Cookin' With The Kids

May 2026
Here’s a very simple fruit salad for beginners that combines the last of this season’s Pixie Tangerine crop with a Pink Grapefruit, a pinch of basil, all enhanced with a basic lime vinaigrette.

August 2022
I remember the days when a grilled cheese sandwich was just a simple combination of American cheese and basic white bread! In fact, for me as a kid, grilled cheese with a side of hot soup was always the go-to lunch when the weather was stormy.

September 2016
Across the country, especially in northern states from Maine to the Pacific Northwest, September brings the first pick of new-crop apples to retail stands in sales promotion volume.

June 2014
Competing schedules in the day-to-day lives of a busy modern family make it difficult to share a home-cooked meal together, but not impossible.

December 2013
The justification for presenting a pizza in a feature usually focused on a side dish built around a fresh produce item is, admittedly, about as thin as the cauliflower dough in the recipe.

July 2013
Here are two potato salads that your kids can help prepare using not only delicious substitutes for mayonnaise, but dressings that will serve them well as adults.

June 2013
Summertime, kids and watermelon are a very classic combination. Here are two recipes that your kids can help prepare for the family’s backyard BBQ menu using this iconic summer favorite in a side dish that requires no cooking.

May 2012
Here’s a fun way to introduce your young sous chefs to cooking with fresh herbs and spices: invite the kids to prepare the same basic dish, a few days apart, using two completely different sets of seasonings.

June 2011
Here are a couple of unique summer salads using two of the most popular melons of the season that your young sous chefs will have fun making and even more fun eating.