Kids Cuisine

I just love it when hotels not only think of kids, but actually put some thought into interesting, cultural activities for child guests. There is a hotel that is, in fact, catering to foodie kids (or at least the offspring of foodies), which is all the better.
The Loews Las Vegas Resort just announced a new […]

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’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 […]

Mama’s Kitchen Healthy Alternatives at SeaWorld Orlando was a pleasant healthy surprise during a recent visit. I had planned on making do or just ignoring some mom guilt when the kids ate junk food theme park meals. When I saw a funky green and white sign declaring this restaurant was the “healthy alternative,” I made […]

My kids recently enjoyed what can only be described as the Ultimate Breakfast Experience for toddlers and preschoolers. We dined at a character breakfast at the Nick Hotel’s Nicktoons Cafe in Orlando.
My three children are all die-hard Nickelodeon and Noggin devotees, so they were pretty excited about meeting Dora, SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick.
As we entered […]

To kids, pirates are just cool. History, not so much. Classic literature, again, is not that hot. There is a cool place where you can feed your kids, teach them about history and literature, and they get an up-close and personal encounter with the pirate world: The Pirates’ House in Savannah, Ga.
The place is oozing […]

When toddlers are hungry, they are hungry NOW. I like to still put something together that somewhat resembles prepared food, however. The other day, I threw together a gnocchi lunch that (with the exception of water boiling time) took less than five minutes. It also included some pretty healthy and even fresh ingredients found in […]

This afternoon, my daughter had a wonderful idea. “We should have a fruit party, mom!” Indeed, we should!
I’d love to think the years of pro-fresh-produce brainwashing from me are finally paying off, but I think she actually got the idea from daycare on Friday. There was a birthday party for the woman who runs the […]

I recently grabbed a copy of, “Toddler Meals: Lifesaving Recipes and Advice for Making Fun, Nutritious Food,” in search of some new ideas for feeding my toddlers. Sometimes it can seem like they get just a little too much banana and cubed cheese.
Between picky tendencies of toddlers, looking for food that is healthy but acceptable, […]

My kids have an uncanny sixth sense about impostor junk food. There was the time I tried to serve them organic mac and cheese, and my daughter asked, accusingly, “What’s wrong with this mac and cheese, mom?” Or when I’ve served my junk-food-junkie toddler organic cookies, and she has shook her head in the negative, […]