Kids Cuisine

I asked my daughter recently if she wanted to help me make a salad for dinner. She was excited and quickly agreed, but when I handed her a cutting board, she became hesitant. On the other end of the counter was my cutting board and knife — a 10″ chef’s knife — much […]

Even kids who enjoy cooking and helping in the kitchen aren’t always in the mood. Who is?
In our home, kitchen gadgets have kept the kids interested longer than they would have been otherwise. The boys use the tools for their intended purpose or they make up new uses all together. In any event, the tools […]

Our five-year-old son is very particular.  He refuses to wear shirts with stripes, buttons, or collars (his uniform for his new school is going to be a hard one to swallow on two out of three counts).  His sandwiches?  No crust, thankyouverymuch.  When Erika highlighted these sandwiches cutters back in January, I made a mental […]

Cupcakes are no longer the in thing when it comes to summer entertaining.  Instead, consider the cakelet, a pint sized portion of cake molded into different shapes and fun forms.  Specifically, check out this fun Backyard Bugs Cakelet Pan at Williams-Sonoma.  Featuring bees, dragonflies, ladybugs and butterflies, the cakelet pan makes eight cakes at a […]

One of a parent’s many concerns in the warmer months is whether or not their children are getting enough fluids. As children become even more active in the increasing temperatures, it’s easy to overlook the simple task of drinking water. I think we all know that water is essential to staying healthy, but […]

Kids’ lunch boxes live a tough life — on the way to school they may be dropped, kicked, sat on, etc. This kind of treatment does not bode well for the condition of the lunch box contents. I’ve opened many a lunch box to find squished sandwiches, broken cookies or crackers, and–worst of all–bruised fruit. […]

You’d think the very process of cooking would lure the little ones into the kitchen, what with all those clinks and clanks and curious aromas and all. But sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes you have to let the “stuff” beckon.
Check out these totally cute silicon oven mitts featured on StyleHive. Would my two kids love these? […]

Editor’s Note: This was originally posted by Scott Phillips on another Well Fed site, Get Your Grill On. Head over there to check out more great recipes and cooking hints involving the grill! 
Henceforth, I think all my entries here may be entitled “Best ______ Recipe EVER!!!”  Whether my recipe for hummus is in fact “The Best Ever” is debatable, it certainly gets more […]

Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted by Jaay Dunlap in another Well Fed Network blog, Just Baking. Be sure to check out that site for other great cooking and baking tips!
I believe the saying goes, “A day late and a dollar short.”  And I certainly felt like that was me today.  Here it is after Christmas, the […]

The holiday season at our house is a time of indulgence. Platters of cookies sit out at all times, ready for eager mouths to grab a nibble. Meals lean towards the decadent and rich, dishes full of flavor and reserved for celebrations. After a while, though, it becomes too much. Even my young children are […]