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Category Archives: Salad
Camp Grandma – what my grandkids call our Little Farm – how I love that! Broiled Broccoli and Kale too!
We try to make our Little Farm the most wonderful place for kids – especially our grandkids and their friends. Certainly there are lots of jobs to do here – picking up the eggs from the quails ( 30 of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Fruit, Jams, Little farm products, Other wonderful treats, Poultry, Raising Children, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged Camp Grandma, cooking with kids, family, fruit, grandkids, Little farm, urban farming, vegetables
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Cherry Tomatoes – the most delicious – they taste like candy! And a couple of recipes to use them
We love Cherry tomatoes – and the kids love them too. They taste like candy! There are so many ways to use them – here are a few: 1. On top of baby arugula with a lemon/olive oil/garlic dressing as an … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Recipes, Salad, Starters, Vegetables
Tagged avocado, Cherry Tomatoes, cooking with kids, recipes, salmon, vegetables, vegetarian
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Salmon with Goat Cheese and Capers – took me 15 minutes to make – so easy and fun when cooking with kids too
It was one of those weeknights when time was short – I got home at 6.15 and had dinner on the table by 6.45. Now that’s the kind of meal I like to make when I am tired! Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Fish, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged cooking with kids, easy fast meals, healthy cooking, low calorie meals, mid week meals, salmon
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Panzanella Bread Salad – yummy and an easy way to use your fresh tomatoes! Kids can make it too – lots of tasting….
I just had a board retreat at my home – and made a Panzanella Bread salad – yummy! This is from the Ina Garten recipe from the Food Network – who own the copyright – it was delicious. I changed … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad
Tagged avocado, basil, bread, capers, cooking wtih kids, croutons, family food, lemon juice, olive oil, peppers, summer food, Summer Salad, tomatoes, Tuscan Bread Salad
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Red Cabbage – two great recipes for cooking with kids – cabbage with feta and cabbage with raisins
We grow wonderful red cabbages in our Little Farm. Lots of them. And they are HUGE! So I am challenged in coming up with new recipes ( or adapting old ones) for using them. Here are two recipes that I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged almonds, cooking with kids, feta cheese, healthy eating, organic, Red Cabbage
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Quick Weekday Salmon – easy to cook with kids
Salmon is nutritious on many levels – that wonderful omega fish oil, low in calories and tasty too! Wild salmon is best, but farmed salmon is still more nutritious than eating fast food or deep fried options. This recipe is so … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged broiling, cooking with kids, fish in the oven, nutritious, omega oils, salmon
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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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Peach and Feta Salad – YUM! EASY for cooking with kids
I love peaches and make our own feta from our goats milk. What could be better than this combination! Make the salad with your kids – its easy and healthy. Here is a super recipe for a summer lunch or … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Starters
Tagged arugula, cooking with kids, Feta, grandma music, low calorie, salad
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Yummy BBQ Lemon Mustard Chicken when Cooking with Kids
Summer means BBQ and August means that summer is still with us and it’s HOT HOT HOT! Even more reason to cook outdoors. Put on your favorite music and BOOGIE while you are cooking and it will be more fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad
Tagged BBQ, chicken breasts, chicken thighs, cookinig with kids, grandma music, lemon, mustard, teriyaki sauce
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The most delicious salad – from Royalton Hotel NYC Gabriel Cruz – Master Chef! Cooking with kids – its healthy and easy!
I was thrilled when I tasted this amazing salad created by Executive Chef Gabriel Cruz – at the Royalton Hotel in NYC. You will love it! And my grandkids loved making it – so easy – of course when you … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Starters, Vegetables
Tagged Baby tomatoes, black barley, cooking with kids, food, Golden Raisins, grandma recipes, healthy, Mint leaves, Persian Cucumbers, recipes, salads, Sushi Grade Tuna, tabouli, toasted hazelnuts
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Thursday Treats – along with Stories – Free Children Stories and Rockin Grandma Music!
What a week of eating it has been! Trying to keep the waistline in check while allowing moderate indulgences is a common challenge in the holiday seasons! And exercising every day helps but certainly can’t catch up with the overage … Continue reading
Tuesday Tips – no video blog this week – still fighting that nasty cold! Making a GREAT Magic Lemon Parmesan Salad Dressing!
Background: I love this dressing – it is my fallback dressing for salads when I can’t think of anything else – and it really works well. Magic Lemon Parmesan Salad Dressing ( serves about 4 people) Juice of two lemons … Continue reading
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A Most Unusual Onion and Tomato Salad
Background: Most salads are either raw or cooked. This one is a bit of each. I love onions especially when they are cooked and caramelized. And fresh summer heirloom tomatoes are so sweet that they have their own natural sugary taste. … Continue reading
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Coleslaw with a Crunch
Background: Making Coleslaw is a snap nowadays with shredded multicolored cabbage available in the markets all ready for you to add fixin’s and dressing. This is so delicious – it could be eaten on its own as a main course … Continue reading
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Jicama, Peppers and Cilantro Salad
Background: We grow our own citrus as well as allspice, cilantro and chili’s. And we raise our own honey from bee hives on our Little Farm. So this salad is a very special one that we like to use all … Continue reading
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Salad with Avocados, Red Peppercorns, Tomatoes, Basil, Peppers, with Croutons
Background: Simple food is sometimes the best. The delicate flavors of the lemon, red peppercorns, fresh avocado, tomatoes, peppers and crisp greens blend so well together and then the delightful combination of Parmesan and olive oil makes the most delicious … Continue reading
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