrill because the children can see the process from farm to table. And that teaches them to respect nature. Which is wonderful. So Jack and … Continue reading

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Chicken Thai Style Easy Mid Week Dinner for Cooking with Kids

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Chicken pieces with thai seasonings makes for a great easy low cal meal that your kids or grandkids can help prepare. The rule in our home is that you have to taste everything once – and if you don’t like … Continue reading

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Using my Slow Cooker – the best! Cooking with kids is such fun – try it!

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I am definitely in love with my slow cooker – it makes the house smell divine, is so easy and labor free – and just sits there all day doing its work without my  having to supervise, worry or get … Continue reading

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Making great summer beverages – use fresh fruit and keep everyone hydrated! Fun when cooking with kids too

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How to Make Great Summer Beverages In the heat of the summer, it’s important to drink plenty of liquids. That’s especially so for children as they play in the sun. Cooking with kids is fun and making these drinks is … Continue reading

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How to Dress …….a CAKE!! Cooking with kids is SUCH fun.

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How to Dress a  Cake that’s Easier and Quicker than Frosting – and put on some music to entertain yourself when cooking with kids or grandkids. Try Silly Kwela! It’s not necessary to  frost a cake.  It’s quicker and easier to  … Continue reading

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Cherry Pie – the short cut way when cooking with kids

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I love to use store bought pie crust or frozen pie dough – its easy and tastes good. This pie becomes sooooo easy when you do it this way.. and those amazing Rainer ( the yellow ones) cherries are abundant … Continue reading

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Blackberry Pie – heaven! A great summer dish for cooking with kids

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I like using store ready pie crusts – both for the top and bottom. Cooking with kids when using store bought materials is a good idea since they can learn that there are good things that can be bought – … Continue reading

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We LOVE Corn – do you? How about cooking with kids to make Corn Cake and fruit? YUM!

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Cooking with kids using fresh ingredients is the best. We love corn and grow our own – so summer fun includes not only throwing corn into boiling water for just a few minutes after picking – or finishing corn on … Continue reading

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Yogurt – so many ways to use this healthy dish – cooking with kids especially!

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We make our own yogurt from our goats milk and use it in many dishes when cooking with kids. It is creamy and delicious. I also enjoy FAGE non fat yogurt when I am looking for a lower calorie dish. … Continue reading

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Strawberry Cheesecake IceCream Recipe – Truly Delicious! Make it Cooking with Kids – with LOTS of tasting!

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This is a most delicious ( sadly not low cal) recipe. My grandkids loved making it with me. There was lots of snacking on healthy strawberries while we whisked and stirred together. Alas the end product has a lot of … Continue reading

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A really easy Quiche- cooking with kids – they loved it!

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Spinach Cheese Quiche This is a wonderful recipe and here is Jack reading this recipe to me – he taught himself to read at 4 – and is very keen on cooking! Ingredients Crust: 6  tablespoons butter, softened 2 tablespoons 1% … Continue reading

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Fennel – an amazing herb – cooking with kids and teaching them the value of herbs in adding flavor (instead of salt) – also a Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Fennel is a wonderful herb that grows wild in California. If you ride horses, during the spring time in California, there is an abundance of wild mustard and fennel that grows along with sage and your steed will love to … Continue reading

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A tip worth remembering – removing Red Wine from fabric

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Red wine spills are the worst kind to remove. I came across this tip but have not trie dit.  I must admit to leaving stains and sending them to our cleaners who tend to work miracles. They are L&S cleaners … Continue reading

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Burning Calories – for computer users and golfers….

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Walking the golf course for 18 holes while carrying your golf clubs burns 1442 calories on average. This compares to 517 calories sitting at your computer for four hours, according to a study by Neil Wolkodoff director of the Rose … Continue reading

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Chicken Tortilla Soup Short cut style – with Vegetables – Cooking with Kids and family meals make me so happy – how about you?

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Chicken Tortilla Soup Little Farm Style ( short cut) – and do be sure to put on music – try the Tickle Me song this time! Ingredients ( this will serve 4-6) 1 tablespoon butter ( it does make a … Continue reading

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Chicken and Almonds – yum! Cooking with kids to make this easy low cal dish with Butternut Squash Mash and Oven Fries

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I love nuts and chicken together – especially when cooking with kids – along with my favorite Panko breadcrumbs this makes for a low cal quick weektime dish – which is no fuss so you could easily do this on … Continue reading

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Making Ice Cream Sandwiches – at home! Cooking with Kids on the day AFTER The Fourth!

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How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches Three Ways You can make ice cream sandwiches three ways. Any way you choose, you can make far better ice cream  sandwiches than you can get at the store down the street.  And you … Continue reading

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July Fourth! Cooking with kids – cooking for family! An EASY FAST ONE!

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We have family members who eat fish – not chicken or meat. So for the Fourth we always have a delicious grilled salmon dish for them. The one below is easily assembled, unusual in flavor and can be bbq’d along … Continue reading

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Brownies GALORE! Great for cooking with kids – they can join YOU in licking the bowls! Great for the FOURTH OF JULY!

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Ten Ways to Fancy Up Your Brownies (or Other Desserts) Remember to put on MUSIC to make it fun! Try The Happy Song! Here  are ten great ideas to transform your brownies into fancy desserts that will  impress your friends … Continue reading

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Make a Banana Cream Pie in 20 minutes! Great for cooking with kids! On Tasty Thursdays

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How to Make a Banana Cream Pie—in as Little as  20 Minutes We nearly always have bananas around  our house.  We actually grow our own so in the season we have more than we can eat. Most of the time, they get  … Continue reading

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