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Teaching Kids to Grocery Shop
Grocery shopping can be an important learning tool to teach important reasoning and math skills. Shopping is a great opportunity to teach your child how to make good choices based on need, price, and quality. Below are a few suggestions to make your next trip to the supermarket fun and educational.Start off by having your child help prepare a [...]
Let's Make Pancakes
Pancakes are relatively easy to make, taste great, and the few minutes of extra prep time makes them an extra special treat. Your kids will love watching the batter bubble before it’s time to flip. It’s also a great opportunity to encourage creativity as they concoct fun topping ideas.Makes 8 4-inch diameter pancakesIngredients: 2 tablespoons white vinegar ¾ cup milk 1 [...]
The Dubious Qualifications of a Kids' Food Magazine Publisher
I often get asked why I do what I do, and how I’m qualified to do it. I'm the publisher and editor of Ingredient magazine and Butternut magazine. It’s a funny thing, though, since what I think I do and what it looks like I do to others is a bit different--well, actually pretty wildly different. Most people [...]
Hello, Summer! Lobster Roll Dip
Nothing says summertime like fresh seafood. Lobster rolls are a summertime favorite in New England. Lobster salad is served on a toasted and buttered hot dog roll. Even the McDonald’s in Maine serves lobster rolls! Try making the dip below as an appetizer. Your kids will enjoy measuring and mixing the ingredients.Lobster Roll DipMakes 16 servingsIngredients:8 ounces lobster meat, [...]
Cook for a Day, Eat for a Week: Chicken
We all like convenience, but it’s tough to value it over having tasty, fresh food. Real convenience is having what you want to eat ready when it’s dinner time. Because of this, it can be helpful to cook for a day and eat for a week.Our favorite tool for cooking in advance is the slow cooker. Use it to [...]
Be Amazed: Make Your Own Pita
Are your kids out of school for the summer and lunchtime is starting to get boring? Getting them involved in cooking pita will make lunch fun again. The best part is pita can be made ahead of time, so it might be easier to prepare the night before. Watching the pita puff as it bakes will amaze and [...]
Snack Time: Hummus & Pita Chips
HummusThis makes enough for 4-6 people to share. Try eating hummus with pita chips or fresh slices of cucumber.Equipment: blender or food processor rubber spatula small bowlIngredients1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained ¼ cup tahini 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 clove garlic, crushed ½ teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoons olive oil1.Place all ingredients except olive oil in blender or food processor and blend or process until [...]
Weekend Project: Make Granola
Granola is a healthy and delicious snack. Depending on the brand that you purchase in the store, it can be filled with preservatives and extra sugar. That’s why it can be a fun family activity to make at home. Granola tastes great when sprinkled on plain or vanilla yogurt. It can also be packaged in a pretty sack with [...]
The Story of Breakfast Cereal
Breakfast cereal is a wildly popular food, with millions of people—especially kids—eating it every day. Almost everyone likes a crunchy bowl of cereal with cold milk. Believe it or not, there was actually a time when almost no one enjoyed eating cereal. It was very different than it is today: heavy, hard to chew, and really like eating grains [...]
Grilling Safety
Now that it is summer time, more families are enjoying grilling food on barbecues.Grills are just like the stove in the kitchen. A grill is a cooking tool that gets very hot and can cause burns.Adults should grill. Kids should not!Keep away from a grill when it is in use. Play at least 10 feet [...]