Preparing family friendly meals can be a simple process when you have the right tools. You don’t have to scour through cookbooks to find meals that your family will like. Chances are you will just find a bunch of recipes Read more »

When thinking about nutrition for children, realize that they like, and need, variety. Many kids, if they had their way, Read more »

When you’re making lunch for children, you can always use more ideas – so here they are! Read more »

Here’s a note I got from a friend about how she teaches classes – Cooking with Preschoolers. I thought you would enjoy reading it. I know I learned a few things… Read more »

We all hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but cooking breakfast for children can sometimes become a drag especially when you have picky eaters.  Many natural doctors even say that you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a worker and dinner like a pauper.  When you are met with a “I’m not hungry” or, “I don’t like that!” Read more »

Here’s another cookbook from Annabel Karmel called The Toddler Cookbook also published by DK. Although not as fun and well laid out as the Mom and Me Cookbook, this is still at least a 4 star in my book.

The book begins with an introduction of the author complete with Read more »

Cooking for children is a little more difficult sometimes than cooking for an adult. Your average adult will nod politely and find a way to dispose of unwanted food, where a child might protest loudly. Children and food can be a highly unpredictable combination.  Why is it that a children will eat chicken nuggets but sometimes not like a slice of chicken?   Read more »

Just when you think DK has published all the good cookbooks, you find one like the Children’s Quick and Easy Cookbook and realize they have done it again. Although this book is older than the other ones I have reviewed Read more »

Nothing gets more activity in my kitchen than a new cooking gadget.  Everyone wants to know how it’s used and what I am going to do with it.  It’s like getting a new toy, only for a practical, hands-on purpose.

Cooking gadgets usually make your life easier and save you time.  I’m not going to highlight Read more »

When you’re looking for easy kid recipes, one ingredient that always comes to mind is eggs. When my children are cooking, eggs are almost always involved.

Eggs are easy to keep on hand, easy to mix, and easy to cook. They cook very quickly, so your child doesn’t have to stand around and stir a pot forever just waiting for somthing to thicken. As much as eggs have gotten criticized for being higher in cholesterol, Read more »