Kids Cuisine

A Crock-Pot that is!
A Crock-pot, or a slow-cooker, is a seldom used tool in my kitchen.  Despite the appeal of having dinner slow cooking for me all day long, I just don’t think to pull it out, dust it off, and load it up with ingredients.  Recently, though, I had an epiphany of sorts, as […]

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Michelle Stern! Her business, What’s Cooking, was featured in Parents magazine!
Parents Magazine listed What’s Cooking as a great source for Kids’ Cooking Gear!  Their article featured “Whiskie,” a whimsical whisk designed for little hands.  The handle is shaped like an egg, and is hard to resist, even for adult chefs!
If […]

Laptop Lunches  are reusable lunch box arrangements that use separate sections to keep lunches portions separate and fresh. Made from FDA-approved food-grade plastic, the supplies come with a lunchbox case, 5 dividers, a tiny container for dressing or dips, cutlery, a 12-ounce beverage bottle and a user’s guide that includes a decent amount of nutrition […]

If you’re looking for a new way to decorate cookies with your kids this year, why not give cookie stamps a try? You’ll be delighted by the effects of these on not only your cookies, but also on everyone who has the good fortune to receive them.
Prior to receiving my sample stamps from Rycraft, I’d […]

Weeknights have become such a hassle!  With after-school activities, evening activities, clubs, concerts, and holiday shopping, feeding a family well is near impossible.  I can hear the siren call of the drive-thru all too well, and I cave to it more often than not these days, it seems.   We try to make the best choices […]

There is nothing more comforting in the cooling fall weather than a nice bowl or mug of soup.  Specifically for my children, a creamy tomato soup paired up with a simple grilled cheese will have them cleaning their bowls clean every single time.  Unfortunately for me, any attempts at a homemade tomato soup simply left […]

My husband is super excited about a birthday present he just received — he has been scouring our cookbooks looking for reasons to use it! What is this wonder gadget? An apple peeler!

This one little tool will peel, core, and slice your apple in about 10 seconds. After that you have one long ribbon of […]

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 […]

When we were out shopping at the toy store recently, this cookbook for kids caught my eye, and I simply had to purchase it.  he concept seemed absoluely adorable — I wondered why no one thought of this before!  Cook It Up In A Cup! by Julia Myall is a little cookbook that comes with […]

Our Great American Bake Sale is coming up, and I’m doing several cooking classes with kids ahead of time to make some tasty treats to sell. I had chocolate on the brain and was contemplating all of the ways that my students could melt it safely. A friend of mine (who is in the chocolate […]