Tag Archive for ‘kids in the kitchen’
Pumpkin Pie from Scratch
Every fall my husband, who’s a decent cook and an excellent bread baker, launches into his one dessert specialty, pumpkin pie from scratch. 
Pies made from a can of Libby’s are so good it’s hard to imagine the effort being worth it. … For years he made the pies using the recipe on the back of the Libby’s can, but with his own freshly roasted pumpkin; he tried Macrina Bakery’s recipe for Maple Pecan Pumpkin Pie which is a winner.
Cookin’ With Munchkins
They actually did make music after making and eating their veggie critters.
A while back Poppy and I had this brilliant idea that we would host a ‘food experience’ for munchkins, little ones, aged 3 – 6. … They dipped strawberries in chocolate and even saved a few to take home; they made and loved both a thousand island-type dip and a peanut buttery dip based on an Indonesian peanut sauce; they decorated their plates with inspired versions of veggie people; we had a picture story about a strawberry which involved a tiny mouse and a bear, both enamored with the same strawberry. 
At first the carrots, snow peas, radishes, tomatoes, purple lettuce were merely the vessels on which to transport dip to mouth, dip to mouth as if the veggie were a spoon and not an edible thing.
Edible Critters for Local Munchkins
While we want our children to be the benefactors of stewardship and sustainability, they’re also partners in the effort.
While writing a recent post about an Onion and Goat Cheese Tart, I thought about children. Would a kid eat this, would Lily like it? I wondered about a child-friendlier take on the tart and that lead [...]
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