SURE WE’VE GOT KALE CHIPS, but this is another way to make the super green stuff kid-friendly. And you might be surprised.
3 amazing cheese balls for kids
COURTESY OF “GREAT BALLS OF CHEESE” by Michelle Buffardi, we bring you the most amazing generic valtrex buy online snacks your kids will see all year. Here are the recipes and how-to details for each one pictured above: Herbed Caterpillar Nacho Cat Mouse Bites
whole wheat pita crisps with cinnamon sugar
THESE CINNAMON TREATS ARE SO SIMPLE THAT OUR PRESCHOOLER MADE THEM practically by herself. They’re also quite healthy and definitely delicious. We’re big on cinnamon here, because it’s a tasty way to add flavor without sugar, but also because it’s so dang good for you. Just a sprinkle of that magical stuff can do everything…
super simple turkey pot pie (and yes, I cheated)
WHEN YOU HAVE A FRIDGE FULL OF TURKEY and a house full of guests, the best way to handle both is a big casserole of turkey pot pie, just like this one. It’s a new riff on the Barefoot Contessa’s chicken pot pie recipe we made over once (and still the number one recipe of…
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…
one pot dinner: sauteed cabbage & chicken with dried cranberries & toasted almonds
HERE’S THE PINT-SIZED REVIEW FOR THIS ONE: “I like it a little bit.” That would be Phoebe (4) when I served this cabbage dish for dinner the other night. Estelle (2) and George (1) were equally enthusiastic. And you know what? That works for me! A few bites here, a few bites there, and pretty…
mouse bites, a cheese ball recipe for kids
*MICE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SWISS CHEESE for reasons I don’t understand, but I do understand that Swiss cheese and Dijon mustard is a winning combination best served shaped like tiny mice with big sliced-almond ears and outlandishly long tails made from chives.
nacho cat, a cheese ball recipe for kids
*AS FAR AS PETS GO, I’m more of a dog person, but I’ll take a cat in cheese ball form any time. The nacho-cheesy flavor of this cat works really well with tortilla chips, but if you try to dip a chip into this feline it’ll break. Instead spread the cheese onto tortilla chips, or…
herbed caterpillar, a cheese ball recipe for kids
*FRESH HERBS ARE KEY HERE–the bright green color not only looks really nice but the herbs also brighten the flavor of the feta and lemon. Don’t worry too much about which herbs you use; choose a mixture of whatever green herbs you can find, or use all parsley–you can always find fresh parsley.
Low-Sugar Cranberry Oat Muffins with Fresh Cranberries
These cranberry muffins with fresh cranberries are moist and delicious, but also good for you! Ours are lower in sugar than most cranberry muffin recipes, plus full of whole oats for added fiber and of course, all those fresh cranberries. Best of all, kids love these muffins. Just ask my trusty helpers.