Kids Cuisine

This summer has been a kid-filled summer. Now, I adore kids; however, I don’t have a desire to have any of my own.  Nonetheless, I have been spending time with a friend and his three and four-year olds who are visiting for the summer.
Toddlers?  Phew!  No one told me.  Middle schoolers/mini teens, I am good.  I […]

For years, my son’s birthday cake request has actually been a pie — Peanut Butter Pie, to be exact. And this is quite a pie–silky, indulgent, incredibly rich, and good enough to have for a special day that comes only once a year.
This year, I decided to try something a little different. Instead of making […]

Lizzie’s Girl Scout troop leader asked Lizzie if she would be interested in preparing an Egyptian food to share at today’s Girl Scout Expo. Each participating troop shared information about a country they studied and some offered food samples. Since Lizzie’s troop was studying Egypt, we thought about a food that is easy […]

My kids recently enjoyed what can only be described as the Ultimate Breakfast Experience for toddlers and preschoolers. We dined at a character breakfast at the Nick Hotel’s Nicktoons Cafe in Orlando.
My three children are all die-hard Nickelodeon and Noggin devotees, so they were pretty excited about meeting Dora, SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick.
As we entered […]

For Christmas this year, my daughter received a piping bag with a set of tips. She’s had so much fun decorating cakes and cupcakes with it since then that I decided that for her twelfth birthday party, we’d spread the fun around a little—literally. We invited a few friends, made a couple of pounds of […]

Did you know that Mardi Gras is less than 2 weeks away?  I always forget about this celebration until the last minute. I guess it doesn’t help that the date moves each year.
Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” celebrates the last day before the season of lent. During Lent, many Christians give up certain foods or […]

This week is my daughter’s holiday party in her second grade classroom. When I asked her what she would like to bring for the party, she instantly told me cookies. Then she went on to say that what she didn’t want were the cut out sugar cookies with frosting. “Mommy, I always bring […]

We had a Progressive Dinner recently, and when I spied a recipe for Monster Eyes, I thought it would be the perfect addition to the menu for the kids. Tasty and easy to make, this is a good recipe to get kids in the kitchen as the steps are basic… mixing, rolling, baking.
A few […]

The pressure for a merry holiday season begins as soon as the pumpkins begin to sag on the front porch. Ads depict happy and relaxed families spending quality time together in front of the fire, or eating an elaborate meal in a large dining room. But in an age where the majority of […]

During our last library expedition, my 7-year old daughter took a moment to glance at the magazines geared towards kids. The one that caught her eye was Family Fun magazine; with its inviting cover, I could hardly blame her. She sat down to flip through it, and it wasn’t long before she was beckoning me […]