Cookin' With The Kids

January 2012
Here are two extremely simple recipes that are packed with basic cooking techniques that your young helpers will definitely carry with them as they grow up and into their own kitchens.

December 2011
In celebration of the holiday season, I thought I would double up on the featured fresh ingredients as well as present two recipes that need a little more cooking time than the usual quick-time fare this feature offers, geared to the busy family.

November 2011
Thanksgiving is a time for family; what better opportunity to involve the kids than with the preparation of the big feast.

October 2011
It’s apple harvest season and every retail supermarket in the country is bursting with all kinds of colorful varieties in the peak of flavor.

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”!

August 2011
In August, California’s Central Valley hits full production of the region’s table grape harvest, which spurs mountain-sized retail displays of these tasty berries that are packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

July 2011
While it is probably not a good idea for children to work with open flame cooking, this does not mean that kids cannot be a part of preparing the family’s backyard barbeque meal.

June 2011
Here are a couple of unique summer salads using two of the most popular melons of the season that your young sous chefs will have fun making and even more fun eating.

May 2011
Here are a couple of simple recipes with a Spanish flair that your kitchen assistants can have fun helping to prepare in keeping with May’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations.