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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)
Alex and Soph LOVE shrimp. We eat a lot of it and their favorite way to cook it is with Lemon Garlic Sauce. As we shared when this episode originally ran in January 2010, this recipe is kind of like a shrimp scampi, but it replaces all that butter (read full article)
Walleye is the official state fish of Minnesota. It is also super tasty. So today Alex, Soph & I are sharing one way we Minnesotans like to eat our state fish–Pan Fried. Fishing itself is a fun way to spend the day together as a family. (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)
If we haven’t mentioned it, this past weekend was not only Sophia’s birthday, it was also the MN Fishing opener for 2010. So, in honor of all of the fisher people out there–including us–this is fish week! That means that our (read full article)
Since this is Soph’s birthday week, we’re sharing a recipe for one of her favorite vegetables. Soph and Alex both love beets. We usually don’t do anything too fancy with them, but for the show we’re showing everyone how we ma (read full article)
If you haven’t stopped by Healthy Monday’s, ‘The Kids Cook Monday,’ yet, head on over and check it out. There are several healthy and easy to cook with kids recipes. Here at the Two Kids house, we’re sharing our Fruit K (read full article)
Since Thursday, April 22 is Earthy day, we thought we’d share just how we make the trail mix we take with us when we go on adventure walks, or to the swimming pool, or fishing…pretty much any activity where we are enjoying the earth and (read full article)
To close out our week long homage to the strawberry, we demonstrate a dessert that is not only mouth-watering, but one that actually contains some nutritional value and not as much fat as more traditional desserts. We take a store bought (or home-m (read full article)
Smoothies are awesome. The are kind of like ice cream shakes as far as the kids are concerned, but, if you add lots of fruit and other healthy stuff, they’re good for you too! Since this is strawberry week here at the 2 Kids house, we’re (read full article)
This week is strawberry week here at the Two Kids household. So, to kick-off our week-long tribute to one of our favorite berries, we thought we’d start off with a ‘The Kids Cook Monday’ episode sharing a tasty, strawberry snack. T (read full article)
You may have seen this episode just a couple of weeks ago, but we thought it was worth a re-share for The Kids Cook Monday. This recipe is great to make with the whole family, getting all messy with some hands-on burger making. Tuna is also a lighte (read full article)
Here’s another re-post of a show from February that we think is great for ‘The Kids Cook Monday’. The Kids Cook Monday is an initiative and soon to be website from The Monday Campaigns. The idea behind this concept is to make Monda (read full article)
Deviled eggs are pretty much a standard after Easter treat…I mean, all those hard-cooked eggs can’t go to waste, right? The nice thing about Deviled Eggs, besides their tastiness, is that they are one of those recipes to cook with kids t (read full article)
We originally shared this recipe for Shrimp with Lemon Garlic Sauce back in January, but in honor of Kids Cook Monday, we’re sharing it again. It is one of our favorites. In addition to being healthy, it’s also easy to make as a family. (read full article)
Fish of any kind is always popular at the 2 Kids house, and tuna is one of our favorites–fresh or canned, baked or fried, Alex, Soph and I all love it. In the summer during prime grilling weather, we like to expand our burger palette by throwi (read full article)
In just a few days, St. Patrick’s day will be here and we all know that celebrating with green beverages is a popular tradition. Our family-friendly green beverage of choice is our Tropical Shamrock Smoothie. In this weeks episode we show you (read full article)
March is the month that we celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Here in Minnesota, it’s also the beginning of the end of an oh-so-long winter. So, the kids and I decided to come up with a recipe that is appropriate for the holiday, and that remin (read full article)
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