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Category Archives: Family
There is nothing like the love of a dog for a child or a child for a dog
A very good friend of mine sent me this. Her 4 year old granddaughter – who still naps in the afternoon – was away with her parents for a few days – and her puppy ( about the same age … Continue reading
A great side dish for all seasons – but especially when cherry tomatoes and asparagus are plentiful
I love cherry tomatoes and this dish combines them with asparagus. Very good and fairly low calorie too! The kids were not crazy about it – but the adults loved it! Asparagus and Tomato Balsamic Side Dish Ingredients 1 pound … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged asparagus, baking, balsamic vinegar, Cherry Tomatoes, chives, cooking with kids, garlic, grilling vegetables, olive oil, onions, side dish, tomatoes, vegetables, vegetarian
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Making Dulce De Leche Cheesecake – yum! HIGH calorie but SOOO good!
This was absolutely delicious. Truly amazing. SOOO many calories ( about 450 a slice) but so worth it. For a special occasion to be sure. I used Keebler’s ready made Shortbread Pie Crust. Short cut to be sure – and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Desserts, Family, Leftovers, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking with kids, brown sugar, caramel, Cheesecake, closeness, cooking with kids, cream, cream cheese, Dulce De Leche, Dulce De Leche Cheesecake, family, Grandma, happiness, love, sugar, sweetened condensed milk
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Baking with my grandsons – we made a Rainbow Cake – from a Betty Crocker Recipe ( take you back a few years?)
My middle grandson Jonah loves baking. So that is what we do when he comes to visit. This cake – although a Christmas one – took his fancy and so we made it! We found the recipe on the Betty … Continue reading
I love this Technology Hacker solution – when kids are connected and communications suffers – do this!
Someone sent me this and I love it! Try it out yourself!
Slow Cooker Chicken – easy when cooking with kids!
Slow Cooker Chicken – sooooo easy! The children can help you make this – let them mix all the ingredients as instructed – and there is nothing for them to burn themselves on – as the slow cooker will heat … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged cooking with kids, cracked pepper, easy dinners, lemon, olive oil, seasoned salt, slow cooker
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Making fun with food! Individual pies for kids – cooking with kids
Individual Berry Pies You can make the filling ahead and refrigerate it for up to five days; bring it to room temperature before using. Serves 12 (serving size: 1 pie) Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged blueberries, cooking with kids, fun food, individual berry pies, pies, rasberries
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And a couple more tips from ALLRECIPES.COM – enjoy!
Here are the rest of the tips from ALLRECIPES.COM – (my last post had the first one about fresh baking powder etc) and I especially like the last one! ENJOY! Below is the reason why I bake – two little … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Tips
Tagged Allrecipes, baking, Baking tips, cooking with kids, family, Grandma
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Baking better cakes! Try these tests – easy and quick!
Here are my twin grandsons helping me bake last weekend. I love to bake. But my baking experiments are not always successful. I came across these hints in ALLRECIPES.COM and wanted to share them with you! 1. Make sure that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Tips
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A lemon guava tree – the perfect gift for the Urban farmer – from his kids and grandkids!
Our children and grandchildren gave us the perfect fathers day gift – a Lemon Guava tree to add to the Little Farm! We had a planting ceremony – so adorable! And a lovely weekend together. So much fun!
Posted in Family, Little farm products
Tagged family, Fathers Day, fruit, grandchildren, grandparents, healthy, lemon guava tree, Little farm, outdoors, planting, urban farming
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Sleepover and Cupcakes – great combination for grandkids!
The first time all four boys slept over – in the same room! So much fun! Of course baking is always part of the fun – and tasting the cupcake mixture too! Jumping into our bed in the morning (early……) … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking, cooking with kids, cupcakes, family, Fathers Day, grandkids, Grandma, Sleepover, summer
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Family time – what could be better! Our annual family week – most of the family were there!
Once a year we go away as a family ( anything between 25-45 of us) and have 7 glorious days together. The kids ADORE it as do the parents. Here are some of the activities we do. We have Grandma’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged cooking with kids, cupcakes, family time, family week, fun, grandkids, Grandma, grandpa, holidays, love, summertime, swimming, togetherness
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Leftovers – some creative ideas with Basmati Rice
When we first got married 46 years ago, and especially living on frugal means in Canada for a year and then during our first years in the USA, we made do with lots of leftovers – and some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Leftovers, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged basmati rice, chicken, children, Fish, leftovers, meat, olive oil, Poultry, Protein, turkey
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Babysitting is the best fun when you are a grandparent!
Here are the four grandsons in the bathtub – only little ones can have so much fun with water! A fair amount arrived on the floor but there was a mass mopping up after the bath – so all was … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged babysitting, Bath time, bed time, cleanliness, family, grandchildren, grandparents, happiness, having fun, Raising kids
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Good friends – no substitute!
Recently my husband and I welcomed two friends and their wives. One is a maxillofacial surgeon from Perth Australia and the other an ENT Surgeon from Cleveland Ohio ( formerly the Cleveland Clinic). Both went to kindergarten with my husband … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged family, Friends, friendship, fun, happiness, health, laughter, school friends, togetherness
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Reading to grandkids – what could be more wonderful!
We were blessed to baby sit our four grandsons last night. What a joy! Here I am reading to the twins – such fun.
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Reading with children
Tagged babysitting, family, grandchildren, love, reading to kids, reading with grandchildren, togetherness, twins
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Our newest workers at The Little Farm – four little boys! Don’t they look adorable?
I buy my Little Farm shirts and clothes for all our staff at the farm from Lands End – with logos and all. So our newest workers of course must have shirts as they get bigger! Here the four newest … Continue reading
Easy mid week dinners – cooking with kids – salmon in your slow cooker
We love salmon and sometimes can get our grand-kids to eat it. Although their favorite is Teriyaki salmon ( basic grilled salmon under the broiler with a little lemon juice and Teriyaki sauce mixed together, and drizzled on top) – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged Feta, fresh dill, lemon juice, salad, salmon, slow cooker
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Chores for kids – a great way to grow up with responsibility!
Here is our eldest (just turned 8) grandson taking out the garbage! He is very proud of himself. As I am of him. He badly wants a dog. And he has been promised one if he does his chores over … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged building responsibility, doing chores, getting a pet, learning, parenting, raising children
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Slow Cooker Heaven – try this one! It is fast and easy – especially when cooking with kids
This is a good dish to serve with chicken or even as a dessert! I like it less spicy as an accompaniment and more spicy as dessert. Cabbage Pear Apple Slow Cooker Casserole Ingredients: 2 lbs red cabbage, shredded finely 4 large onions, peeled … Continue reading
