Kids Cuisine

During our last library expedition, my 7-year old daughter took a moment to glance at the magazines geared towards kids. The one that caught her eye was Family Fun magazine; with its inviting cover, I could hardly blame her. She sat down to flip through it, and it wasn’t long before she was beckoning me […]

Editor’s note: Welcome to our newest contributor Beth Bader! Check out her info in the bio section, and please go visit her blog.

(Cupcake originally uploaded by expatkitchen)
As far as the whole kid vs. vegetable thing goes, I play it pretty straight — no tricks. Yes, every lunch and dinner plate I serve has a vegetable […]

My first thought when my mother-in-law bought my daughter a subscription to High Five Magazine (for 2-6 year-olds and published by Highlights) was that I had serious doubts my daughter would read an entire magazine.
First of all, she doesn’t read yet. Second of all, she has the attention span one might expect from a 4-year-old.
I […]

I’m sure many of you receive Scholastic’s Parent & Child magazine. Did you read the three-part special section called “Kids in the Kitchen” in the October issue? Wasn’t it great?
If you haven’t read it, let me give you the highlights. I don’t want to give out the secrets of the three-part series. You really need to […]

Yes, that Jessica Seinfeld. The one married to funnyman Jerry Seinfeld. Although a surprising new source for recipes, her first cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, just might find its way into many homes with kids. She, like many of us, was faced with kids (Sascha, 6, Julian, 4, and Shepherd, 2) that are picky about which vegetables […]

I was looking through the most recent issue of Eating Well magazine, looking for dinner inspiration, when I spied this recipe for Hamburger Buddy. The photo of it wasn’t anything special, and the blurb compared it to a homemade version of Hamburger Helper. I passed it by, but then a few minutes later I came […]

Nick Jr. magazine recently highlighted a few cookbooks that are perfect for your little kitchen helpers.  With the holidays coming at us fast and furious, one of these might be the perfect little gift for your budding cooks.
Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook.  These off-the-wall, madcap edibles are pulled from the pages of Seuss favorites.  From […]

We just moved into a new house, but the refrigerator wasn’t included when we bought it. In the simple act of shopping for a new refrigerator, I encountered a dilemma I frequently face as a busy mom. What do I really want to do more, serve fresh or frozen foods to my family?
Of course, in […]

I received an e-mail about a coffee roaster and distributor in Oregon that’s raising money to improve the quality of life for children and families who live in coffee-growing communities around the world. I’ve never heard of a coffee house taking such an initiative for such a worthy cause. I thought I’d pass along this […]

Recently, I talked about healthier school lunch options, particularly ones involving more fruits and veggies. Despite what many kids and, sadly, some school administrators think, pizza sauce and french fries do not count as a serving of vegetables.
The trouble is, it can be hard to convince some kids that veggies are tasty and fun lunch […]