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There are two things I know are true:
1) Everyone needs to eat
2) There is never enough time to spend with your kids
To help address these issues in my life, I started having my kids cook dinner with me whenever possible, and guess what? We have a ton of fun, my kids love cooking, and it gives us that much more quality time to spend as a family. Plus, my kids can cook, a healthy skill they’ll carry with them through their entire lives.
Alex, Soph and I are here to show how we do it. Many of our recipes are basic, and we all do our own ‘age appropriate’ tasks, but we do it together, and you can too!
It’ll be August tomorrow. We all knew it would arrive eventually, and for some of us it’s too soon (us=Alex and Soph). For others, though, it’s the beginning of the time when the garden starts sharing, and that’s a good thing. (read full article)
I love living in Minnesota. I can’t imagine having a year without continuous change every few months. Each season influences the food we crave. I will say my favorite season is fall; from the super tasty harvest, to the trees dressing up in my (read full article)
I know the last few weeks we’ve been really quiet and all you’ve seen from us is reruns, BUT, we’ve actually been pretty busy planning and taping new shows AND thinking up new stuff to help spread our enthusiasm for getting kids in (read full article)
On June 9th, Alex and Sophia will be officially out of school for the summer. With the arrival of summer vacation, we are going to taking a short vacation from the the show as well–Don’t worry, we’ll be back on July 3. While we̵ (read full article)
We’ve been a bit quiet for the last couple of weeks, but we have a good reason—we’ve been putting final touches on our new online Shop! We’re still adding stuff as we test it out, but we couldn’t hold back sharing it any longer. Soooo, you (read full article)
Cooking is: The preparation of food. The process or activity of preparing food for eating.*” That’s a pretty simple definition, right? There’s nothing in there about complicated techniques or exotic ingredients. Just plain and sim (read full article)
This coming Saturday, May 15, my baby girl will be turning 7. I don’t get to be with her because she is with her dad this week, but we’ll be partying it up in June at her Hannah Montana Pool Birthday Party. And, I think on Sunday, when s (read full article)
It’s true, this weekend is Mother’s day, BUT, it’s also Stamp Out Hunger weekend. And, as a mother, the thought of any child (or adult for that matter) going without enough to eat, is just not good. Plus, it isn’t hard to (read full article)
On Saturday, April 24, Alex, Soph and I attended our very first small business/craft show in Forest Lake, MN. In addition to sharing our thoughts about our favorite Kids Cooking tools from Curious Chef, we also spread the word about our cooking parti (read full article)
Last week was super busy for the two kids family. Between work, baseball practices, getting ready for our booth at the Forest Lake Craft show and just keeping this blog up, I felt like a chicken with my head cut-off. I was in a constant state of tryi (read full article)
This week marks the end of our month long experimentation with four common veggies. Each week, including this week’s Green Bean-fest, led me to at least one new recipe that one of the 2 Kids liked. Sophia even managed to surprise me this go aro (read full article)
For this St. Patrick’s day I thought we could spread the joy by sharing some of the tasty looking St. Patty’s Day recipes from some of our favorite blogs: Corned Beef and Cabbage Turnovers from RecipeGirl.com St. Patrick’s Day Cooki (read full article)
Soph likes ‘em, Alex does not. As the Mom, I not only think they’re delicious, but I know they are packed full of nutrients. So, as part of our recognition of National Nutrition Month, this week is carrot recipe experimentation week. We (read full article)
In our quest to expand our vegetable repertoire as part of our recognition of National Nutrition Month, this week is Pea week. Just like last week, I made three different recipes that featured peas; Then, Alex, Soph and I each tried them and provided (read full article)
Last week, I shared with everyone the fact that March is National Nutrition Month. I also announced that Alex, Soph and I are celebrating the month by testing out some veggie recipes. Each week we’re focusing on a particular vegetable, and this (read full article)
In case you didn’t know, March is National Nutrition Month. And, since I’ve proclaimed 2010 the year the 2 Kids household will improve the nutritional quality of the food we eat, I’m kind of excited about it. For this year’s t (read full article)
When it comes to meal time, I always try to provide food options that meet three criteria: 1) The kids will eat it 2) I will eat it 3) It has some nutritional value We have a number of standard menus that meet these criteria. We eat these standards r (read full article)
Every parent knows that life with kids is always busy. Be it a birthday party or a dance class or a baseball game, there is an unending supply of activities that need to be attended. Parents also know that kids grow up fast…the time really does (read full article)
For kids and adults alike, life is a continual opportunity for injury. Some activities increase the likelihood of injury more than others and although cooking is not the riskiest hobby, accidents can happen. When kids are in the kitchen, it’s i (read full article)
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