We got a bunch of snow in our neck of the woods today. I made one little trip to the post office on the snowy icy roads and decided we would all be staying in our nice cozy home for the rest of the day. Snowy days always get me in the mood to cook, [...]
Posted in Evolving Kids, Food & Recipes, Kids in the Kitchen, Lunch, Recipes 
Tags: Kid Friendly Lunch, quick and easy, soup 
2 Comments »It’s hot. Honestly I am kind of a summer time wimp. I don’t really love the heat. Spring and Fall temp are more my thing. You know what makes the heat easy to take? Something delicious and cold to keep me distracted from the melty feeling I experience when I step outside my air conditioned [...]
Posted in Food & Recipes, Kids in the Kitchen, Recipes, Snacks Tags: Kids in the Kitchen, snack, Summer 4 Comments »In a departure from the usual Thursday kid-friendly lunch idea I thought I would mix it up a bit with a kid-friendly snack. In my house you can’t go wrong with peanut butter. In a twist on the classic ants on a log snack made from peanut butter spread on celery sticks and topped with [...]
Posted in Evolving Kids, Kid Friendly Lunch, Kids in the Kitchen Tags: kid friendly, Kids in the Kitchen, snack 3 Comments »We all know my stance on food. I like it. A lot. In fact all members of my household like it a lot too. So in general we like National (fill in the blank with a particular food) Days. We especially like National (fill in the blank with a particular food) Days that include restaurants, [...]
What’s on the plate: Homemade tomato-basil soup Fresh green beans Noodles
Whats on the plate: Garden of Eatin’ multigrain tortilla chips ( I tell you because I love you and I love these chips, hearty, crispy and delicious) Black beans Shredded chicken mixed with a 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder and cumin Cheddar cheese Diced tomatoes Watermelon and cantaloupe The girls took turns sprinkling and dumping [...]
A little hands on cooking from the kiddo and some creative arranging on the plate makes mini pizza’s even more fun. On the plate this week: A Cantaloupe wedge “smile” Whole Wheat English Muffin Pizza with turkey pepperoni, red bell pepper, spinach, sauce and cheese cut into wedges and arranged into eyes and a nose. [...]
