I don’t know about your toddlers, but mine LOVE chicken nuggets. Especially dunking them in sweet and sour sauce from McDonalds – my husband taught my son very young to enjoy them! PICKY EATER? Since he loves chicken nuggets so much sometimes it’s hard to get…
WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER RICE? I always have leftover rice from dinner and I’m never sure what to do with it. But I love rice pudding. It’s a comfort food. One day I had a small amount of leftover white rice in the fridge, and…
You worked hard today. You deserve to rest. But it’s dinner time. Here are 12 baked potato toppings to turn your easiest side into a filling dinner. Toss some potatoes in the oven (hold the foil) and look over this list. Don’t have an hour plus to…
I make this quiche for my family for dinner at least twice a month. I have played around a lot with the ingredients such as how many eggs, how much milk (or using cream instead) until I was really happy with this combination. My toddlers absolutely…
This is the easiest recipe for pie crust I have tried to date. There’s no rolling required, the ingredients are simple and I always have them on hand, and there’s really no way to mess it up… when I do rolled pie crust it seems to…
Growing up I was not a huge fan of pasta. Spaghetti was a common meal in my house and I quickly began to dislike it. It wasn’t till I got a little older that I realized it wasn’t the spaghetti I disliked but it was tomato…
Mister four’s quote from this cooking experience was “Mom, this is the messiest!” said with a huge amount of joy and wonder. Truly don’t toddlers love playing with dough? Here is the perfect opportunity to get your toddler helping making something the whole family will enjoy.…
I was introduced to these by my husband who spent 2 years in Brazil for a church mission. We first saw them in the frozen section at Whole Foods. We love looking at their frozen treat section we figure if Whole Foods sells it it can’t…
I love to expose my kids to vegetables even when they don’t chose to eat them often. This was a great experience for little miss 2 to make! I love that she chose to spread the hummus on the outside of the pita and pile on…
I am delighted with these little puffed beauties! Not only do they taste delicious and gourmet, but the ingredient list is so simple – and the cooking process is also a breeze. Using puffed pastry takes all the work out of creating this chocolate croissant. Little…
I absolutely LOVE fresh lime. I love the smell and the taste it adds to any recipe! This was my toddlers’ first time using a hand juicer and it was a pretty fun experience for them. Turning the lime around on the juicer while pushing down hard enough to…
My toddlers love strawberries. Chopping up strawberries has been a great kitchen activity for my kiddos… and I love that when making a dessert the whole family will enjoy my toddlers can help with one part that is safe and simple! Cooking with toddlers can be…
Pulling grapes has been one of little miss two’s favorite kitchen activities so far. It is repetitive and simple, plus she loves grapes so she can sample them along the way. I like to have her do this when we are making our lunch to take…
This is a variation on a traditional cinnamon toast my mom used to make for us growing up… sometimes as a bedtime snack or a family night treat. I think this would make a delicious part of a mother’s day breakfast made by the kids, showing their…
I love Mexican food! So when I found this recipe I could’t wait to try it. One of my favorite things about these are that they are finger food. Anything my 3 year old niece can eat with her hands is something she is more likely…
Am I the only one who always ends up with two or more overripe bananas at the end of every week? It happens a lot at our house and I do NOT like to eat them plain. Almost green bananas for me thank you! Peeling these…
This “breakfast sundae” was delicious and really fun to make with my toddlers! My favorite moment from the cooking process was when little miss two was scooping out the honeydew with the ice cream scoop, and as soon as she got it the melon went flying…