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Tag Archives: cooking with kids
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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Slow cooker heaven – have you made desserts in one? YUMMY!
Here is a summer slow cooker recipe. For dessert. Its so delicious – enjoy! Slow Cooker Caramel pie INGREDIENTS 2(14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk 1graham cracker crust (9 inch) 1(8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 1(1 1/2 ounce) English toffee-flavored … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker
Tagged caramel, cooking with kids, crockpot, desserts, Grandma, slow cooker
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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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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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Fava Beans – have you ever tried them? Very high in protein and delicious
Fava beans ( also known as Broad Bean) are a pain to prepare since they have TWO skins – the green one that grows on the outside and then the skin that surrounds the actual bean. They are a species … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Gluten Free, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged Broad Beans, broil, cooking with kids, edamame, Fava Beans, healthy food, high protein vegetables, kosher salt, Mediterranean Diet, North African Diet, olive oil, Protein
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Nectarines and Peaches from the Little Farm – the taste cannot be compared to those from the market
If you have ever tasted fruit from the tree – you know the difference in taste from the pasty, cardboard, hard and tasteless fruit that is offered to us for purchase in supermarkets. Even organically grown fruit is put into … Continue reading
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
Sea Bass and Meyer Lemon and Cilantro – Cooking with kids!
In our area, Santa Monica Seafood is one of the best purveyors of sea food in Los Angeles. Fortunately AMAZON FRESH delivers products from there, directly to my home. I use AMAZON FRESH two to three times a week. It … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fish, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad
Tagged bake, Brown rice, cilantro, cooking with kids, Fish, Grandma, healthy, light meal, meyer lemon, olive oil, omega oils, quick and easy cooking, saute, Sea Bass, sea salt
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Portabello mushrooms and onions – a great easy side dish
This is an easy side dish to whip up and it goes well with just about everything – especially with fish. Ingredients: 3 large portabello mushrooms sliced thick 1 large onion 4 tbsp of Olive oil 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged cooking with kids, onions, parmesan, Portabello mushrooms, saute, side dish, vegetables
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Cabbage Salad – with raisins – a healthy delicious side
We grow red and green cabbage ( as well as cauliflower, brussels sprouts and broccoli – all part of the same family). This salad is truly delicious. Try it! Ingredients: 1 head of white cabbage chopped 1 head of red … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Gluten Free, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged Cabbage, cooking with kids, family, feta cheese, Golden Raisins, Kale, olive oil, raspberry vinegar, Red Cabbage, red onion, sweet white onion
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Baked Chevre and pastry – from our goats’ milk
During the summer months our goats are milking – they are pregnant right now and will give birth after a 5 month gestation period in about May – then after about 12 weeks when we wean the babies ( kids) … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Starters
Tagged bake, cheese, Chevre, chives, cooking with kids, family, goat cheese, pastry, recipes
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Divine Strata – dessert or a fancy brunch dish – the kids LOVE it – you will too!
Most strata are made with cheese and spinach – and are delicious. I tried this one as a dessert or brunch strata and it worked so well that I wanted to share it with you. The only downside is that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged breakfast, brunch, cooking with kids, dessert, family, Little farm, Strata, strawberries
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Slow cooker heaven – and cooking with kids!
This time of year is great for the Slow Cooker. Mine is used at least twice a week if not more as I have been making desserts in it too – some of which were on earlier blogs. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker
Tagged chicken thighs, cooking with kids, Easy recipes, Peanuts, slow cooker, thai
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Great easy recipe – for cooking with kids! Chicken and Pretzels!
Its always fun to find a way to make boring chicken a little less boring. Here is a great and easy recipe that the kids absolutely loved! Try it and let me know how your family enjoys it? Pretzel Chicken … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad
Tagged chicken, cooking with kids, family, pretzels, recipes
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Slow cooker heaven – the most delicious lemon dessert – you will LOVE this! Also good when cooking with kids!
I have never tried making desserts in the slow cooker – and this last week it was so cold that it sounded like a good idea. Here is the first experiment – which turned out so well that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker
Tagged butter, cake, cooking with kids, crockpot, desserts, easy, eggs, fast, flour, lemon juice, lemon pudding, meyer lemons, Milk, salt, slow cooker
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Chicken Tortilla Soup – easy and filling
Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker ( from All Recipes with some changes) INGREDIENTS 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken 1 (15 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes,mashed 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker, Soups, Starters
Tagged All Recipes, bay leaf, Better than Bouillon, chicken broth, chicken tortilla soup, cilantro, cooking with kids, Corn, enchilada sauce, garlic, healthy eating, mashed tomatoes, onion, Recipes to make with children, shredded chicken, tomatoes, tortillas, Water
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Turkey eggs are soooo delicious – try them some time! We grow our own
Turkey eggs are much larger than chicken eggs – and much more delicious. They are a more intense flavor and the yolk is more yellow – we love them. I love making egg salad – generally low fat mayo, salt … Continue reading
Making Short Ribs in the Slow Cooker – so easy and time efficient and perfect for cold winter days!
I love making dishes that last for days and this is one that does. I started this dish late in the afternoon in the slow cooker and before bed put it into the fridge then the next afternoon took it … Continue reading
Xmas or Hannukah – the cooking with kids is so much fun!
Holiday cooking is so much fun. Here all four of our grandsons are helping me make brown butter cookies. YUMMY! And of course, the recipe for you! Enjoy! Brown Butter Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup Organic Valley Unsalted Butter 1 cup … Continue reading
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Tagged brown butter cookies, children, cooking with kids, dessert, family, Grandma, Hannukah, holidays, love, togetherness, xmas
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