Kids Cuisine

There are often discussions and tips about going organic with your kids. In fact, there are entire lines of packaged baby foods, toddler snacks, and children’s juices that are organic. It’s sometimes interesting to me how little emphasis there is on feeding your children meals with locally-grown ingredients.
I won’t even get into the debate over […]

We just moved, and our house is further from my work. It used to be hectic making dinner with three hungry, whining, and, at times, screaming kids. Now that they are getting home a few minutes later, it is downright psychotic in my house during the time between arriving home and shoving food in front […]

Culinary inspiration can come from interesting sources, at least when you’re 4 years old. My kids were watching the “Samurai Pie” episode of the cute Backyardigans TV show today when my daughter asked me, in that super-sweet voice that means she wants something, “Would you show me how to make pie?”
Oh, will I? How thrilled […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cooking with kids has so many benefits. I find it’s a great way to spend quality time with my daughter, nurture her appreciation of food and, best of all, make some great dishes. I can’t wait until my twins are older. We could almost have a catering team right under one roof if they get […]

My preschooler and I don’t always like the same foods. When we got a few flavors of Stretch Island Fruit Co. fruit leathers, we both reached first for different flavors. Just like a kid, she wanted the purple (a.k.a. Harvest Grape). I grabbed the Country Cranberry Raspberry.
I asked her how she liked it. “This tastes […]

I was so thrilled to see the first pumpkins appear at my local grocery store. To me, that is the signal of the unofficial beginning of the harvest season, the fall, pumpkin patches, pumpkin pies and jack-o-lanterns. The great thing about pumpkin is that it is associated with so many things that are fun for […]

At a recent bookstore shopping expedition, I happened on a great cookbook for parents.
I’m always looking for meal ideas that are healthy, quick, and easy, and that are likely to actually get eaten. I found The Big Book of Recipes for Babies, Toddlers & Children, which is especially great if you have small children of […]

This is weird. Before today, I have never made one of my all time favorite indulgences, chocolate truffles. And I love to cook and bake. I never really thought of making them myself, and they look hard to make.
Yesterday, my daughter and I were grocery shopping and looking for something fun we could make together. […]