What’s better than pizza for lunch? How about kid-friendly pizza pockets with hidden vegetables! My kids love the sweet and tangy flavor of our Veggie-Filled Tomato Sauce. But I was already roasting vegetables for quiche cups this week and decided to use a new method. The result is a super simple pizza sauce that’s packed…
Whole-Wheat Banana Bread Pudding for Breakfast
We gave the decadent banana bread pudding recipe from The Kitchn a makeover and our whole-wheat, lower sugar version is amazing. As we do in every Foodlets recipe makeover, in a category I call Barefoot for Babies (a nod to how I started cooking for my young family by simplifying Ina Garten recipes), I made…
15 Family Favorites: Dinners My Kids Ask for Again and Again
Kid-friendly ideas for dinner! These 15 family favorites have stood the test of time and our kids as for them over and over. When “What’s for dinner?” sounds like fighting words, come to this list. Each meal is easy enough for cooks of any level, fast enough for busy families and nutritious enough to make…
Balsamic Bruschetta Kids Love
This is the easiest way to make balsamic bruschetta kids love. Pronounced bru-ske-ta, our whole family enjoys this summer side dish. We started with basic tomato bruschetta, and let the littles dollop those juicy tomatoes on top of toast in our DIY version. Now we’ve added a new, sweeter, twist for balsamic bruschetta kids love….
Rainbow in the Clouds Cupcakes
If you love rainbows, you’ll love these Rainbow in the Clouds Cupcakes with colorful stripes inside and out! That’s why I included it in my book, Cupcake Cookbook for Kids. Start with our vanilla cupcake batter below and add vanilla frosting (We have an EXCELLENT vanilla frosting recipe in the cupcake cookbook but if you…
Rainbow Surprise Pound Cake
This might look like your average loaf cake from the outside but wait until you cut it open! A rainbow surprise waits inside. That’s why I included it (along with 23 more delicious ideas) in my book, Kid Chef Junior Bakes: My First Cookbook. Take a look at how fun — and simple — this…
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad
I grew up eating my grandma’s old-fashioned potato salad recipe and there’s nothing better. I’ve tried a dozen different recipes and Ina Garten’s French potato salad with fresh herbs is a close second. But this old-fashioned potato salad recipe remains my favorite. Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Shortcuts If you’re a busy parent, the idea of making…
12 Fun Summer Cupcake Ideas for Kids
These fun summer cupcake ideas are perfect to make for a get together, sleepover or even a sunny Saturday at home. Best of all, each one is easy enough for kids to help with. Most of these are included in my book, Cupcake Cookbook for Kids, and the rest are detailed below! Bears at the…
Vegetarian Dinner Ideas for Kids
Tons of kids (and adults) are eating less meat these days, which makes my family’s favorite vegetarian dinner ideas for kids a list I keep on hand for my own kitchen! Rich and flavorful, hearty and satisfying, all of our vegetarian dinner ideas for kids are simple to make with flavors children love. Everything’s easy….
Whole-Wheat Strawberry Breakfast Cobbler
Breakfast cobbler is for cobbler people like us. I make cobblers filled with blueberries, blackberries and peaches all summer long. But what about breakfast? Could we get some of this fruity goodness into our lives earlier in the day? I revamped my favorite cobbler recipe into something heartier with more fiber (to stick with littles…
Roasted Broccoli Pasta
When I tell you that my kids love roasted broccoli pasta, you won’t believe that the main ingredient is…broccoli. There’s roasted broccoli, as you see here, but what you can’t make out so well is the roasted broccoli that’s also pureed into a sauce. Double broccoli. And now for the part that’ll leave you shocked:…
Wondering How to Cook Swiss Chard? Try This Creamed Swiss Chard Recipe!
If you’re wondering how to cook Swiss chard, I have a recipe for you. In fact, this creamed Swiss chard recipe is a huge hit with my whole family, including four kids! Our creamed Swiss chard recipe is a simplified version of this delicious recipe. The result is an easier way to cook Swiss chard…
Cherry Tomato Candy Pasta
Move over homemade mac & cheese. This cherry tomato candy pasta is my kids’ new favorite pasta! We learned the recipe from Samin Nosrat (who wrote the excellent cookbook “Salt, Fat, Heat, Acid“) when she made it on the adorable Netflix kids’ show Waffles + Mochi. The secret is: roasting the tomatoes first. When you…
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…
Flower Garden Graham Cracker Snacks
We tried the viral flower garden graham cracker snacks from Pinterest and not only were they a blast for the kids to make, but a tasty little treat too! I love a cute little food craft to get kids excited about food and these flower graham crackers hit the target. What You Need to Make…
Roasted Cabbage Wedges Kids Love
Roasted cabbage wedges are the side dish that your kids will love. “This tastes like butter!” That’s how my 6YO describes roasted cabbage. Like all of our other favorite roasted vegetables, the edges are crispy and the middle is soft. But the full effect is so much more. Roasted vegetables are sweet and salty, crunchy…
One-Pot Taco Mac & Cheese
Our newest version of macaroni and cheese adds the flavor of tacos and does it all in one pan. That’s one-pot taco mac and cheese! You won’t believe the secret ingredient that turns regular mac and cheese into this taco-flavored favorite…salsa. What you need to make taco mac & cheese pasta taco filling (ground beef,…
Chicken with Cabbage and Olives Sheet Pan Dinner
Is there anything better than a sheet pan dinner where everything cooks politely in one pan? How about a sheet pan dinner that’s hearty, something you feel good about serving AND a dinner that everyone likes! Our sheet pan chicken with cabbage and olives is exactly that. What you need for this sheet pan chicken,…
One-Pot Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni
One-pot sausage rigatoni means you don’t have to cook the pasta separately. It’s literally only one pot. Pasta, plus sauce all together. If that’s not a busy parent’s dream, I don’t know what is. Unless it’s a crowd-pleasing dinner every loves, like this one. What You Need to Make One-Pot Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni sausage (we…
How to Make Kale Chips: An Easy Recipe Kids Love
Kale chips are the perfect kale starter food. For kids (or adults) who don’t like vegetables, I defy them to turn these down. Crispy, salty and satisfying — not to mention packed with nutrients — this kind of kale will make believers out of your brood. What You Need to Make Kale Chips It’s a…