Kids Cuisine

Admittedly, I am not a Pop Tart fan, but something drew me to Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Gingerbread.  I don’t know if it was the attractive blue box with the cute gingerbread man on the front, or the fact that I was curious to see the picture on each tart.
These are okay for kids.  I placed the […]

As the chilly winter weather sets in, soups are a common meal in our home.  The other day I realized I was getting a little burned out on soup dinners and thought for a moment — what can I create that’s fast and filling?  For some reason, I recalled Lizzie’s BBQ Beef video http://lizziemariecuisine.com/index.php?itemid=381 and took […]

My girls are old enough now to actively participate in the preparations involved with a Thanksgiving dinner.  While we are going the simple route this year, as it will just be our immediate family, we will still have plenty to do to make a memorable meal.  Since a new baby around the house means that […]

Lizzie and I recently taught a 6-week healthy living class in our community to coach parents and kids on how to create healthier lifestyles.  During our graduation class, we hosted a Healthy Food Fest where all participants brought in a healthy food item to share with the class.  Everyone made excellent choices.
Our food demonstration was Taco […]

They say with picky kids, transitioning them from one food item to the next can be better managed by  ”bridging” the gap.  What this means is using one food item they like and mixing things up a bit in a way that gets them to try something else.  Say, she likes fries.  Maybe next time, make […]

Last month, I experienced Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies for the first time.  These nibblies have now hopped into my regular shopping route.  Figuring I would enjoy other Annie’s foods, I decided to try Annie’s Shells & White Cheddar next. This mac & cheese dinner turned out to be so much better than their unnatural counterparts. Once prepared, […]

A super simple and quick lunch or dinner, Tunallini has an amazing flavor when Italian Flott brand tuna is used.
2 servings.
INGREDIENTS:
1 (2.8 ounce) can Italian tuna, packed in olive oil
1 (15 ounce) can Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons Red onion, minced
1– 2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
To taste Sea salt and pepper
Empty tuna into medium […]

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 […]

My family and I have been making these delicious, healthy drinks for a long time. I like making up names for our recipes, so when I talk with young people about this drink I call it Fizzy Fruit. If I’m talking with adults about it, I call it Cratalians (Cranberry juice with Italian […]

Plantains. My first experience with these members of the banana family was in the mid-’90s.  I was completing my teacher training in Boston in predominantly Hispanic-populated school.   I was assigned to a second grade bilingual classroom where the children represented either the Cuban, Puerto Rican, or Dominican populations. Since this was back before No Child […]