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35: How to Teach Kids to Clean Up the Kitchen
Kids are messy in the kitchen!!! Parents tell me this all the time, which means it must be part of the hard job of parenting to teach them to clean up. We’re still working on it in the Kids Cook Real Food™ household, but we have some tried-and-true after-dinner routines that we’d like to share with...
29: Kids Make Homemade Guacamole as a Healthy Snack
When my son Paul was in fourth grade, he had to do a “how-to” speech for his class. He could have taught anything from raising a caterpillar to swinging a baseball bat, but I nudged him in the direction of food. “What about a healthy snack kids can make? You love making homemade guacamole…” He...
24: Homemade English Muffins and Freeze-able Breakfast Sandwiches
Need an easy, freezer-friendly breakfast that is homemade and will keep your kids full of energy for a busy school morning? Teach them to make homemade English muffins and then add bacon and eggs…mmmm! These homemade English muffins are so easy even kids can make them! They are a “special treat” in our house because...
Organizing for a Kid-Friendly Kitchen
We moms always have a lot on our plates. One that I struggle with is balancing the need to cook for my family with the need to slow down and teach my little ones how to cook, and then the need to do silly things with them and play and read books and help with...
10 Snacks Your Preschooler Can Make Today
The proud look on my little ones’ faces when they make something for the family (or themselves) to eat is none other than priceless. And it’s even cuter the younger they are! Although my big kids can do quite a lot in the kitchen and have quite a list of recipes they can make, what...
That Time I Realized My 1st Grader Never Used a Butter Knife
This post is by contributing writer, Bethany Wright. We all have those moments in parenting. I’m not referring to those glowing, warm fuzzy moments. (Like when your child spontaneously declares, “Mommy, you’re the BEST mommy in the WHOLE world.” This actually happened today. Hence, I’m recording this for all posterity…) No, I’m referring to those moments...
The Best EFFECTIVE Trick for No Tears Onion Cutting…so Easy, a Kid Can Do It
I’ve read a LOT of tips for not crying while cutting onions. When I used to stock my freezer regularly with diced onions, I cut a bunch at a time using a little chopper. Believe me, folks, the tears were flowing! Could I find a way to cut onions without crying? I tried doing the...
7 Things You Should Never Let Your Children Do in the Kitchen
You know you’re a parent when… You glance sideways while doing dishes and say to your 2-year-old, “Stop banging on the dishwasher with knives…” And THEN your brain clunks into gear and you realize: Gah! Knives! Of course your next move is to calmly remove the knives from the tiny child’s hands and figure out a safer way...
15: Our Favorite Dish to Pass: Potato Salad Made by the Kids
Potlucks and holiday parties are a cinch when we have to bring a dish to pass, because we always bring our family favorite! Homemade potato salad has a lot of steps, but the work is made easier when everyone has a task. We don’t use a recipe but rather a “framework” for success: Per serving:...
14: How to Make Homemade Pasta | Interview with Chef Jeremy Paquin
Do professional chefs always learn to cook at a young age? I interviewed Chef Jeremy Paquin, executive chef at Grove Restaurant in Grand Rapids, and you might be surprised by his answer! This chef LOVES vegetables and he has the most creative ways to think about them, cook them, and present them. He talks about...