Cookin' With The Kids

April 2015
As synonymous with this month’s Easter Sunday celebrations as the proverbial egg hunt, the green bean casserole has become an obligatory dish on every buffet table across American since the 1950s.

March 2015
St. Patrick’s Day is a great excuse to have a little healthy green fun in the kitchen while teaching a few practical cooking lessons to your kitchen helpers.

February 2015
In February, as winter hits full stride, one of the few domestic fruits available in abundance are fresh pears out of storage from the fall harvest in the Pacific Northwest.

July 2014
July is potato salad season, which provides a great opportunity to teach your aspiring young cook how to prepare this iconic summer side dish.

March 2014
Here’s a healthy and delicious side dish that also contains several valuable culinary lessons that will stay with your kids for a lifetime.

August 2013
August brings on the domestic grape harvest. These succulent little nuggets of sweet goodness have basked in the warm summer sun, growing plump and developing their natural sugars for several months.

February 2011
Though packed with immune-boosting nutrients, lots of iron and more vitamin C than oranges, Broccoli is one of those vegetables with a lot of baggage attached to it.

October 2010
Pears are much more than just a juicy hand fruit or an elegant poached dessert. Try either of these recipes as a quick and easy side dish that will teach your kitchen helpers the versatility of this fruit as an ingredient.

September 2010
Carrots are the perfect kid food; they are chuck full of vitamin A, vitamins C, D, E, K, B1, and B6, plus powerful anti-oxidant Carotenes.