Fantastic Thursday is still up. Link up what you have been up to and see what others have been doing. Remember the apricots we got from my parents tree? We dehydrated some, made apricot crisp with some and we even froze some apricots to make apricot crisp later. We STILL had more so Little […]
August 2012
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – The Versatile Blogger Award!!!
Yesterday I received a comment from Jessica at Green PB&J that I had been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award! Thank you so much! Everyone should go check out her cute site. There are some rules associated with this award: 1. Grab the Versatile Blogger button. 2. Thank the person who nominated you. 3. […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Fuzzy Navel Smoothie
Smoothies are easy for kids to make at any age. Usually they are dump and blend recipes. This Fuzzy Navel Smoothie is no different. The Little Chefs each took a turn to dump in the ingredients. No measuring was required. A little more or a little less of something is just fine. After […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – How NOT to brine a turkey!
Little Chef A thought it would be fun to make a turkey. While we were cooking she said over and over she wished it was Thanksgiving so we could have a lot of cousins to play with! That is usually what happens when we have turkey for a meal. After defrosting the turkey […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Brussels Sprouts with Dijon Mustard Sauce
Brussels Sprouts with Dijon Mustard Sauce was a request from Little Chef A. She came home from school recently and said most of the kids in her class hate brussels sprouts. “I don’t know if I like them or not. I haven’t tried them.” I was impressed with her indecision because of her lack […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Little Chef Musings
Our Chicken Fajitas were featured at 30 Handmade Days! Thanks so much! My Little Chefs are starting to sound like they are experts. Some are more daring then others to voice their opinion. Some ask more questions then others. Most of those conversations occur while we are cooking. Some occur when we watch […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Preserving the Harvest: Dehydrating Apricots
My parents have an apricot tree that was ready for harvesting. On Sunday we stopped by and picked some apricots for preserving. The Little Chefs were eager to pick because they were able to climb the tree! Later they were eager to help because that meant they were able to sneak A LOT of […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos
It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos
It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos
It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos
It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos
It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Product Review: Vidalia Chopper
In our qwest to find tools to help children cook we found the Vidiala Chop Wizard while shopping. I recall seeing it advertised on television. At the time I thought it would be nice to chop vegetables and fruits quickly, but wondered if it was made well enough. When I saw it in the […]
Five Little Chefs – Cooking with Kids – Apple Cinnamon Pancakes with Nectresse
Don’t forget to link up at Fantastic Thursday HERE! This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NECTRESSE™Sweetener for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Breakfast food is often served as dinner in our home. It is something easy and quick to whip up. Pancakes made from scratch are not as […]