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This is a blog about the struggle to make simple, nutricious, and tasty meals for your family from the perspective of a beginner cook. It's about trying to tame chaotic meal times. Focus is put on cooking for young children, with special interest in recipes that can involve children.
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Aug 16
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 0/5 Taste: 3/5 Time: 4/5Prep: 10 minutesCook time: 8 minutesThis recipe isn't really kidlet friendly. Unless you have a really sophisticated toddler, most small kids probably don't (read full article)
asparagus, prosciutto, Salads
Aug 09
Ease: 5/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 5/5Prep: 5 minutesCooking time: 10 minutesSometimes, I am just at a loss for what to make at lunch time. If I don't have leftovers or sandwich stuff, it can be (read full article)
Chicken, lunch, paninis, Poultry, sandwiches
Aug 03
Ease: 5/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 4/5Prep: 5 minutesCook time: 15 minutesThis makes a quick easy lunch for the kids. My daughter loves pizza, making it a great way to slip in some veggies (if I (read full article)
cooking with kids, kid's snacks, lunch, pizza
Jul 27
Ease: 3.5/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCooking time: 8 minutesI recently discovered tenderloin and think it might very well be my favorite meat right now. It's so, well, tender! (read full article)
bacon, Pork, tenderloin
Jul 24
I recently discovered pork tenderloin. I have no idea why it took me so long, but it is quite possibly my most favorite meat to cook and enjoy. You really can't go wrong - it will nearly always come out juicy and tender!I looked up some tips and tric (read full article)
Pork, preparing pork, selecting pork, Tips and Tricks
Jul 22
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 3.5/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 3/5Prep: 15 minutesCook: 30 minutesAs I've mentioned before, I'm fussy when it comes to fish. I'm trying to "teach" myself to appreciate fish for fish, but u (read full article)
fillets, fish
Jul 20
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 3/5 Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCook time: 5 minutesI love eggs. I love their versatility. This dish makes a nice lunch but if you don't care for bean sprouts, then you pro (read full article)
Breakfast, eggs, lunch
Jul 18
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Ease: 3.5/5Prep: 10 minutesCook time: 15 minutesI love pine nuts. Love them. And pesto. And my family loves pesto. So I thought I'd try my hand at making some homema (read full article)
Chicken, Pasta, pesto, Poultry, spinach
Jul 16
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCook time: 10 minutesI recently returned from two weeks of camping in British Columbia. Got to enjoy some beautiful scenery.Returned with a (read full article)
kabobs, sides, vegetables
Jul 13
Ease: 3.5/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 3.5/5 Ease: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCooking Time: ~25 minutesOkay, so I had to google "picadillo". According to Wikipedia, it is a traditional latin-american dish comp (read full article)
beef, picadillo
Jul 11
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 3/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 5/5Prep: 5 minutesCooking time: 7 minutesIsn't capocollo a fun word? (According to Wikipedia, capocollo is cured ham from the neck or shoulder o (read full article)
capocollo, Chicken, Pork
Jul 09
Ease: 3.5/5 Kid-friendliness: 2/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 2/5Prep: 10 minutes (1 hour if you count marinating time)Cook: 45 minutesWho doesn't love a great steak sandwich every now and then? The onions took a long t (read full article)
bbq, beef, Marinate, sandwiches, steak
Jul 07
Ease: 5/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 5/5I am always looking for new ideas when it comes to healthy, tasty but quick and simple snack ideas for my kids. This one fits the bill. Get your child to he (read full article)
cooking with kids, kid's snacks
Jul 05
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 3.5/5 Time: 3.5/5This dish makes a great side and would be a great accompaniment to pork roast or pork tenderloin. Since both my kids like sweet potatoes, this is (read full article)
apples, casserole, potatoes, sides
Jul 03
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 2/5Prep: 25 minutesCooking time: 1 hour, 15 minutesAs I was endlessly chopping up the vegetables for this soup (which takes extra long these days as I have to (read full article)
ham, soups, split peas
Jul 01
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 3.5/5Prep: 10 minutes (45 if you chill your meatballs, which I did not do)Cooking time: 8 minutesHAPPY CANADA DAY!Any recipe with "on a stick"in the title, has (read full article)
bbq, beef, Canada Day, meatballs, Pork
Jun 29
Ease: 3.5/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 2/5Prep:Cooking Time: min 4 hoursMy dad had eight brothers and sisters. There are still seven of them; five in Alberta. My Grandma B is alive and kicki (read full article)
beef, cooking for large group, tacos
Jun 27
Ease: 3.5/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 3/5Prep: 20 minutesCook time: 40 minutesMy daughter's favorite foods in life include apple cinnamon cheerios, grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken nuggets, and (read full article)
Macaroni, Pasta
Jun 25
Ease: 4/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 3.5/5 Time: 4/5I came across this recipe on the Today's Parent magazine website. This "ice-cream" is super fast to make. I found it a bit sweet, and more (read full article)
cooking with kids, desserts, Ice-cream
Jun 24
Ease: 5/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 5/5Here is another quick and simple kid's snack idea (the possibilities with tortillas are endless!)What you'll need:whole wheat tortilla1 Tbsp smooth peanut b (read full article)
cooking with kids, kid's snacks