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Category Archives: Family
Making Pannekoeken ( Dutch Baby Cups) from prepared mix and filling them with yummy stuff – great for cooking with kids
Coming from South Africa, there is a significant amount of Dutch heritage in the background of those who live there and so I remember growing up with many recipes that heralded from Holland. One of those memories is all about … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, dessert, Pannekoeken
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What are the easiest ways to make a meal? Especially when cooking with kids? 5 TIPS for you
You come home from work, the kids are hungry, the dog wants to be fed, you are so tired all you want to do is collapse into a chair – but dinner needs to be made, homework done and everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fruit, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Tips
Tagged cooking with kids, easy meals, essentials for the kitchen, tips
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Pocket Sandwiches – cooking with kids – easy for them or you to make for lunches!
Call them hot pocket sandwiches, pastries, piroshki, or calzones (though calzones are pizzas in a pocket, made with Italian spices and red sauce). They are very good and easier than you may think. There are three ways to make hot … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Meat, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged calzones, cheese, cooking with kids, meat, pies, pita, Pocket sandwiches, sandwiches, turkey
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A wonderful letter from the ARNOLD PALMER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – To me and Sam, The Broken Robot – for our donations
I was so very touched to receive a wonderful letter from the Arnold Palmer Children’s hospital – thanking me for our donation of many of Sam, The Broken Robot’s special boxes with his three books and two cds which brought … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Philanthropy
Tagged Arnold Palmer Medical Foundation, Children's Hospitals, doing good, donations, Philanthropy, Sam, The Broken Robot
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I subscribe to Cooking Light Magazine – love their recipes – although there are too many ads ( I understand that’s needed for income)
I subscribe to Cooking Light Magazine – love their recipes – although there are too many ads ( I understand that’s needed for income) so I spent a lot of time flipping fast through the ads to get to the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Recipes, Starters
Tagged cheese, cooking, Cooking LIght Magazine, cooking with kids, fresh goats milk, goat cheese, grandma meals, healthy, milking goats
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Crockpot Chicken, Figs, Olives, Capers and Sun Dried Tomatoes – easy for cooking with kids – great for a wintry night!
This cooked in the crockpot all day and the house smelled amazing! It is also ideal when cooking with kids as they can add all the ingredients to the frying pan while you add the hot stuff to the crockpot. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Poultry, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker, Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged capers, chicken, chicken stock, cooking with kids, crockpot, figs, slow cooker, sun dried tomatoes, white wine
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2013 is here! Have a healthy happy year – here is the link to our holiday card – of course cooking with kids, happy times!
Happy new year everyone. We created a holiday card on Shutterfly – hope you enjoy it! It comes with love from Larraine and Clive and the crew at the Little Farm! Heartfelt Wishes New Year’s Card Create unique holiday invitations … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged family, Holiday Card 2013, Little farm, New Year, photos of family, pictures, sharing holiday wishes
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The Day after Xmas – known as Boxing Day in the UK and Colonies – a day to relax and recoup – and also make all those New Years Resolutions!
Boxing day – December 26th – a strange name until you know its genesis. Boxing Day ( according to Wikipedia – a amazing source of so much) is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradespeople would receive … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Desserts, Family, Philanthropy, Raising Children
Tagged Boxing day, cooking with kids, doing good, Grandma, holidays, jams, Philanthropy
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A couple of Slow Cooker Tips! Children playing the piano….cooking with kids – happy holidays!
I do have a love affair with my slow cooker – bought both of my Little Farm assistants, Esmerelda and Blanca, one each for their Xmas presents last year and they are both hooked too! Here are a couple of tips … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Classical Music, Family, Slow Cooker, Tips
Tagged cooking with kids, happiness, holiday season, music, playing the piano, slow cooker, tips
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Tonight is the 8th Day of Hannukah – time to be with family and celebrate – of course cooking with kids!
All of the last week has been the festival of the lights – the Jewish Holiday of Hannukah. The holiday is commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt … Continue reading
Adult Children – When did we grow old enough to have children in their forties? Or older? My parents in happy times at our home Glenamron
I will never forget my mother in her early sixties telling me that she felt 20 in her head. Sadly she passed away at 62 – I am now 64 – and since my father passed at 56, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged children, cooking with kids, Dunkirk, family, father, getting older, learning to cook, Making Rice, mother, Normandy, parents, World War II
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Cooking with Kids – a wonderful recipe for Brisket and Apricots – great for winter evenings!
Doing chores around the house is important during the sunny winter days – getting ready for the rainy season. Here Jack and Jonah help Max paint the front gate. Messy but really fun! We were waiting for a scrumptious dinner that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Meat, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice
Tagged Apricots, Brisket with apricots, cooking with kids, crockpot, gravy, mashed potatoes, meat
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Cooking with Kids – Planting, Growing, Picking the produce, Cleaning, Cooking and Eating with family – what could be better!
Here are my grandchildren helping to plant peppers and tomatoes at our Little Farm along with Max Arteaga and their grandpa whom they call Zayda ( my husband Clive, the farmer -orthopedic surgeon is his day job) . Max has worked with … Continue reading
Crockpot heaven – A Great PotRoast Recipe – Perfect for Cooking with Kids!
I know I am a crockpot addict – but if you have not tried cooking in one – do it! You will be amazed at how great your home smells, and how easy and time efficient it can be. Below … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Meat, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetables
Tagged cooking with kids, crockpot recipe, grandma meals, Potroast, Ppotroast, Snacking
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Memories for the future – Writing a diary for your grandchildren to read – Reading to and with children is the best fun!
I started writing emails to my only son when his first child was born. The email was to the child – Jack – for him to read later when he grew up. If I wasn’t present, I wanted him to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged babies, family, Grand, happiness, swinging, twins
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Alice in Wonderland – Wonderful Afternoon with the Grandkids
Just saw ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE BALLET – with the National Ballet of Canada – – with our older grandsons, Jack and Jonah. They sat still and focused for 3 hours. Amazing. What a fabulous production! Last act was a bit long … Continue reading
5 minute Fudge – Cooking with Kids! Add Chopin’s Polonaise in A flat major and you have a great treat!
Cooking with kids along with GREAT classical music. Here the great Horowitz plays Polonaise Op. 53 in A flat major. My cousin John Brittan – an amazing pianist who played in South Africa with the symphony orchestra – used to … Continue reading
Great recipe for Cheese Spinach Strata – while listening to the finale of Swan Lake – and cooking with kids
I love eating bread and cheese – and here is a favorite recipe for both – in a STRATA – so easy to make – not low calorie certainly – and something that the children love to help me make … Continue reading
Barbara Streisand and Il Volo Italian Singing Sensations will do a LIVE CONCERT November 9 2012 in LA!
Do you remember growing up with Barbra Streisand’s music? I recall watching her early movie clips – her auditions, that STRONG NY Accent – and the incredible emotional voice of an angel that came from her – and always seemed … Continue reading
Being over 55 is just beginning the BEST years for fun, cooking with kids, loving and joy! See the best site for grandparents….
I am so excited that my blog has just started on GRANDPARENTS.COM and encourage you to visit their site. Its the BEST destination for insights and fun for you and your little ones. Below are my youngest grandsons Noah and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged 55, being old, fun, grandparents, health, kids, Larraine Segil, Larry King, seniors, youth
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