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Kid-Friendly Treat: Jewels in Snow- Many believe that the gemstone garnet got its name from the pomegranate. The tiny arils of this fruit resemble the garnet's deep-red color and shape.
This recipe mixes the deep-red arils into cottage cheese creating the look of garnets buried in a blanket of snow.
(Added: 4-Mar-2008 Hits: 332 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Let's Have a Pizza Party!- No matter how you slice it, pizza is practically everyone's favorite meal and eating it is only half the fun.
(Added: 31-Oct-2004 Hits: 1057 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Make Healthy Choices Easy- The best way to encourage your child to successfully make healthy food choices is to have plenty of them available and to avoid or limit the number of unhealthy food choices in your home.
(Added: 20-Jul-2006 Hits: 703 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Munchable Mini-Burgers with Flavorful Fruit Dips- Good food comes in small packages, and these mini-burgers are no exception. They are adorable and infused with all the nutrition of pureed sweet potatoes.
(Added: 12-Jun-2008 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Never Fear -- Peanut Butter is Here!- It's 6 a.m. Once again you spread peanut butter and jelly on your child's sandwich. Guilt pours over you. You should send a little variety in his or her lunch but at 6 a.m., how can your sleeping brain cleverly whip up a Turkey Club sandwich?
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 906 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Not-So-Hot Chocolate Milkshakes- You can easily change the flavor of this shake by using different flavored ice creams. Chocolate mint, chocolate chip or even chocolate covered cherry ice cream would all taste great! Use your imagination to create your own signature shake.
(Added: 22-Feb-2008 Hits: 162 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Perfect Papaya- Here are easy ideas for putting a tropical papaya spin on your family's meals.
(Added: 4-Aug-2008 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Pizza-licious Home-Baked Pie- Pizza doesn't have to be delivery once you have this easy, homemade vegetable pie in your recipe file. It's loaded with vegetables that kids enjoy and the one unusual culprit with the Italian-sounding name, Signor Zucchini, is hidden in the sauce.
(Added: 12-Jun-2008 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Fingers and Zucchini Sticks- One of Rachael's most popular recipes - Turn this hit 30-Minute Meal into a family favorite with this Finger-Dippin' Good recipe - Your kids can help!
(Added: 8-Feb-2008 Hits: 1166 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Pudding Memories- Pudding is the ultimate comfort food. What can be more comforting to the soul – and palate -- on a rainy spring day than eating something sweet, warm and creamy that is also wholesome and good for you? Part of the pleasure of eating pudding is the warm & fuzzy memories it stirs up for those of us who ate it (sometimes by the gallons) as children. What child doesn't love pudding?
(Added: 16-Mar-2005 Hits: 929 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Pumpkin Time!- Recognized in the literary world with stories such as Cinderella, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, the pumpkin is no stranger to the spotlight. Each year in the USA, thousands of pumpkins are carved into jack 'o lanterns and many pumpkin pies are eaten at Thanksgiving celebrations!
(Added: 7-Oct-2008 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Slushies- Kool-Aid packages and ice turn into a refreshing summer treat for all the kids, and mom and dad too! Break out that blender!
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 2255 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Sparkling Pink Pear Lemonade Slushee- This quick and easy fruit treat is made even easier by keeping a can of pears right in the freezer. There's no danger of the can bursting and it makes the pears instantly ready to puree with some juice and soda into a nutritious and delicious frosty slush.
(Added: 12-Jun-2008 Hits: 0 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Terrific Tofu- Tofu is a relative newcomer to the USA. Established in 1906, Quong Hop in San Francisco claims to be the first tofu shop in America. Today, it's found in nearly all heath food stores and is fast becoming a common item is most grocery stores too.
(Added: 11-Sep-2007 Hits: 234 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Toddler Treat: Cauliflower Soup- Soup is a terrific meal for toddlers. Smooth soups or broths are the best starters soups, because their textures are easily managed in the mouth. Soup also offers a great opportunity to develop "spoon" skills. For those less patient or more hungry, serve soup in a cup and sip away. Never serve soup hot, always room temperature or slightly warm.
(Added: 13-Jan-2006 Hits: 888 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Toddler Treat: Snappy Pea and Pineapple Salad- Kids love sugar snap peas for the same reason adults do - they're crunchy, sweet and fun to eat!
(Added: 14-Mar-2006 Hits: 326 Rating: 0 Votes: 0)
Tuna Stuff- If you can boil water and open a can, you can too can do this. Don't ask me why my kids think this is so great, but they do and I'm glad.
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 1982 Rating: 3.00 Votes: 2)
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...