Kids Cuisine

When I was growing up, one of my favorite books was Alligator Cookies, by James Young. The book is about two children who come across their uncle’s recipe for Alligator Cookies. The recipe calls for real alligator, so they have to go out to catch one. While they’re out looking for an […]

The end of February is soon, coming up this weekend! This only means one thing — a birthday celebration!  Mine, of course.  Oh, maybe that’s not a big deal to the masses.  But, what about the birthday of one of the most beloved children’s authors… Dr. Seuss? Yup, that’s right! March 2nd is the big day; […]

As my kids become more verbal, I’ve been enjoying the time we spend together at the table.  I don’t want to get too ahead of myself here — they’re only 3 and 2, so our conversations are limited and continually interrupted by my reminders to get the feet off the table, “try it, you might […]

My review copy of Michael Recycle landed on my front porch just in time for an afternoon playdate… and ended up being the topic of conversation for the rest of the afternoon. The kids, ages 5 through 8, loved the bold coloring of the fantastic illustrations and found the writing to be hilarious!
Michael Recycle […]

“My Bag and Me” is a new book, released from Penton Kids Press just in time for Earth Day, 2008. Shaped like a grocery bag, this board book is just the thing to get toddlers excited about going green at the market.
This story follows a little boy on a shopping trip with his mother and […]

At our local elementary school, we recently began a program called Cancel-A-Car that encourages families to take action at home to offset carbon emissions from cars. After the school-wide launch assembly, where a mama polar bear and her cub discover that their home is melting, the kids were excited to learn what they could to […]

In their book, Food Fights, Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP, and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP, take on all the most common food questions of parents and even a few questions I never thought to ask, such as how to eat well while traveling. The writing tone is anything but what you would expect from a […]

Nick Jr. magazine recently highlighted a few cookbooks that are perfect for your little kitchen helpers.  With the holidays coming at us fast and furious, one of these might be the perfect little gift for your budding cooks.
Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook.  These off-the-wall, madcap edibles are pulled from the pages of Seuss favorites.  From […]

It was my 3-and-a-half year old son who suggested spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and it was my newly-crowned 7-year-old who suggested we use the recipe from her new cookbook for dinner. I wasn’t about to argue when the two of them agreed on something for dinner and appeared to be willing helpers.
The cookbook was […]

Some of my daughter’s first finger foods included fresh-baked French baguettes and fresh produce from the Cours Selaya market in Nice. Her first ice cream was a dreamy dark chocolate Berthillon, a type of ice cream that can only be found on one small island in Paris. Some of her first restaurant meals were at […]