Kids Cuisine

My daughter has always eschewed the crusts on her sandwiches. Don’t ask me where it came from, but from her very first sandwiches up to today, those crusty edges of bread have always been discreetly deposited to the side of her lunch plate. When she started school, I began slicing off the crusts with a […]

In the upcoming March issue of Parenting Magazine, I have a piece on how to keep toddlers occupied. (Yes, I actually wrote it two years ago, so nobody quoted in the piece actually has toddlers anymore, but that’s the big magazine story bank for you). My friend Christina Bess is one of those moms who […]

The folks at KidFresh are offering cooking classes for kids, and they are now enrolling for their winter session from February 5th through March 31st.  Recipes include tasty things like Strawberry Salsa, Fruit Burritos, and Bread Salad.
Aimed at kids from 3 to 10 years old, they will learn how to make healthy recipes and participate in […]

Sometimes the best comfort food is one you don’t have to cook for yourself. There is definitely something to be said for relaxing and having someone bring your meal to you. However, it can be hard to enjoy a restaurant meal, particularly one at a nice restaurant, when you are trying to wrangle unhappy kids.
Luckily, […]

Nothing says home like fresh apple pie warm out of the oven.  Hands down, apple pie is the favorite food of our household.  Apple pie is excellent for dessert, for breakfast, for a quick snack with a cup of coffee, or as a side dish to delicately smoked pork.  While apple pie is at its […]

What is comfort food? A cup of hot chocolate, perhaps. A soothing, chocolately, warm liquid running down my throat into my belly, with touches of whipped cream on top happily comingling with chocolate, as it should be… and that is just one drink that imbibes one with good feelings.
What are your comfort foods? I would […]

The problem with some comfort food is that it walks a fine line between familiar and blah. Sometimes I get in a mood where even the old stand-bys just don’t cut it.
I was in one of those moods yesterday while I was walking through Target. Luckily, I stumbled into the DVD section. As you may […]

This week at Kids Cuisine we will be focusing on comfort food. Today is the first snow day for many kids in my area, so I think this is perfect timing.
My favorite comfort food is something most people would think a special occasion food — chocolate fondue. Fondue is not just something you can get at […]

Everyone knows that kids (and grownups) are supposed to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but sometimes this can be a drag. Fruit is sweet and usually juicy, but sometimes the appeal of candy is too hard to resist.
What if there were something that seemed halfway between fruit and candy?
When […]

I learned most of my cooking skills from helping my mom prepare food for our very large family. I didn’t take my first cooking class until I was 24, but oh did I love it! Since then, I’ve been hooked on learning new techniques from great chefs.
Your kids don’t have to wait until they are […]