Kids Cuisine

My sister is a crafty person. She has a B.A. in art. So these awesome cupcakes she made for my husband’s birthday were not entirely unexpected. Not only do they look awesome, they tasted pretty good as well. The penguin is a regular cupcake topped with a mini donut and a donut hole. It doesn’t […]

How do you start your child on a path to enjoy a wide variety of foods? Start introducing your baby to full-fledged grown-up food. This week’s New York Times has a great little article about the good and bad of grinding your own baby food. Here are some tips from the article:

Do get a food […]

Maybe you have been thinking about doing some food writing of your own this year. Whether you have your own food blog or would like to try writing for the first time, Kids Cuisine would love to have you on our writing team.
Do you love cooking and spending time with kids? Or do you know a […]

I spent about 2 years living in Florida a few years ago. For many reasons, Florida just isn’t the place for me. We packed our bags and rarely look back. However, there was one bright spot to our time there — we were about an hour from Disney World and could go for the day […]

It’s that time of year when, after a relaxed summer, both parents and kids have to start thinking (and sometimes stressing) about what to pack for a healthy lunch. When I was young, each kid in our family made their own lunch, and this often led to some pretty interesting (and not necessarily healthy) combinations. […]

Have you ever found yourself wanting something homemade, but with virtually no ingredients in your cabinets or refrigerator? For some reason (poor planning on my part, perhaps), this seems to happen fairly often in my house.
Well, not anymore. I have stumbled upon a great, super easy dessert recipe that contains only ingredients I almost always […]

So, I’m guessing when you saw the title of this post, you thought it would be about banana chips. This time you’d be wrong. There’s more than one way to make a banana crunchy, and this week I had the opportunity to try freeze-dried bananas.
What’s the difference? Well, freeze-dried bananas are more crispy and generally […]

A few years ago, my husband and I took a cooking class together at one of the better Italian restaurants in D.C., Galileo. Under the capable instruction of Chef Roberto Donna, we learned how to craft the perfect risotto. I also learned a few other important kitchen tips, namely 1) Restaurant kitchens are VERY hot […]

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 […]

I admit it — I am a sucker for puns. I get a little chuckle when I see a beauty parlor called “Curl Up and Dye” or a yarn store called “Knit Knack.” So when I read about a new food company called Peas of Mind, I was excited to learn more.
Peas of Mind makes […]