Here’s How To Make Frozen Fruit Smoothies
Written by Susanne Myers | 0 CommentsFrozen fruit smoothies are always a favorite in my kitchen. They are simple to make and are actually good for you. These delicious frozen drinks can be made with all sorts of fruit and of course you can also combine them and make your own personal creations. This is how to make the perfect frozen fruit smoothie. It is very easy. Full Article
Healthy Fruit Smoothies – Indulge In One Of These Today
Written by Susanne Myers | 1 CommentHealthy fruit smoothies are the perfect snack during the hot days of summer. These delicious treats will not only cool you down, they are also full of vitamins, calcium and plenty of water. Get out your blender and create your own favorite version. Smoothies can be made with just about any fruit. Just try a few different recipes until you come up with your own personal favorite. Full Article
Soft Pretzels: Fun Baking for Kids
Written by Tammy Paquin | 0 CommentsWith three growing boys, the battle to keep healthy, easy and relatively inexpensive snacks in the house always seems to be one I feel I’m losing. Combine that with the fact that the time it takes to keep up with the baking and cooking leaves me feeling like that’s all I do: bake, bake and bake some more! So when I found this soft pretzel recipe, I knew I had a win/ win recipe! It was fun and easy for the boys to make for me and provided them with an inexpensive and healthy snack! Full Article
No Bake Summer Goodies
Written by Tammy Paquin | 0 CommentsJust because it’s summer, it doesn’t mean that the kids don’t want goodies. It DOES mean you don’t want to have to turn on the oven and heat up the house! Keep these kid-friendly recipes on hand for those days that you need a need a quick, easy no-bake treat. Two recipes require a small amount “cook” time on the stove top but kids can easily handle the job of getting the cookies onto the cookie sheets. The other two recipes takes time to freeze up but it can be done easily by the kids with just a bit of adult supervision. Full Article
Food and Fun for Kids
Written by Tammy Paquin | 0 CommentsKids love helping out in the kitchen. It can also be a big source of pride for them to tell you that they made the meal, almost all by themselves. It’s also wonderful being able to combine fun, hands-on play time with meal preparation time. My boys love helping me make gnocchi almost as much as they love eating them! Full Article
7 Tips for Frying Chicken
Written by Irene Shalom | 0 CommentsThere is no need to be an expert chef to get your fried chicken to come out just right. Discover the secrets and tricks experienced cooks use to get their fried chicken extra crispy on the outside, and soft and juicy on the inside.
How To Make School Morning & Lunch Preps Less Stressful
Written by Stephanie Martin | 0 CommentsIt’s that time of year again – BACK TO SCHOOL! Besides what seems like endless shopping for school supplies, there’s the never-ending school lunches to prepare x 3 (well x 4 counting my husband, LOL). It takes a lot to make sure that everyone gets a well-balanced meal plus something they like. My children take lunch every day instead of buying lunch. This way, I know that they have something that they like AND they’ll eat it instead of throwing it away. And most of the meals that I send with them cost me considerably less than school lunches anyway. Full Article
Kids Can Make Pizza!
Written by Peggy Baron | 0 CommentsJust about any time is a good time for kids to make pizza, don’t you think? Here are some steps to help create a positive pizza-making experience for you and your children. Full Article
For Kids Only – How To Read A Recipe
Written by Peggy Baron | 0 CommentsSometimes you get tired of mac and cheese, don’t you? Frozen burritos, cheese sticks, and sandwiches can get pretty boring too if you eat them all the time. Hey, how about taking out one of your mom’s recipes, that one you really like, and make some real food? Problem is, you don’t know how to read a recipe. Of course you know how to read, you just don’t know how to follow a recipe because it’s different than following microwave directions on the side of a box. So you don’t starve, here are some tips on how to read recipes and make some good food: Full Article
Healthy Meals and Snacks Kids Can Prepare For Themselves
Written by Carrie Lauth | 0 CommentsWhen your family is in a rush, and you need the kids to help prepare their own snacks or meal, it’s tempting to have prepared foods for them that are quick to eat, but don’t have as much nutritional value as you would like. Full Article
Creating Your Own Pizza
Written by Audrey Okaneko | 0 CommentsMy kids have both always loved pizza. We discovered some great easy pizza recipes over the years. It can get very costly to keep ordering pizza from the local take out places. So, we began making our own pizzas and today, 20 years later, my kids still love the homemade pizza over the take out pizza. Full Article
Child Friendly Recipes
Written by Audrey Okaneko | 0 CommentsKids like to help in the kitchen. Kids enjoy cooking. I think one of my favorite recipes for kids is Dump Cake. This is literally a cake where you dump everything into the baking dish and then bake. Full Article
Getting Kids To Eat Vegetables
Written by Audrey Okaneko | 0 CommentsHave you ever made peas and carrots for dinner and put them on your child’s plate? If you have, then you now know the many ways children will hide these green and orange pieces from their plates. They will lose them on the floor. They will feed them to the dog. They will hide them in their napkin. They will scoot them under another item on their plate. Kids will try just about anything to not eat the peas and carrots sitting in front of them. Full Article
Easy Cereal Snack Bars for Kids
Written by Rachel Paxton | 0 CommentsIt’s hard to find easy after school snacks for kids. These
cereal bar recipes are easy to make and made from your children’s
favorite breakfast cereals. Full Article
Quick, Easy Dinners that Even Toddlers Will Eat
Written by Rachel Paxton | 1 CommentIt’s hard enough trying to figure out what to make for dinner
every night let alone trying to please picky toddlers. Make that
two picky toddlers! We have one that is a really good eater and
one that changes his mind about what he likes almost every day,
sometimes every meal. Through a little trial and error, however,
I have found several dinners that both toddlers and daddy will
eat without any complaints. Don’t be afraid to give your
toddlers new things to try…who knew my boys would love canned
salmon! Salmon patties are now one of their favorite meals. Full Article
8 Fun Ideas To Get Your Kids To Eat Their Veggies
Written by Susanne Myers | 0 CommentsDo you have trouble getting your kids to eat their veggies? I sure do.
My daughter used to be great about trying and eating just about anything…and then she turned 2 ½. Now it is pretty much impossible to get her to eat anything other than corn when it comes to vegetables. So I had to come up with some fun and sometimes sneaky ways to get some veggies in her. Here are a few of my favorites. Full Article
St. Patrick’s Day Treats
Written by Susanne Myers | 0 CommentsCelebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year with some of these fun and of course mostly green St. Patrick’s Day Treats. Full Article
Cooking for Kids: How to Sneak Nutritious Foods into their Meals
Written by Susanne Myers | 0 CommentsKids love to eat. What they frown upon is too many vegetables. If your child is like many others and shuns vegetables or other healthy items, learn to give them their daily dose of good nutrition within the foods they love to eat. Full Article
Dinner Planning For Busy School Days
Written by Christine Steendahl | 0 CommentsAnother summer has quickly passed us by. The kids have reluctantly gone back to school. It stands to reason that life should be a little less hectic, right? Unfortunately, that’s usually not the case. Between all of your daily ‘Mom obligations’, helping with homework and providing transportation to every extra-curricular activity under the sun, you probably have little time to devote to dinner planning. Full Article
