Cookin' With The Kids

January 2023
This very simple recipe will teach your kitchen helpers how to make one of the world’s most essential foods, white rice, with a few tasty twists.

December 2022
Here’s a fun and slightly challenging recipe that extends the wrapping of presents at this time of the year to the family’s holiday dinner table while introducing young kitchen helpers to the art of handling delicate filo dough.

November 2022
As October weather drives the kids indoors, how about planning a rainy-day baking lesson that will bring a bit of tropical sunshine to an otherwise blustery day?

October 2022
October signals a real change in the seasons for most of the country. A slight chill in the air turns leaves from greens to brilliant oranges, yellows and reds in their last gasps before falling.

September 2021
Honeycrisps are one of the first new crops of apples harvested in late August through September. This variety is aptly named for its extremely high sugar content and tends to be quite large; both characteristics make it the perfect apple for baked desserts. 

July 2021
What summertime backyard barbeque would be complete without a potato salad?  Here’s a four-ingredient recipe perfect for introducing a novice cook to this iconic dish of the grilling season.

June 2021
Sambusa is a Somalian and Ethiopian version of Samosa. Your kitchen crew will have some culinary arts and crafts fun replicating these tasty and versatile packets for the family using Melissa’s ready-to-eat Steamed Lentils for the filler and Melissa’s Egg Roll Wraps for the dough.

May 2021
One of the most cherished moments for many Moms on Mother's Day is listening to the conspiratorial whispers happening in a kitchen that she is barred from entering while the kids prepare breakfast.

April 2021
Here's a very tasty, healthy and easy to prepare salad-type side that pairs two of Melissa's most popular items that are seldom seen together in the same dish – and there is no cooking involved!