The “Kids in the Kitchen” handout I promised you is ready! Make sure to download it under the “Handouts” section on the right hand side of this post and get your kids in the kitchen with you! No on to back to school ideas…Thank you so much to Cami who sent me all of her [...]
Personalized Candy Cakes: Three Month Food Storage Recipes for Kids
Personalized candy cakes are a great way to get your kids cooking in the kitchen. You know me, I love giving kids options. It’s a great way to build their creativity and get them comfortable trying things in the kitchen. This is also great if there aren’t a ton in your family because it means [...]
Chocolate Milk or a Chocolate Milk Shake: Powdered Milk Food Storage Recipes for Kids
Make food storage a special TREAT for your kids! (Yes, you read that correctly!!) Powdered milk makes EXCELLENT chocolate milk or milkshakes using NO ice cream and there is no hint of the powdered milk! Finally, a healthy-ER approach to milk shakes and chocolate milk that will save you money and help you rotate your [...]
Black Bean Nachos: Bean Food Storage Recipes for Kids
Does anyone else remember that commercial from about 10 years ago with the guy singing about Nachos to the “Macho Man” song? I always think of that when I make nachos because my 3 year old nephew would go around singing it all day long. Anyway, this is one of my favorite meals because it [...]
Tuna Fish Casserole: Food Storage Recipes for Kids
Why you should LOVE cooking with your kids-it’s learning in disguise! From the Penn State Cooperative Extension Most children learn quickly that eating is fun. They also enjoy helping adults cook. Put the two together and you have the perfect recipe for learning. Children learn best when they’re busy and interested in what they are [...]
Banana Pineapple Freeze: Powdered Milk Food Storage Recipes for Kids
This is not only a fun way to sneak some powdered milk into your kids but also a great way to use up the pineapple juice you drain off from your canned pineapple. Let kids cut the banana (age appropriate) with a plastic knife or a butter knife and add ingredients to the blender and [...]
Surprise Chocolate Cake: Three Month Supply Food Storage Recipes
You may remember Chef Bryan from KUTV (channel 2) asking about me on our TV spot on Monday about using other cake mixes with the Twinkie Surprise Cupcakes using squash…especially chocolate. Well the second he said that I knew I had to try it since my FAVORITE chocolate combo is raspberry and chocolate! AND OH [...]
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!
Today was the big day that I got to show how to make the Twinkie Surprise Cupcakes on air with Chef Bryan on channel 2. It was so much fun to be on TV with Chef Bryan! I hope you all saw the tip for using dehydrated eggs inbetween cooking segments. Thank you for all [...]
Utah’s Own Down Home Cook Off
Those of you in Utah may have heard about the Utah’s Own Cookoff…I know I did and because of all the rave reviews you gave the Surprise Twinkie Cupcake I decided to submit it. AND GUESS WHAT?!! I’ve been chosen as one of six contestants! I’ll be on TV and in the kitchen with Chef [...]