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Cooking with Kids – and playing with babies – the joys of being a grandma!

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I truly believe that the happiest time of my life is right now! There again, I have been blessed to believe that many times in my life- except when I was writing exams – which seemed to have lasted for … Continue reading

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Marvelous Muffins! Great when cooking with kids – you can even use muffin mix and add zing to them

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Beyond the Basics:  Adding Goodies to Your Muffins Includes: “How to Get Your Muffins Out of the Pan without Breaking” What’s not to like about a warm honey bran muffin with great jam? Cinnamon Chip Bran Muffins.  To a mix … Continue reading

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Banana Nut Cupcakes with yummy caramel frosting – Cooking with kids – and make Banana Nut Bread too!

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The Prepared Pantry Vanilla Bean Baby Cakes Mix makes great banana bread. It’s baked at a lower temperature and in a loaf pan with mashed bananas and comes out denser and moister than a cake—just like a quick bread. (See the … Continue reading

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Making Chocolate Ganache in the microwave – sounds fancy but if you can use a cake mix, you can make ganache! Cooking with kids – so much fun!

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How often do you want to make dessert but don’t have time? With this, you can make incredible desserts and save time. And do it cooking with kids – listening to music – what could be better! If you have … Continue reading

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Getting ready for Halloween – Are your kids excited? Try cooking with kids to make Sugar Cookies!

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Our grandkids are already getting excited. Can you believe it? Only 4 weeks to go? Sigh…it seems like Halloween is the topic of discussion for 5 and 3 year old children for months… here are my oldest grandsons trying out … Continue reading

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Fall peaches with Chicken – memories of summer – and Cooking with Kids

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Chicken chicken chicken – yes it can get boring. But this recipe is truly inspirational and easy to make – low cal too and makes me think of summer. Plus when COOKING WITH KIDS, the kids LOVE to make it … Continue reading

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Love this chicken breast filling – makes it juicy and is low cal! Good also for Cooking with Kids

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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

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Peach and Feta Salad – YUM! EASY for cooking with kids

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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

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More Glory in Nature – share with your families – Strength of an Ant, Size of a Whale and Love of a Seal

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Here is the next in the amazing photos sent to me anonymously on the internet. Takes my breath away – how about yours? If you know the names of the photographers or artists do let me know. My inspirational song … Continue reading

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The Glory of Nature – Pause a little and share this with your children and grandkids

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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

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The Steak Marinade to Beat ALL Marinades – Cooking with kids, with family, or just for yourself – YUM!

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This is a steak marinade that we use all the time – it is truly delicious. And sooooo simple. Put on your rockin’ grandma music and enjoy! Dancing in my room is terrific fun! Ingredients ( for four servings) 1/4 … Continue reading

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Yummy BBQ Lemon Mustard Chicken when Cooking with Kids

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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

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Blackberry Pie – heaven! A great summer dish for cooking with kids

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I like using store ready pie crusts – both for the top and bottom. Cooking with kids when using store bought materials is a good idea since they can learn that there are good things that can be bought – … Continue reading

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We LOVE Corn – do you? How about cooking with kids to make Corn Cake and fruit? YUM!

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Cooking with kids using fresh ingredients is the best. We love corn and grow our own – so summer fun includes not only throwing corn into boiling water for just a few minutes after picking – or finishing corn on … Continue reading

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Chicken and Almonds – yum! Cooking with kids to make this easy low cal dish with Butternut Squash Mash and Oven Fries

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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

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Chicken Thighs with a lovely lemony garlic sauce – great for cooking with kids!

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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

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Sam the broken robot made his debut at the ZIMMER childrens museum – see his video !

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Sam was so nervous. Truly. But then he met all the great kids who were visiting and playing at the Zimmer Museum and he got dressed in front of them so that they were not scared of him – and … Continue reading

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Cooking with kids – Stuffed French Toast – YUM!

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How to Make Stuffed and Crusted French Toast If  you can make a sandwich, you can make stuffed and crusted French toast.  In fact, a peanut butter and jam sandwich made into French toast is quite good. And for my … Continue reading

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Pigs in a Blanket – Did your Mom make this when cooking with kids? I love them – not so healthy but yummy

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Many folks in our home town used sausages with pastry when cooking with kids. Only when I traveled to the UK did I hear the term “Pigs in a blanket”. It was used even more often when I came to the USA. So … Continue reading

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Cooking with kids – Hearty Beef/Chicken/Turkey Bean Meal in One Pot – Tuesday Tips!

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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

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