• Cooking with Kids

    Cooking with Kids: English Muffin Pizzas

    by  • December 12, 2011 • Cooking with Kids, dinner, lunch, pizza, quick and easy, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes • 7 Comments

    Sometimes, cooking with kids is all about teaching them measuring, mixing and knife skills. We do this a lot. The kids and I talk about the different measurements we use and measure things out together. They are often the ones to whisk-shift dry ingredients for me or to stir together whatever needs stirring. But...

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    Seasoned Baked Chicken Nuggets

    by  • November 29, 2011 • Chicken, Cooking with Kids, dinner, lunch, Poultry, quick and easy, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes • 8 Comments

    The other night, when I was at Cate‘s house for our Blogger Thanksgiving fest, we were reheating a batch of these Homemade Seasoned Baked Chicken Nuggets that I made for the kids. Cate asked me if they were done right after I’d checked on them, and I said “No, they aren’t humming yet.” It...

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    Sweet and Sour Baby Bok Choy (And Virtual Cooking School Announcement)

    by  • February 8, 2011 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Healthy Life, News Break, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, side dishes, vegetables • 3 Comments

    Last week, Rivki encouraged me to be adventurous with veggies in the winter, since it’s better to enjoy what you are eating then to stick to what’s inexpensive. It makes a lot of sense. I rarely eat beef, instead opting for chicken or turkey or fish, so I spend less on proteins these days....

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    Searching for the Perfect Homemade Pasta Recipe: Part 1

    by  • November 17, 2010 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, lessons, Raising Healthy Kids, Techniques and Tips, Thoughts, Thoughts • 1 Comment

    If there was just one carb to darken my doorway for the rest of eternity, it would be pasta. My kids request it nightly. I like it. My husband likes it. And there are endless ways to flavor and dress it. As far as versatile ingredients go, pasta is right up there. Typically, we...

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    Cooking with Kids: Heirloom Tomato and Provolone Sauce

    by  • September 27, 2010 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, pasta, preserving/canning, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, sauce • 0 Comments

    Every fall, I make a big batch of Roasted Tomato Sauce (and, last year, tomato paste) and can it for wintertime. Opening up a jar of it in the dead of winter is glorious. It’s like bottling summertime. But this year I just haven’t gotten to it and really am not sure if I...

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    Cooking with Kids: Balsamic Tomato, Corn and Cucumber Panzanella Recipe

    by  • August 23, 2010 • Cooking with Kids, Eating Locally, Homecooking, Gardening, Farm Fresh, Raising Healthy Kids, Recipes, salad • 4 Comments

    Earlier this year, I made my first panzanella (aka bread salad). It was a fabulous, flavorful, fresh salad perfect for a summertime (and it’s so unfair of me to mention it, since that is one of the few recipes I kept to myself — I promise to reveal it someday). So, when I contemplated...

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