cooking with kids Archives

Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals the kids can help cook…because “they’re bored.”

by Kate Etue | Jul 12, 2019 | Meal Plan, Recipes

This week’s weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we’ve found some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week with recipes your kids can help cook too—you know, since they’re so bored. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and...

The rainbow popsicles my kids want to eat every day this summer

by Liz Gumbinner | Jul 2, 2019 | Party!, Recipes

In our Recipe Rescue Facebook group (which is so much fun if you haven’t yet joined), a member asked for popsicle recipes for her kids. “I don’t want to make pickle pops, avocado pops, or use buttermilk, kale — you get the idea,” she...

United Tastes of America: A wonderful state-by-state cookbook and atlas for kids

by Caroline Siegrist | May 25, 2019 | Cookbooks, Shopping Finds

My favorite thing about a far-away road trip? The food. (No, not the fast food.) So I am thrilled to discover United Tastes of America, Gabrielle Langholt’s fun new kids’ guide to the most classic — and delicious! — eats in each state. Anyone...

How to make natural pink frosting 3 ways | Testing Cooking Tricks

by Jane Sweeney | Feb 3, 2019 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

For this Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to learn how to make natural pink frosting for cakes and cupcakes. My kids are at the age where they love the baking process almost (almost) as much as the finished treat, and our recent binging of Netflix’s Nailed...

Calling all Valentines: 5 kid-friendly, easy ideas for decorating heart cookies.

by Jane Sweeney | Jan 31, 2019 | Party!, Recipes

Valentine’s Day is getting closer, and I’ve been searching for some fun, easy ideas for decorating heart-shaped cookies with my kids. Emphasis on easy. Because as much as my kids and I love a wow-inducing, Instagram-worthy Valentine’s Day cookie, we live...