Cookin' With The Kids

August 2023
After cooking up July’s featured dish using ingredients from Melissa’s Grilling Basket there were plenty of fresh goodies left to continue with another open flame recipe idea for this month.

May 2023
There comes a time when kids stop simply enjoying a great bowl of guacamole ‘n chips and help in the preparation of this popular dip.

October 2022
October signals a real change in the seasons for most of the country. A slight chill in the air turns leaves from greens to brilliant oranges, yellows and reds in their last gasps before falling.

April 2019
One of the best ways to perk a child’s interest into wanting to help out in the kitchen is by choosing recipes that combine interesting ingredients. 

December 2017
One of the first dishes that I remember taking great pride in serving as a very novice cook was stuffed mushrooms.

January 2015
Here’s a very simple and fun recipe that is guaranteed to increase your family’s consumption of one of the healthiest veggies on the planet – spinach.

December 2013
The justification for presenting a pizza in a feature usually focused on a side dish built around a fresh produce item is, admittedly, about as thin as the cauliflower dough in the recipe.

March 2012
St. Patrick’s Day provides a perfect excuse to enjoy a little culinary playtime for your kitchen helpers using healthy green veggies to prepare a color-appropriate side dish to go with that Corned Beef main course.

September 2011
Here are two connected recipes that will give your kitchen helpers a real lesson in efficient meal planning as well as change the meaning of the word “leftovers”!