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Tag Archives: baking
Bread and Butter Pudding – good old favorite – so delicious when made with Croissants!
This is a dish that I always make in winter but I had about 6 croissants left over from a lunch party and so I decided to use them to make this standard English dessert much richer and more delicious! … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Leftovers, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking, butter, comfort food, cooking with kids, Croissants, desserts, entertaining at home, grandma desserts, home cooking, leftovers, Milk, sugar, vanilla
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Another recipe from Kraft Food and Family Magazine – using Kraft products – yummy!
I love this shortcut strata using lots of good stuff – kale, chicken sausage ( they use turkey sausage – we prefer chicken) and more. I found it in the Kraft Food and Family Magazine. Kale and Turkey Sausage Egg bake … Continue reading
Using Kraft Food Products from their Magazine – love their ideas – and their CEO Denise Morrison – a role model for all women executives!
I get the monthly Kraft Food and Family magazine – and love it. There are tons of short cuts and great recipes. I made two of them just this week – my family was HAPPY! I modified this one to … Continue reading
Stuffing – anytime not just for holidays!
I love stuffing. I must admit that I do not wait for holidays to make it – and I do take the short cuts that are offered – instant stuffing on the stove – but I add a bunch of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged baking, Better than Bouillon, casserole, celery, cooking with kids, Dried Apricots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Raisins, Kraft Foods, Kraft Sage and Herb Stuffing Mix, Kraft Turkey Stuffing Mix, Little farm, olive oil, onions, stock, Stuffing, stuffing turkeys, turkey stock, unsalted butter
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Cinnamon Bread – easy and fast! Delicious!
I had one hour free and guests coming – so decided to make some Cinnamon Bread – found the recipe in ALLRECIPES.COM – it was fast, easy and divine! Enjoy!! Cinnamon Bread Easy and Fast ( 1 hour) Ingredients · … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged Allrecipes, baking, baking powder, baking soda, butter, canola oil, cinnamon, Cinnamon Bread, cooking with kids, crumble, eggs, family, Fast and Easy Baking, flour, Grandma, Loaf, salt, sugar
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake with English Custard – YUM
We love custard – it comes from our South African ( British) heritage I guess. And it is SO easy to make with Bird’s Custard Powder. I paired it with this easy Sour Cream Coffee Cake – which I made … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking, Birds English Custard, cakes, coffee cake, comfort food, cooking, cooking with kids, cream, desserts, family, Grandma, recipes, Recipes to make with kids, sour cream, sour cream coffee cake
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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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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
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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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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Apple cake – easy, fast and great when cooking with kids – good for wintry days too!
We do grow our own apples -and if you don’t, there are so many different kinds now available in your supermarket, that you can choose whichever are most prevalent and cost effective. This is easy to make and great when … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged almonds, Apple cake, baking, cinnamon, cloves, cooking with kids, grandkids, nutmeg, nuts, pecans, sugar
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Mini Cinnamon Buns -so delicious – the easy way! Cooking with kids and tasting too!
How to Make Frosted Spudnut Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes – Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes Do you start salivating when you walk through an airport and smell those Cinnabon desserts baking? It makes my mouth water and I have to apply great self … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts
Tagged baking, Cinnamon Buns, cooking with kids, desserts, frosting, yeast
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Sugar Cookies – always good when cooking with kids! And a Spiderman Birthday Cake!
Sugar cookies are fast and easy. However below are some ways to dress them up. My grandson Jonah just loves to bake cookies of any kind with me! Below is the SPIDERMAN cake that I made for his fourth birthday … Continue reading
Cooking with kids again – this time chocolate coconut baby cupcakes – yum!
Chocolate Coconut Baby Cakes Baby Cakes are cupcakes designed for dessert. Emphasis is on taste, not design and fancy decorations are not necessary though they should be attractive enough to serve at a dinner party. We first made these from … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking, chocolate, coconut, cooking with kids, cupcakes, dessert
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A great deal for RAMEKINS! Colors are pretty too! Great for cooking with kids…
Do you use ramekins? I love them for baking – or serving small individual servings of coleslaw or jams – in fact all my jams are in ramekins when I have a cooking or tasting event at The Little Farm. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Other wonderful treats
Tagged baking, cooking with kids, great deals, prepared pantry, Ramekins
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Biscuits – from Scratch! Cooking with kids – comfort food
The World’s Easiest, Quickest Scratch Biscuits Butter is 15% water. In the hot oven, when the heat reaches the butter, it melts and the water turns to steam. The steam makes the biscuits tall, light, and flakey. Pockets of butter … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking, biscuits, breakfast, comfort food, cooking with kids, family meals, grandma meals
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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
Making Ice Cream Sandwiches – at home! Cooking with Kids on the day AFTER The Fourth!
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches Three Ways You can make ice cream sandwiches three ways. Any way you choose, you can make far better ice cream sandwiches than you can get at the store down the street. And you … Continue reading
Make a Banana Cream Pie in 20 minutes! Great for cooking with kids! On Tasty Thursdays
How to Make a Banana Cream Pie—in as Little as 20 Minutes We nearly always have bananas around our house. We actually grow our own so in the season we have more than we can eat. Most of the time, they get … Continue reading
Tuesday Tips along with Pretty Easy Pies – Cooking with Kids made Easy too!
How to Make a Pie as Easy as a Peanut Butter Sandwich (Okay, maybe not quite that easy but pretty darned easy) People are intimidated by pies. They shouldn’t be. You can make pies as good as the bake … Continue reading
