Kids Cuisine

“Why?”
That is, no doubt, the most often asked question from my five-year-old son.
“Why are you putting those cans in a separate container, and not in the garbage?”
“Why is the cardboard over there?”
“Why are you shutting the light off?”
Each time he asks a question, I answer him, and questions relating to being more environmentally friendly and […]

I admit it. I don’t wear an apron. In fact, I’ve never even owned one. My five-year-old Sous Chef, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. And soon as he sees me heading for the kitchen, he grabs his apron off the hook and drags the step stool over […]

I haven’t made this salad in ages, but since it’s kid-approved, it should probably be in rotation a little more often.  Our five year old son, Nicholas, loves, loves, loves salami, almost as much as he loves salad, so it comes as no surprise that he had two helpings of the salad last night, and asked […]

Broccoli and my five-year-old son are not friends. ‘Tis a shame because I do love the stuff. The only way I have gotten him to eat it is in one pasta dish. Since he loves fruit and some other vegetables (even artichokes!), I’ll take what I can get.
I’m not a big fan […]

As soon as our five-year-old son, Nicholas, sees me in the kitchen, he comes tearing over, dragging the stepstool with him, asking what he can do to help. So it’s no wonder that as soon as I saw these kid-friendly personalized aprons in the hot-off-the-presses Williams-Sonoma catalog, did I tag the page to order […]

These days, with a fast food joint located down practically every street, it’s sometimes hard to convince kids that life exists beyond McDonald’s chicken nuggets. Not only that, but that homemade chicken nuggets were — gasp! — actually better! How could they be better when they don’t come as part of a Happy Meal, right?
My […]

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We had a Progressive Dinner recently, and when I spied a recipe for Monster Eyes, I thought it would be the perfect addition to the menu for the kids. Tasty and easy to make, this is a good recipe to get kids in the kitchen as the steps are basic… mixing, rolling, baking.
A few […]

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 […]

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 […]