Cookin' With The Kids

August 2010
After a whole summer of growing in commercial fields and backyard gardens, zucchini is one of the first spring plantings ready for harvest in August.

July 2010
“I’ll bring the salad” is an often heard mantra of the summer season, when the barbeques-per-person ratio is at its peak.

June 2010
Here are two very simple potato recipes that solve the problem of including the kids in the preparation of this month’s Father’s Day barbeque meal without exposing them to open flames or treading on the turf of the guest of honor, who considers the grill his kingdom.

May 2010
Sweet and succulent, Sugar Snap Peas are the result of crossing English Peas with Sno Peas and are eaten whole, pods and all.

April 2010
Asparagus is a tasty and affordable spring vegetable that is also extremely low in calories and packed with vitamins.

March 2010
Here’s an easy, economical and healthy dish to prepare with your kids that takes advantage of this month’s St. Patrick’s Day retail cabbage sales.

February 2010
February weather provides a great opportunity to teach young kitchen helpers how to prepare a warming bowl of chili for lunch, without an all day simmer.

January 2010
Melissa’s encourages parents to find the time to gather as a family once a week for a dinner that everyone pitches in to prepare.

December 2009
Perhaps the best way to compete with all the sugared goodies of the holiday season, from short breads and candy canes to the rich treats of Hanukkah, is to take a page out of history to provide your kids with some natural sweetness that they can have fun helping to prepare.