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[…] Anyways, for quite awhile now I have been thinking about starting a new series called cooking with kids. My three year old loves to cook and help me in the kitchen, even if it is just washing dishes. I’m hoping this series will be tips for helping kids cook, types of jobs they can help with in the kitchen, and even meals that are easy for them to make. To start with, let me introduce my little helpers in case you are new around here. Meet Maggie, my five year old little singer. Meet Charlie, my three year old, always wanting to help in the kitchen guy. Meet Henry, my 16 month old little hambone who just wants to eat everything in the kitchen. During any meal you can likely find at least one of these guys out there with a stool or chair helping with something. While I have a ton of ideas on what I want to share with you guys over the course of this {hopefully} weekly series, I am hoping that some of you, my dear readers, as well as some of my blogging buddies will want to contribute. You can fill out the form below to be a guest writer on my site. Even if you don’t write a blog, you can still share your knowledge of cooking with kids. I’m so excited about it and I can’t wait to hear what you all have to share.
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This week is just an introduction. Now it’s your turn, I’d love to hear how young your little helpers are, as well as any specific thoughts, ideas or topics you may […]
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Follow along each week for more cooking with kids fun. The best part of the kids having their own cookbooks is they love picking out recipes and if they pick out their own recipes is that they are more willing to try new foods. […]
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[…]we all have to eat, right? That’s why I’m so excited about this {not quite} weekly cooking with kids feature.
Life can get busy sometimes, and having a snack with at least some nutrition in it feels like a win to me. Maggie is always begging for something different than our usual yogurt, cheese, fruits, veggies, that kind of stuff. Her current favorite is peanuts dipped in peanut butter. I don’t get it. Anyways, she has been wanting to bake something for awhile, so today we got around to it. We made these delicious granola topped blueberry pecan muffins.
I love giving the kids the chance to measure out the ingredients themselves – and if you are a homeschool family, this is a great way to get in some math lessons. So, Maggie and I got busy measuring out ingredients. For these muffins, you will need:
INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup softened, unsalted butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp honey
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vanilla or blueberry greek yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all purposed flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries For the streusel: 1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup Quaker® Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan
2 tbsp honey
Maggie had so much fun measuring things and the only big oops was when she dropped the container of yogurt on the floor and it spilled open and spilled all over the floor. The dog was thrilled! I wasn’t originally planning to add in honey, but Maggie loves honey and thinks that it should go on everything. {She now wants to make peanut butter, honey strawberries}.
INSTRUCTIONS
Let’s heat things up, shall we? Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Fill two cupcake pans with liners.
I prefer my electric mixer, but go ahead and bust out the wooden spoon if you want. Beat the butter until it is smooth.
Add in sugar and brown sugar and mix until creamy.
Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla extract and honey.
In a second bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
A little at a time add in the mixture from the first bowl.
Add in the milk, mixing until smooth.
Now comes the good stuff – add in the blueberries and the pecans and mix gently with a wooden spoon.
Add mixture to lined cupcake pan, filling each one half way.
Mix streusel ingredients together in a bowl and top each muffin.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
I recommend eating warm because they are so tasty but they also freeze great so you can make up a big batch and save some for a later date. When deciding what to cook up with the kids, I like to make something that has at least some nutritional value to it. While Maggie likes to add honey to everything, I like to sneak in other wholesome goodness. While we were shopping at Walmart, we came across something new that I knew would be perfect for our house.
Since Maggie is always begging for something different to eat for snacks, I wanted to find a compromise for us. She wanted tasty and I was determined to give it to her. When I found the Quaker® Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan and Quaker® Real Medleys SuperGrains Cinnamon Apple Walnut, I fell in love. The Real Medleys SuperGrains Granola is a special blend of seven super grains and seeds and fruits and nuts providing fiber, omega-3’s and whole grains.
Print Yum Cooking With Kids: Granola Topped Blueberry Pecan Muffins Recipe
Ingredients1/2 cup softened, unsalted butter
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp honey
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vanilla or blueberry greek yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all purposed flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
For the streusel:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup Quaker® Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan
2 tbsp honey
Instructions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Fill two cupcake pans with liners.
I prefer my electric mixer, but go ahead and bust out the wooden spoon if you want. Beat the butter until it is smooth.
Add in sugar and brown sugar and mix until creamy.
Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla extract and honey.
In a second bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
A little at a time add in the mixture from the first bowl.
Add in the milk, mixing until smooth.
Now comes the good stuff - add in the blueberries and the walnuts and mix gently with a wooden spoon.
Add mixture to lined cupcake pan, filling each one half way.
Mix streusel ingredients together in a bowl and top each muffin.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by Yummly Rich Recipes0.1https://www.ourpieceofearth.com/cooking-kids-granola-topped-blueberry-pecan-muffins-recipe/
Now, whether we have time to sit down and be silly at breakfast or we are in a hurry, I know that we can start our day off right. Not only are these blueberry pecan muffins great for breakfast, but they are great for snacking too. The muffins are a great snack or breakfast for us, and the Quaker® Real Medleys SuperGrains make a great treat for anytime. Maggie is pretty proud of how her muffins turned out {did I mention they are delicious?}
Be sure to check out our weekly cooking with kids feature for more kid made foods, tips for cooking with kids or who knows what else!
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[…]aren’t mine. I am not being sarcastic either. I used to live 10 minutes from my sister and her kids got to stay with me a lot. Now I live 45 minutes away, so sick days and single days off of school aren’t quite as convenient. But still, when they have a few days or spring break or whatever, the kids have the option to come stay with Auntie or go to A + at school. I bet you can guess what they choose….ME!!!!! Why wouldn’t they, not only am I awesome (hahaha) but I have a fun little toddler and two dogs. Plus, not nearly as many rules. This week is spring break. Now, the biggest problem we face, is that we only have 2 bedrooms. Since my daughter is possibly the worlds worst sleeper, okay, not the worst, but definitely not the best, I have moved her into my bedroom for the week. This is messing with naps especially! We have room darkening curtains in her room which have seemed to improve nap time so much, but we don’t have these in my room. This means moving the rocking chair back and forth between the rooms because I still rock my 17 month old to sleep, or at least mostly to sleep. The other trouble is that my 5 year old niece doesn’t want to listen to me when I say it’s time to settle down because it’s almost time for Maggie to go to bed. So instead of quieting down, she throws the ball for the dog. So now instead of 10 minutes to get Maggie to sleep, it takes an hour……not liking this at all. It is seriously cutting into my me time…and I only get this at night as it is. Nap time usually involves waking up numerous times. On the plus side, my 10 year old nephew loves to cook and has been cooking all of our meals so far. Now…to get him to clean the kitchen when he is done. This is a huge help though, I hate cooking! Oh well, come back next week and hear all about our […]
[…]with the things they picked out in the store. Pure brilliance, am I right?! I love cooking with kids, but I really love that sometimes, cooking doesn’t involve a lot of work like this Summer Blast Trail Mix recipe. Anyways, I took a few trays from my kitchen and filled each part with something different.
I arranged the bags of Goldfish crackers along the back of my makeshift snack station and added a few containers for the kids to use. They chose their favorite flavor of Goldfish crackers and then topped it off with whatever they choose to add in. They had so much fun making their own trail mix for today. We also mixed up a big batch to store for the week so we could just refill our reusable snack bags when we needed to head out for the day. The kids and I had so much fun choosing our own mix ins for our Summer Blast Trail Mix, this was a win for everyone.
Gather your ingredients. Goldfish crackers in your favorite flavors. If you all share a favorite, the bulk packs would be perfect and are on Rollback at Walmart for $5.98. Save $1.00 on any ONE (1) Bolthouse Farms® 10 oz. Baby Carrots or Bolthouse Farms(® 11 oz. juice when you buy any ONE (1) Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish® crackers 30 oz. or larger.
Nuts – we used mixed nuts
Dried Fruit – we love dried pineapple and dried cranberries
Mini Marshmallows
Pretzels Build your own Summer Blast Trail Mix just the way you like it.
Start with your favorite Goldfish crackers. Add in your favorites. I love to mix the cheddar goldfish with some pretzels, mini marshmallows, dried fruit and nuts….so yeah, basically a little of everything. Shake it up a little and get snacking. Serve up your Summer Blast Trail Mix alongside your favorite fresh fruits and vegetables to some of your favorite people and let the memory making begin. They had so much fun building their own snack that I know they will be begging to make some again very soon. If you need me, I’ll be over here having a picnic with the kids and eating some fresh strawberries and trail mix. See you soon!
What are your favorite trail mix […]
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[…]favorites that we love to make, and the kids know their jobs!
As a parent, any meal loaded with veggies that the kids love is a win, and our Jumbo Stuffed Shells recipe is just the thing. In the summer, it is even more fun because we hit up the garden or the farmer’s market for some really fresh vegetables to add in. The kids {sort of} help cut up the vegetables. Most of the time, I have all of the ingredients for this already in the cupboard from our weekly shopping trips to Walmart. Have you ever noticed that the pasta aisle is the busiest aisle in the store? To get started, gather all of your ingredients:
1 Box Jumbo Stuffed Shells
1 Jar Classico Pasta Sauce
2 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
1 lb. Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
Assorted vegetables, meat, whatever you want to add We tried this Classico #FamilyFavorites sauce this time and it was a huge hit! Not only is it a great price, but it is also made with real meat ingredients and the Parmesan & Romano had such a great flavor.
Cook the jumbo shells according to package directions. While they are cooking, prepare the sauce mixture. Chop up the vegetables to the size you prefer. I like a smoother sauce, so we use a food processor. Mix sauce, vegetables, heavy whipping cream and 1/2 cup of mozzarella shredded cheese in a saucepan. Stir until warm.
Drain noodles. I prefer to spray them with cold water to cool them off so we don’t burn our fingers trying to stuff them. Now, this is where the kids can really get involved. Using spoons, scoop sauce mixture into each individual shell. The kids love this part, and the result is usually a bit of a mess.
Top each shell with shredded mozzarella cheese. Cool at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Scoop onto plates and dig in. One of the things that really makes this a family favorite is that we can add whatever we want. We could add meat, different vegetables, or whatever else sounds good that night. This will always be a favorite meal because it gets the whole family involved in a healthy, family dinner that we can all enjoy. Aside from that, it is a proven fact, at least in our house, that the kids are more excited for dinner when they helped make it. Get some great money saving coupons on Classico sauce here when you buy 2 jars.
Are your kids little kitchen helpers? What would you add to this stuffed shells […]
[…]blinds, light fixtures and ceilings.
Spot clean any wall surfaces that have been splattered by cooking Use a wood cleaner to scour grease or cooking residue from cabinetry
Clean oven thoroughly
Remove knobs from the stove and clean all burners, handles, and surface. Also clean the range hood
If food has accumulated in the dishwasher catch, dran and remove
Wipe down surfaces of all appliances and clean the interior of the microwave
Wash draperies
Sweep and mop the floor
Organize and sort through pantry, discarding expired items
Remove dishes and wipe down shelves, also empty drawers and wipes them out Read the entire list here.
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These two demolished the pomegranate while I was cooking dinner the other night. So good for them and so yummy!
I’m pretty sure this is their new favorite food! That is my treat after dinner and they ate it […]
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[…]mac and cheese – super easy and fast and yummy.
Spaghetti and green beans
Homemade potato soup with cheese and bacon
BLT’sGrilled ham and cheese and tomato soup
Tator tot hotdish with bacon and cheese
What are you having for dinner? I would love to hear your ideas, we need something new. I struggle with this however because I don’t like […]
[…](16-oz) package fully cooked cubed ham
1 (32-oz) carton chicken broth
GRITS:
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking grits
1 (8-oz) package shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter
For Stew: Combine carrots, onion and potato in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with beans, kale, tomatoes and ham; pour in broth.
Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
For Grits: Cook grits according to package directions; stir in cheese and butter until blended and smooth. Serve stew over […]
[…]crock pot 🙂Wednesday: Steak, potatoes and baked beansThursday: Homemade macaroni and cheese with hamFriday: Honey pecan pork chops and baked sweet potatoesSaturday: Italian Soup in the crockpotSunday: Chicken and rice hotdish – a big deal for me….I hate chicken…but that doesn’t mean my daughter has to 🙂
When I make dinner, I hope for either a meal made for two or something that freezes well. I’m not a fan of leftovers, so I like meals where I can make it and freeze half or it for a later date. Most nights for dinner it’s just the munchkin and I, so we don’t need a ton of food, but I want it to be somewhat healthy. The problem is….I am a very picky eater!
I love cereal. I could actually live off of cereal. I would like to make oatmeal and eggs and other yummy breakfasts, but my daughter loves cereal as much as me, so mostly, that’s what we have for breakfast. John makes eggs alot when he’s home, but the smell of them makes me sick with this pregnancy.
I would love to hear your dinner ideas. Anything you want to […]
[…]and chicken pesto recipe turned out way better than the last pesto meal we had. In letting the kids help choose what we made with pesto, one chose fettuccini noodles, one chose chicken and one chose asparagus. I pretty much recreated one of my comfort food meals with all different things. The kids even helped me to prepare the meal and we had a great time making AND eating it. I’m happy to say, we found a way to love pesto and I still had leftovers for the next night.
First, we gathered our ingredients. 1 jar Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto 1 box Barilla fettuccini pasta {or whatever style noodles you prefer}
1/2 stick butter
1 bunch asparagus
3 chicken breasts Now that we have everything we need, let’s cook.
First, cook chicken however you prefer. We pan fry it with some salt and pepper.
While the chicken is cooking, boil water and prepare pasta according to directions. Mix together some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic salt and coat asparagus. Line a baking sheet with tinfoil, and add asparagus. Roast asparagus in over at 350 for about 20 minutes. I’m pretty flexible with the time. I throw it in when I start the chicken and pasta and take it out when the chicken and pasta is ready.
Heat up Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto. You can skip this step if you want, I just prefer it warm. It will seem like very little sauce. Do not add more. With pesto, a little goes a long way! I repeat – DO NOT ADD IN ANOTHER JAR!
Drain pasta. Dice chicken. Add pasta to serving dish and slice up butter to mix in. Then add asparagus, diced chicken and pesto sauce. Serve warm. Save Print Roasted Asparagus and Chicken Pesto Recipe Ingredients 1 jar Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto 1 box Barilla fettuccini pasta {or whatever pasta style you prefer} ½ stick butter 1 bunch asparagus 3 chicken breasts Instructions Cook chicken Cook pasta according to package While the chicken and pasta are cooking, cut up asparagus into small pieces. Mix olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic and coat asparagus with it. Add tinfoil to a baking sheet and roast asparagus at 350 for about 20 minutes. At this point, I also heat up the Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto but you can skip this step if you want. Dice chicken Drain pasta and add to serving dish. Mix half stick of butter to pasta until it melts. Add in chicken and asparagus chunks. Add Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto and mix all ingredients together. Serve warm. 3.5.3251
Now, remember when I say that I didn’t like the last pesto that I tried. Let me tell you why. The taste was so overpowering! This is so much better because it has so much flavor. Not only is the flavor amazing, but it is more of a creamy, smooth texture. I have heard that you can use pesto on breads, as a marinade, or so much more but never would have even considered it. The idea of using this as a dip for breads sounds fantastic and you can bet I’ll be trying that soon. Knowing that all five kids knew that there was pesto sauce and all very much remembering our last experience, I didn’t hold out a load of hope that they would be open-minded about trying this recipe. I hoped that the kids helped choose what to make and prepare it would help. It was a hit. While not all five kids loved it, they all ate it and most of them had seconds. It was a great meal that we are happy to add into our rotation. […]
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[…]bath night and everyone needs to get to bed. The kind of beautiful where you need something with real flavor real fast. The real trick – getting all three kids to eat it. That’s why I love having some old favorites to fall back on like Smithfield Roasted Garlic & Herb Loin Filet and Garden Fresh Pasta Salad.
Our garden is a huge production every year and we are so excited to plant for this year. There is nothing like heading to the garden to pick fresh vegetables for dinner. This time we didn’t quite get fresh picked from the garden veggies for our pasta salad but it was almost as good. Today we spent the entire day outside. The kids got to play but I was busy getting ready for the garage sale when my cousin said she had to leave to go to dinner. Ahh! Dinner – you guys!!!! I wasn’t really prepared for this. Because transitions like people leaving leads to the kids suddenly realizing how hungry they are, it gets pretty crazy so I had to think – and FAST! Then I realized I could whip up dinner and spend the time outside, not inside where they were sure to get crabby. Let’s get to the recipe.
Garden Fresh Pasta Salad
Ingredients One box of tri-colored rotini pasta
1-2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 Green Pepper
1 Cucumber
Handful of Cherry Tomatoes
About 50 Slices of Pepperoni
1/2 – 1 Cup Zesty Italian Dressing {I’m working on perfecting a homemade recipe, I’ll let you know when I get it right} Cook the box of pasta according to directions.
While the pasta cooks, get the grill ready. Once it’s hot, check the package of the Smithfield Roasted Garlic & Herb Loin Filet for fast cooking tips. Your meat will be done quick, after all, we’re shooting for dinner in under 30 minutes.
While your meat and your pasta are cooking, let’s get the garden fresh veggies ready for the pasta salad. Wash and dice the green pepper. Peel {or don’t peel} the cucumber. Cut into slices, then each piece into fourths. Wash tomatoes.
Drain noodles. Tip: After you drain the noodles, spray them with cold water. They don’t get hard and all lumped together. Now let’s add it all together. In large bowl, add noodles, veggies, cheese and dressing and mix. If your salad is ready before the pork loin, stick it in the fridge until you are ready to eat.
Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
As a bonus – this dinner makes fantastic leftovers. There wasn’t much left but John is taking a pork loin sandwich to work with a side of pasta salad. He’s pretty happy to have something different for lunch.
Having something that all of the kids will eat isn’t always easy. Maggie is kind of picky but LOVES pork. That makes me love that Smithfield® offers a variety of marinated fresh pork products. I can feel good about it because it’s 100% pork and delicious any way we cook it. Next time you hit up Walmart, head to the meat section and grab your favorite variety of Smithfield marinated pork for a delicious and easy dinner.
How do you handle dinner on those oops, it’s time for dinner kind of […]
