last month an found two new favorite recipes.
Always on the look out for a new crock pot and/or freezer recipe, I checked out this nifty book at the library last month an found two new favorite recipes. Chunky Applesauce ----- For the crock pot: this is the recipe that will never again allow us to purchase applesauce at the store. Hooray for boys who can help peel the apples! Mini Chicken Turnovers ----- Easy to make ahead of time, you can pop these frozen turnovers in the oven for a quick and delicious snack.
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At school, my oldest son is studying the nation of Vietnam. He's done quite a bit of research and is now in the midst of writing a school report. To supplement his learning, I checked out a variety of books from the public library - and made sure to include a children's cookbook. I like cooking with my boys because... 1) We have to eat. We have to cook. 2) Cooking is a natural way to teach measurements. 3) Doubling a recipe is a great way to learn fractions. 4) I want to raise future-husbands who can cook. :) While children's cookbooks provide easy to follow directions, the real reason I adore them is the colorful photos.I find that a picture of a new food is much more tempting to my young eaters than a simple list of ingredients. My son read through the book, added the items we needed to our grocery shopping list, and led the charge on the night of our Vietnamese dinner. Our chosen entree: Vietnamese Fish Cakes. And for our dessert (don't ever forget dessert): Banana and Pineapple Fritters. Cook books are also a great resource for school vacations. This past winter, I checked out a wide variety of recipe books for my first grader. We enjoyed potato latkes, butterscotch brownies, and apple oatmeal cookies.
A few months ago, another mom heard of our cooking adventures and asked: "You really like to cook?" While I understood her assumption, I had to answer honestly: "No," I replied. "We just really like to eat." Chocolate Fever is the perfect chapter book to devour right after Halloween. Main character Henry eats lots and lots of chocolate and the result is one sick, sad kid. This quick moving story has twist and turns and several different story themes that can pave the way for some great heart-to-heart conversations. (Themes include: favorite foods, not overdoing things, how it feels to be different than those around you, family relationships, and facing difficult conversations.) Be warned: in the story climax, two ‘bad guys’ hijack a truck by pointing guns at Henry and the driver. That might be scary for some young readers – although the laughable characters and plot sequence keeps the focus on the action and less on the true danger. Overall, I recommend this book as a good read-aloud for post-tricky-or-treating, elementary school-aged kids.
Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers have a variery of books that cracks me up. The also inspire me! (See: Garden, At Home) Here's a short list of their veggie inspired books that will make even the hungriest carnivore smile!
-How Are You Peeling? -Food for Thought -Fast Food -Baby Food -One Lonely Sea Horse -Food Play Family dinner fun gets a shot in the arm with the Suppertime for Frieda Fuzzypaws is one of our family’s favorite picture books. A familiar story with cute pictures; Frieda refuses to eat her supper. Instead, she asks to have a cookie. Mr. and Mrs. Paws (who have obviously taken a Love-and-Logic Parenting Class) handle this all in-stride. |
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