Category Archives: cooking with kids

Food on Friday – Strawberry Almond Chocolate Chip Muffins

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Shelly R.

Markus has turned into our baker and has been very busy lately baking muffins – which in turn has had everyone in the house very busy eating muffins. So this week, armed with both his mixing bowls and my camera, we turned over … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Avocado-Mango Salsa

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Shelly R.

Scallops were on sale last week so Chip came home from shopping with both a pound of scallops and a pound of shrimp.  Next was to find a recipe that would use both.  Nothing in the cookbooks so I did my … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Mom’s Sauce and Meatballs – YUM!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Shelly R.

I am not Italian.  My Mom is not Italian – but she always wanted to be – so she married an Italian and learned how to make Italian spaghetti sauce from her mother-in-law and passed it on to the rest … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Shelly R.

Christopher’s favorite cake is Red Velvet Cake so of course the plan for his graduation was to make him one.  Unfortunately Chris was fighting off a rough cough/cold thing last week so he asked me to hold off on the … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Chocolate Sponge Cake – Happy Birthday Chip

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Shelly R.

Chip’s birthday is in May and this year the boys and I decided to make his birthday cake for him rather than run to the store and get one that would probably taste better and definitely look better.  But this … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Pierogies

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Shelly R.

Okay, I know I promised this a long time ago, but as we know, life got in the way of recent blogging timeliness – so better late than never. Our Easter dinners are decidedly Polish.  Every year we would search out … Continue reading →

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Food on Fridays – Guacamole and Mexican Manicotti (Enchiladas)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Shelly R.

We are all big fans of mexican food in my house, but we don’t really make it alot.  My family just did not make or eat mexican food when I was growing up so the skills are not familiar to me.  … Continue reading →

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Food on Fridays – Hungarian Butterhorn Cookies

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Shelly R.

These are, hands down, my favorite cookies. Gram would make a big batch of these for my Uncle every year as his birthday present and Christmas present because that is all he wanted.  Chip is a huge fan of these cookies too.  … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Yogurt Cream Cheese Pie

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Shelly R.

This week I am going to tell you about a quick refrigerator pie that is easy for the kids to make.  It comes from the original Mooseswood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen and is just an easy one to put together … Continue reading →

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Food on Friday – Sweet Potato Pancakes

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Shelly R.

There is a constant debate in our family over who likes sweet potatoes and who likes white potatoes.   I fall on the sweet potato side of the debate and Markus is firmly on the white potato side.  Jesse waivers and … Continue reading →

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