Cooking With Kids

Scramble Eggs with Your Tot in Just 30 Easy Steps!

Rob Sachs | Posted 05.31.2012

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It's 6:00 a.m. and a tiny finger is poking you in the face. "Daddy, I'm hungry." You turn to your spouse. With a beleaguered moan, she reminds you that it's your day to get up with the kid.

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Are You a Rachael or a Martha?

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.30.2012

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"I'm a better baker than cook." That was my go-to party line while dating when asked about my kitchen prowess. I imagined myself a Martha: all cakes and confections. Talk about delusions of grandeur!

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Cooking With Chef Tom

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 04.25.2012

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The restaurant is infused with the flavors of our meal. Sweetness from the apples as the natural sugars bubble to the surface, the savory grilled Rainbow trout tastes like something Huck Finn might cook beside the Mississippi. "That trout didn't stand a chance," Chef Tom teases.

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Why I Don’t Force My Kids to 'Just Eat What’s In Front of Them'

Charity Curley Mathews | Posted 04.23.2012

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My husband and I are trying to create a home culture where family dinners are enjoyed by everyone and eaten by everyone (almost) every time. Here's what works for us.

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Cooking With Kids: Homemade Pop Tarts

Monica Strawbridge | Posted 04.28.2012

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When my kids are wanting "food" like, say, Pop Tarts, I can get them in the kitchen with me and try to show them what a Pop Tart was meant to be in the first place.

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Beet it: Beet Risotto Nobody Wanted

Julie Tilsner | Posted 04.28.2012

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Even as I stood over my stove stirring the stuff my neighbor inquired skeptically, "Why are you going through the trouble? Your kids aren't gonna eat that, you know."

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I'm Pregnant! Where's The Buffet?!

Catherine McCord | Posted 04.27.2012

I had just discovered I was pregnant with my first child. Most women in my shoes would be making lists of names, mentally designing the nursery or simply immersing themselves in baby bliss. I was reveling because I could finally eat whatever the hell I wanted.

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Tom's Big-Game Chili Recipe

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.24.2012

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by guest blogger Stephen Perrine, publisher, author, and editor-at-large This winter, I introduced my 4-year-old daughter, Zoë, to what has become a...

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The Best Mac & Cheese Ever

Catherine McCord | Posted 04.16.2012

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Is mac & cheese the healthiest dinner choice? Of course not. Would I recommend serving it more than once a week? Probably not. But when made well, perhaps with some veggies thrown in, mac & cheese is certainly a better option than say, a Happy Meal.

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Mr. Rogers and Top Pot Doughnuts

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 10.19.2011

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My 4-Year-Old Wanted To Learn How To Cook, But I Was A Stranger To The Kitchen

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 10.04.2011

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Growing up I got the sense that the kitchen was the last place my mom wanted to be, or imagined her daughters to end up. Back then the kitchen wasn't perceived as a place of power but a trough of toil. And processed, convenience foods like Birds Eye, Lunchables, and Cool Ranch Doritos were the nouveau riche.

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Blueberry Crumb Cake & First Love(s)

Emily Franklin | Posted 09.19.2011

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Jamie and I had so much fun. We talked all the time, made rice sandboxes in which we hunted for pennies, did finger painting, explored various towns on foot and cooked blueberry coffee cake when we came home.

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Feeding Andrew

Donald Wilson | Posted 08.17.2011

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When I got Andrew, he was addicted to fast food, exhibited signs of ADHD, and possible spectrum disorder. He didn't know how to use a fork or a knife, barely read, and couldn't be left alone. Most importantly, he had been through hell.

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To Sir(loin) With Love

Emily Franklin | Posted 08.19.2011

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Father's Day starts early this year with six-year-old Daniel deciding to serve breakfast in bed to his dad. "Um, Dan?" I ask and elbow my husband to wake up and see the glory of all that's before him. "How come you're not wearing clothes?"

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How I Made Granola With My Kids (Video)

Nicole Betancourt | Posted 07.17.2011

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Homemade granola is one way our family saves money, eats healthy, and it's fun to cook with my two young daughters. They love to sit on the counter an...

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Cooking With Kids Recipe: Salmon With Vegetables

Nicole Betancourt | Posted 05.30.2011

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Autumn Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night Lucia and I were home alone for dinner. I asked her what she wanted to eat and she said "salad." Ahhh, the happiness of a child after my ow...

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Eat Your Veggies--Deliciously (Try a Carrot Stir-Fry for Starters)

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

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I really do believe -- and it's something I wish I could shout out loud -- that everyone would eat more vegetables if they learned how to cook them deliciously.

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Time for a No Kid-Food Revolt

Jennifer Evans Gardner | Posted 11.17.2011

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It's time to abolish kid-food. No dinosaur nuggets, no pizza, not even mac 'n cheese. Our children's health depends on it.

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Tamra Davis Cooking Show: Orange and Green Muffins

Tamra Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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Outside my son's classroom there is a sign up sheet for parents to volunteer. When it's full of generous parents volunteering their time to do an art ...

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Tamra Davis Cooking Show - Granola (Mom With Camera Makes Hip and Healthy Cooking Show)

Tamra Davis | Posted 11.17.2011

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What started out as an experiment in what happens when a filmmaker who is a mom winds up in a kitchen, ended with me making my own little reality cooking shows. No crew, just a camera, my life and a good recipe.

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