THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO MAKE THESE–one involves chocolate while the other is packed with chia seeds, flaxseed and dried cranberries–and believe it or not, both are delicious. We’re focusing on the second option here, but you can zip right over to eHow to get our chocolate version too. In a long line of yummy…
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Strawberry Overnight Oats
It’s official. Strawberry Overnight Oats are the kids’ favorite new breakfast. We’ve made (and loved) Chia Seed Pudding for years. And don’t forget my oldest daughter’s favorite Fresh, Fruity Summer Porridge. We do Apple Pie Oatmeal in the microwave and use the slow cooker for Double Chocolate Steel Cut Oats. But this super simple technique…
Simple Strawberry Chia Seed Hand Pies…for Breakfast!
It’s hard to go wrong with a generous layer of strawberry fruit spread combined with tiny chia seeds, mingling together inside a warm, flaky crust. But what makes these strawberry chia seed hand pies good for breakfast? The whole combination is surprisingly nutritious. With three simple ingredients, you get a make-ahead breakfast full of protein,…
3-Ingredient Chia Seed Refrigerator Jam
WHY MAKE JAM when in the year 2015 it’s very easy to zip right down to the Food Lion and pick up a jar or seven? And what about your mom’s delicious homemade recipe? Here’s my case for chia seed refrigerator jam: Store-bought or homemade, jam is typically full of sugar. Making traditional strawberry jam…
4 fresh strawberry recipes for kids
EVEN THOUGH WINTER IS OVERSTAYING ITS WELCOME like a cigar smoking houseguest who just won’t take the hint, here comes the sweet taste of spring itself: strawberries. These juicy little beauties are hitting stores now, ice storms or not. And they couldn’t have arrived sooner because if there’s one spring ingredient that most kids devour…
Very Versatile Whole Wheat Tarts with Dried Apricot (or Jam or Nutella or…) Filling
WHEN GRANDMA COMES TO TOWN, our kitchen goes into overdrive. Paul’s mom and dad were here for a visit over Thanksgiving and made one of Paul’s childhood favorites, apricot tarts. It’s an old recipe, the original could have, maybe come from a newspaper but this version has definitely been passed around church groups, through family…
homemade strawberry cereal bars with whole oats
I’VE TRIED TO MAKE BARS LIKE THESE BEFORE. A bunch of times. The results were too thick, too crumbly or just not flavorful enough. This time we got it right. Look out Nutrigrain bars, we’ve got a homemade version that’s fresher, less expensive and even yummier.
strawberry banana frozen yogurt pops
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEWEST FOODLET this week, we haven’t been cooking much. But that doesn’t mean that things aren’t delicious, and fun! Enter the tastiest way to celebrate sweet baby George, summer and all the fun to come…homemade frozen yogurt pops!
Fresh strawberry muffins
“YAY, THESE ARE GIANT MUFFINS!” That’s the refrain from the breakfast table in Rome these days. This weekend Phoebe and I remade a recipe from the Oprah magazine, for baked strawberry-buttermilk doughnuts. Our version is also baked, also full of strawberries but served in the shape of flowers.
Strawberry oatmeal breakfast cookies
JAM IS A POPULAR ITEM at our place. Especially strawberry, especially in the morning. So when I saw a recipe for Strawberry Vanilla Breakfast Cookies in my Sneaky Chef to the Rescue cookbook, I jumped at the chance.
Barefoot Contessa Makeover: Corn muffins with jam filling
ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER PLAYGROUP, ANOTHER BAKED GOOD. This time we tried something even more healthy…but it didn’t start that way. Barefoot’s corn muffins promise to be moist and delicious, which is easy to believe when you consider the half pound of butter called for in the original recipe. That won’t work for us so we…
Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Do your kids love oatmeal as much as mine do? What about cake? I ask because this hearty baked oatmeal recipe comes together in minutes AND tastes like cake. Chocolate cake. Bake in the oven or zap in the microwave! Either way is delicious. What You Need to Make This Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal Recipe…
Easy Granola Recipe
Homemade granola is crunchy, lightly sweet without adding too much sugar or added stabilizers like the kind you find at the store. This easy granola recipe is fresh and delicious! Especially with homemade yogurt. What makes this granola recipe easy? I updated one of my favorite granola recipes to make it: easier and more friendly…
21 Recipes Kids Can Make
With four kids, I’m a big believer in recipes kids can make. Cooking teaches kids an important life skill but so much more: science, service and even patience. With excerpts from my cookbooks books for kids “Super Simple Baking for Kids“, “Pizza School” and “Kid Chef Junior Bakes“, my kids have made all of these…
Tea Party Ideas for Kids: Menus, Decor and Songs
I love hosting tea parties for kids! They work for birthday parties big and pink and small with costumes — plus fun afternoons at home. Tea parties for kids are fancy, fun and easier than you think to pull off but best of all…tea parties are great for teaching manners. “Oh, thank you so much!”…
Why You Should Bring Food to Someone with a New Baby About 2 Months In: 5 Dishes They’ll Love
I’m one of those people. The days after my first baby were born are some of the sweetest in my whole, entire life. (Not the birth itself. This is an important distinction. My first experience with natural childbirth was, um, surprising. I simply didn’t know your body could feel like that while NOT being attacked by…
Easy Christmas Cookies Kids Can Make
With four small kids in our family, I can’t resist easy Christmas cookies kids can make. These are our favorite Christmas cookie recipes that are easy enough for kids to make, with delicious results! Reindeer Snickerdoodles Sparkly Santas Strawberry Jam Tarts
The Perfect 3-Step Waffle Bar Setup for Kids
I thought putting together a waffle bar for kids would be a kind of a pain. But it wasn’t. Yes there was set up and clean up but let’s face it, even sandwiches don’t make themselves. For a fun lunch (and an amazing idea for a kid-friendly dinner party), I set up a waffle bar…
3 reasons why you should cook with your kids; Plus our favorite memory-making recipes for fall
Even though it usually takes longer. Even though it’s definitely messier. You should cook with your kids. Not every meal. Because time in the universe we live in, the one dictated by a 24-hour clock that just won’t budge no matter how hard I try to explain that I need at least two extra hours in the…
15 Foods I Stopped Buying When I Started Reading Labels
IT SOUNDS SO LAME. Reading labels in the grocery store. Who has the time? From the moment you lift the rascals into that race car shopping cart you’ve got about 10 minutes to whiz through the store before it gets ugly. You know time’s up as you question whether you REALLY need deodorant when it’s all the way on the…