Kids Cuisine

This weekend, we made one of my daughter’s favorite recipes. It wasn’t something fancy or elaborate, and it didn’t even have chocolate or sugar listed as an ingredient. It was simply Sunny Scrambled Eggs via the fabulous Mom and Me Cookbook.
As much as I think it’s fun to try unique dishes, for a 5-year-old a […]

It happened! Finally! A cookbook for fun, delicious, AND healthy recipes for kids that uses an honest to goodness approach to feeding kids real foods, as they were meant to be. The Toddler Cafe by Jennifer Carden is a breath of fresh air when it comes to the world of kids’ cookbooks.
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An unfortunate experience in my elementary school cafeteria turned me off to rice pudding for decades. It wasn’t until my own kids expressed an interest in the stuff that I began to experiment with the incongruously lumpy pudding made from cooked rice and sugar. Lo and behold, it wasn’t long before I was ruing the […]

My children love fruit leathers and fruit snacks, so when the opportunity came up to try Fruitabu’s line of Organic Smooshed Fruit Flats, we jumped at the chance. Our sample happened to be apricot flavored, and the ingredient list consisted of organic apple puree concentrate, organic apricot puree concentrate, and organic lemon juice concentrate. […]

Lizzie’s Girl Scout troop leader asked Lizzie if she would be interested in preparing an Egyptian food to share at today’s Girl Scout Expo. Each participating troop shared information about a country they studied and some offered food samples. Since Lizzie’s troop was studying Egypt, we thought about a food that is easy […]

It’s certainly lots of fun decorating Easter eggs, and they sure are pretty. The kids have a great time, and you really can’t tell them there will be no Easter egg decorating.
Then the days following Easter happen, and I stare at those eggs. They sit there, perky and bright, taunting me. I vow they will […]

The most difficult aspect of making dinner for many a harried mom is preparing a meal that appeals to the majority of family members. I am not one of those moms who will make a different dinner for each person, but I still try to make something that will be enjoyed by everyone. At least […]

 
Traditionally served alongside the St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage, this quick bread is really so good and easy, I’m starting to believe it might become a staple in my home. I like to use yogurt because it produces a wonderfully moist soda bread that actually stays moist for a couple of days (if it lasts that […]

You may remember Coolio from “Gangsta’s Paradise” and other big rap hits, but there is another side of the rapper. Coolio cook! He has been releasing “Cooking with Coolio” videos online for a little while. And believe it or not, he may just be able to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
Episode 3 of […]

Ever since I was invited to become a contributor to KidsCuisine.net, my children have loved their new role as Taste Testers. They wait eagerly by the mailbox to see if samples of fruit or yogurt snacks have arrived. Even when we aren’t reviewing foods for a specific assignment, they ask if I can […]