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Category Archives: Vegetables
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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Lentil Soup – a filling meal for lunch with the kids on a cold and rainy day – quick and easy! Vegetarian too! Good for Cooking with Kids
I did not know that I was a big fan of lentils until I started experimenting with them. WOW! They are easy to cook and delicious to eat. And full of protein, fiber and lots of other good things. They … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged basil, carrots, celery, cooking wtih kids, Lentil Soup, parsley, potatoes, soups, tomatoes, vegetarian
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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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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
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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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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Chicken Tortilla Soup Short cut style – with Vegetables – Cooking with Kids and family meals make me so happy – how about you?
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
Chicken and Almonds – yum! Cooking with kids to make this easy low cal dish with Butternut Squash Mash and Oven Fries
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
Posted in Blog, Family, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Tips, Vegetables
Tagged almonds, chicken, cooking with kids, easy, grandma music, low calorie, nuts, panko breadcrumbs, rosemary, tips
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Veal and Tomatoes in the Crockpot! Cooking with kids – an easy dinner dish! Healthy too….
Did I tell you how much I love my crockpot? I really do – it’s sooo easy to use. So today I made Veal Tomato Stew -easy, healthy, and fast! We put on some upbeat weird music for this one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Meat, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetables
Tagged carrots, cooking with kids, crockpot, low fat food, potatoes, rice, slow cooker, sweet potatoes, tomato puree, tomato sauce, tomatoes, veal, veal stew, yams
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Quiche – Cooking with Kids – the Shortcut Way!
Quiches are a food that our grandchildren love. The french name for this delightfully flexible ‘pie’ makes a fancy dish from simple cooking. Easy to make and serve – and always thrilling to eat – change the ingredients to meet … Continue reading
A vegetable kids will love – Green Peas with butter and mint – cooking with kids made easy – while playing Grandma Music!
I love fresh peas. We used to grow them in South Africa and as a child I would go to the vegetable patch and stand and eat the sweet delicacies right out of the pod. In this recipe you will … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged cooking with kids, food, grandma recipes, healthy, moms, organic, peas, snacks, vegetable, vegetarian
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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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Cooking with kids – Hearty Beef/Chicken/Turkey Bean Meal in One Pot – Tuesday Tips!
Hearty Beef/Chicken/Turkey Bean Meal in One Pot Cooking in one pot is so easy. My grandchildren love it too – cooking with kids has never been so easy as when creating a one stop meal in a single pot! You can … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Meat, Poultry, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged Cook, cooking with kids, eating, family meals, fast food, grandma meals, grandma music, ground beef, ground chicken, ground turkey, healthy food, low fat food. tomatoes, meals on one pot, oregano, organic, vegetarian
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Mashed Potatoes Little Farm Style – Cooking with kids
We love potatoes – and we grow them at The Little Farm. Our favorite is Yukon gold – along with sweet potatoes and yams. Here is a very simple recipe which you can make with kids. Our grandchildren like to … Continue reading
You won’t believe what’s in this dish! Abe & Arthur’s Restaurant in NYC – Cauliflower with White Chocolate – Cooking with Kids!
Yes kids will LOVE cauliflower after you serve them this! Cooking with kids can be such fun and when they help you prepare CAULIFLOWER – yes that vegetable that most kids have never eaten – they will gobble this up! … Continue reading
Tasty Thursdays – An Easy Curry Soup with Squash – Cooking with Kids!
Curried Butternut Squash Soup Ingredients 1 butternut squash – large 1 white onion – chopped 1 tomato chopped 1 minced clove of garlic 2 cups vegetable stock ( I use Better than Bouillon and make up the concentrate with water) … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged blender, butternut, cooking with kids, curry, easy, grandma meals, ingredients, onion, puree, soup
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Cooking with kids – planting, watering, waiting, growing, picking and eating your food!!!
Source: Uploaded by user via Larraine on Pinterest What could be better than planting, watering, waiting, growing, picking and eating your food! And snow peas are a wonderful healthy snack. The next best thing is cooking with kids – and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Snacks, Vegetables
Tagged big city, cooking, cooking with kids, eggs, gardening, grandma music, grandparents, hens, organic farming, planting growing, Snow peas, urban farming, watering
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Tuesday Tips – Second set of Amazing ideas sent to me anonymously – but OH SO HELPFUL when Cooking with Kids and More! YOU will say “Why didn’t I think of that?”
This is the second in the series of WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT??? I am not the most craft oriented person – in fact, I used to dread arts and crafts days at school and am not the grandma … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Other wonderful treats, Tips, Vegetables
Tagged baking, cleaning, crafts and arts, cupcakes, grow vegetables, growing, household tips, organic, tips
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Cooking with Kids – Winter Vegetables – Potato Medley with Rosemary and Olive Oil – Good all year around!
Background: There are so many wonderful potatoes around now – that making a winter medley with children is so much fun. My grandsons love to help! And this is a really easy delicious recipe. Ingredients: Assorted potatoes in season – … Continue reading
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
