Kids Cuisine

Yes, it’s May, and yes, it’s finally 75 lovely, sunny degrees out, but I defy you to find a child who will reject a dumpling on the sole basis of the weather outside. I know my own kids would happily consume dumplings in weather nearly as steamy as the stew those fluffy dough pillows are […]

Peanut butter is one of our household’s favorite staples. We love peanut butter as a sandwich spread, dip, cracker spread, or occasionally in a sweet treat. Shoot, we’ve all been known to just dip in a spoon and eat the peanut butter straight up. More recently, though, I started wondering how it would work to […]

I can hardly contain my excitement! I am inspired to get my family and students fired up to use food and cooking for the greater good.
My sister has been volunteering for Share Our Strength, a national organization that weaves together a net of community groups, activists, and food programs to make sure no kids in […]

OK, so some mothers like to get a break from cooking for Mother’s Day. But I actually wanted to make something fun. To me, it is a treat to be in the kitchen, at least to create something just for fun and not because three kids are screaming how hungry they are.
This afternoon, my daughter […]

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Watermelon has always been a favorite in our family. We were amused to discover that it is also a favorite of the white-faced capuchin monkey, who steals it from the visitors to Manuel Antonio Park whenever possible. Sadly, stealing food is simply an opportunistic behavior that these animals have adopted in response […]

If your kids haven’t hit the magic years between roughly 8 and 18 when their interests suddenly explode in direct proportion to how much work and laundry you have and homework they have, and you’re spending more time on the sideline and in the bleachers than on the sofa, I have a few words of […]

As the weather finally begins to warm up, my daughter has started laying on the puppy dog eyes when it comes to snack time. Claiming heat exhaustion, she assures me that only an icy cold treat will get her through the steamy hot afternoon. We’ve already begun stocking the freezer with juice pops and […]

Lizzie Marie shows you step-by-step how to create a fabulous Mother’s Day Menu http://lizziemariecuisine.com/index.php?itemid=492
Green Eggs & Ham (with pesto and prosciutto), Marinated Berries and Fizzy Fruit. Treat your Mom to an extra special breakfast in bed!
Marinated Berries
An amazing way to jazz up fresh berries!
INGREDIENTS:
1 pint fresh berries (your favorites: strawberries – cut into bite […]

It’s always nice when you can find a kids’ snack food that has the enticement of bad food, but isn’t actually all that bad. The new Nabisco Teddy Graham Trail Mix is fun for kids (especially toddlers who haven’t had any nuts yet).
There are two types, a Bears and Bees mix and a Bears and […]

For years, my son’s birthday cake request has actually been a pie — Peanut Butter Pie, to be exact. And this is quite a pie–silky, indulgent, incredibly rich, and good enough to have for a special day that comes only once a year.
This year, I decided to try something a little different. Instead of making […]