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Category Archives: Raising Children
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
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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Reading to kids – so important – as is Cooking with Kids! With Handel’s Water Music for accompaniment!
I love to read to my grandchildren. Above are Noah and Gabriel listening while I am reading to their big brothers. Jack taught himself to read at 4. He is reading at 2nd grade level now – at 5. I … Continue reading
Cooking with kids – A Cookie Mishap while listening to Johann Sebastian Bach – but we fixed it!
Cooking with kids – so much fun whenver we do it. Last week we made sugar cookies and I misread the recipe so had to make it up and it turned out fine! Here is the recipe that worked out … Continue reading
Cinnamon – The Secrets of the Pro’s – Cooking with Kids!
The Secrets of the Pros: How to Transform Your Baking with Cinnamon “Nothing makes such a magical difference in your baking as really good cinnamon. And teaching children the value of aromatic smells and tastes -cooking with kids will do … Continue reading
Love this chicken breast filling – makes it juicy and is low cal! Good also for Cooking with Kids
Chicken breasts can be dry. These are not. Use feta ( we make our own!) and tapenade which along with olive oil makes this yummy. Play the Potty Song for fun! I have adapted this from myrecipes.com. Ingredients 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Gluten Free, Poultry, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged capers, cheese, chicken breasts, cooking with kids, Feta, grandkids, Grandma, grandma music, lemon, music with kids, olive tapenade, onions, organic, spinach, tomatoes
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Camembert with Peaches – all wrapped in a Flour Tortilla – YUM when Cooking with kids!
I love quesadillas! And we make our own Camembert cheeses. So this combination adapted from myrecipes.com is truly a Little Farm Special. Cooking with Kids is our preference so you will see how to make this a kid friendly recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Fruit, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged brown sugar, camembert, cheese, chives, honey, limes, peach, quesadilla
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Tomato Season – so many recipes – here is a tart that is delicious and easy to make – cooking with kids from COOKING LIGHT Magazine
I love tarts – all kinds sweet and savory. And at the moment we are overwhelmed with tomatoes of all kinds. So this tart from Cooking Light Magazine which I have adjusted to my taste, comes in handy. Cooking with … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged basil, cheese, cooking with kids, fontina cheese, thyme, tomato, tomato tart, tomatoes
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The Glory of Nature – Pause a little and share this with your children and grandkids
I wish I knew who took the photos that I will feature in a couple of future posts along with this one, so that I could praise and attribute them. But alas they were sent to me via the internet … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Raising Children
Tagged Art, beauty, education, fantasy, grandkids, grandma music, Inspiration, photography, pixel art
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Vinegar – the all purpose product – some weird wonderful and useful tips below!
These tips are just fabulous – inexpensive and great. I received this on the internet – anonymous. So if anyone knows who I should attribute this too please let me know. Humans aren’t the only ones that can enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged cats, cleaning, cleaning acquarium, dogs, flies, removing pet odor, removing skunk smell, skunks, tips, vinegar
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A really easy Quiche- cooking with kids – they loved it!
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
Posted in Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Starters, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged cheese, cooking with kids, m, music, Quiche, spinach
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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
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
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks, Tips
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, family, farming, Fennel, fennel pollen, meals, pollen, recipes, sugar cookies, tips, treats, urban farming
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Burning Calories – for computer users and golfers….
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
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged burning calories, carrying clubs, golf, healthy, kids, sport
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July Fourth! Cooking with kids – cooking for family! An EASY FAST ONE!
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
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Gluten Free, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged BBQ, cooking with kids, Fish, Fourth of July, gluten free, grandma meals, healthy eating, salmon
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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!
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
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged bananas, brownies, cakes, cooking, cooking with kids, desserts, food, kid stories, lemons, recipes, snacks, strawberries, sundaes, toppings
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Chicken Thighs with a lovely lemony garlic sauce – great for cooking with kids!
Chicken Thighs with a Lovely Lemony Garlic Sauce – easy for Cooking with Kids – fairly low in calories and quick and easy. Chicken thighs are becoming more popular – before most folks went for the breasts – supposedly lower … Continue reading
Tasty Thursdays – A Mexican Crumb Coffee Cake – Yum!
A Mexican crumb cake or coffeecake is swirled with cinnamon and chocolate. With the right cinnamon and chocolate combination and a good, fairly dense cake, it can be luscious. Remember to put on your favorite music when you bake – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks
Tagged Bavarian Cream, cake, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, cooking with kids, cream, Mexican Crumb cake, pie, syrup
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Useful tips for home and family – last group of really good tips…
And the last of the tips postings…. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. ============ ========= ========= ===== When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged air freshener, alka seltzer, Ants, celery, cleaning, family, headaches, home, household, mosquito bites, tips, wine
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More useful tips for home and family….
Some of these tips are so obvious it makes you wonder why you didnt think of that? They work too! Of course I strongly suggest putting on Grandma Music if you are doing the boring work of cleaning – music … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged cleaning, flowers, freshener, perfume, stains, tips, washing windows
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Useful tips for the home and family
I received these tips anonymously on the internet and love them! Thank you to whomever created them! For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: Get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the … Continue reading
