Cookin' With The Kids

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Simple Sides: For Dad on Mother’s Day
May 2020
One of the morning traditions of Mother’s Day has been to ban her from the kitchen, while her offspring prepare and serve breakfast [in bed, optional].
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Simple Sides: Spoon Bread
April 2020
Here’s a very yummy custard-like cornbread dish that your young kitchen crew will have as much fun making as enjoying! Spoonbread has its origins from the American Indian tribes of the Southeast.
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Simple Sides: A Bowl of Valentine Hearts!
February 2020
Here’s a fun and tasty Valentine’s Day dish that will hone your young kitchen helpers peeling skills while encouraging creativity in the pairing of a few unlikely ingredients.
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Simple Sides: Roasted Asparagus & Tangerine
January 2020
Here’s a very simple, fun and delicious side dish recipe perfect for introducing the wonders of cooking to a very young child.
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Simple Sides: Winter Citrus by the Slice
December 2019
Here’s a colorful fruit salad platter that will add a tasty rainbow of winter citrus to your holiday buffet table!
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Simple Sides (from the kids table): Yam-Snax Cups
November 2019
The preparation involved in this simple recipe is basic. In fact, the first task at hand is very basic — peeling the yams.
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Simple Sides: Stuffed Acorn Squash Cups
October 2019
Last month our featured recipe showed your kitchen helpers how to make a scrumptious Butternut squash filling for baked apples.
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Simple Sides: Butternut Apples!
September 2019
September signals the beginning of the fresh apple harvest in many northern states across the country.
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Simple Sides: Summer Fruit Gel-O!
August 2019
The long hot days of August are a time for easy to prepare dishes whose main component is, more often than not, the family barbeque.
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