I’m still visiting my parents in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. This morning my folks promised to take my kid to the local farm where our friend makes amazing artisianal cheeses. My kid loves it because he gets to meet and greet the dairy cows responsible for the fabulous cheese. My mom suggested we make quick cooking steel cut oatmeal before leaving for the farm. I had no idea this even existed even though her can of it was from my personal mecca – Trader Joe’s.
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Mixing the oats and milk.
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Sugaring the fruit before baking.
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Sugared Fruit Porridge
My kid and I both love basic oatmeal, but we couldn’t resist turning this into Sugared Fruit Porridge by adding some milk and baking up the ripe fruits of summer. The combination was just perfect. Creamy porridge under a pile of fresh, slightly sweet fruit bursting with flavor. I can hardly wait to buy my own container of steel cut oats! Now for the recipe…
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 30th, 2010 // Breakfast, Recipes
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When my mom suggested we make snickerdoodle cookies my kid started laughing like a maniac. He thought the name was sooooooo funny. He’s sort of right, it is a super silly name. So silly that I decided to do a little research on the origin. More about that later. In the meantime, this is the perfect kid recipe because it involves the electric mixer, making the cookies into balls AND rolling them in cinnamon sugar. Of course, my kid tried to “accidentally” knock as much cinnamon sugar off the plate as possible so that he claim it for his mouth!
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Mastering the mix master.
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Scooping soda.
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Whisking flour mixture.
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Rolling, rolling, rolling.
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Snickerdoodle Sandwich!
I know you are just dying to hear the origin of the name snickerdoodle. Well, I found the following on Wikipedia. “The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word Schneckennudeln, which means snail noodles.” I have no idea how this relates to these cookies. They look nothing like snails and nothing like noodles. Right? Oh, and for the record, I do know that Wikipedia is not a “real” reference source. My mom – the history teacher – would fail me for using it. Now for the snail noodle recipe…
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 29th, 2010 // Dessert, Kid-tastic, Recipes
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My husband loves when we have breakfast for dinner. Pancakes, eggs, waffles – you name it. He’ll gladly order them up even at 8pm. In honor of his love affair with breakfast we took a traditional breakfast recipe idea and whipped up this super delicious dinner frittata. Even though it is chock full of spinach, my kid devoured it!
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Frizzling leeks.
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Sliced potatoes.
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Layering with parmesan.
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TIme for the eggs.
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A slice of Dinner Fritatta.
This can, of course, be eaten for breakfast. But we served it for dinner with a big salad and sliced fruit. (No, my kid did not eat the salad – how much can I push my luck?) My husband was in heaven. Now for the recipe…
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 29th, 2010 // Breakfast, Dinner, Recipes
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I love street food. I just can’t help myself! Specifically, soft pretzels. Check out this perfect pretzel we got on the streets of NYC. It was bigger than my kid’s head! My kid liked it, but decided he prefers the homemade soft pretzel recipe we made ourselves. Regardless, it got me thinking, do others like street food as much as we do?
Then I decided it was time for a giveaway. For a chance to win The Pretzel Cookbook: A New Twist on Everyone’s Favorite Snack
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 27th, 2010 // Giveaway, Recipes
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When I told my kid we were going to make sherbert for breakfast he was ecstatic. So was I because this recipe ridiculously easy and healthy. We made it first thing in the morning (before getting dressed) so it would be ready by the time we were sitting down to breakfast. Sometimes kids cooking is such a breeze!
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Agave water.
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Adding greek yogurt.
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Frozen strawberries.
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Blending it up.
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Breakfast Sherbert
It’s just like a fresh fruit smoothie only thicker and more exciting! Presenting it as sherbert makes a world of difference because there’s nothing quite like having “dessert” for breakfast. (PS: it makes a pretty yummy dessert too.) Now for the recipe…
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 26th, 2010 // Breakfast, Dessert, Healthy, Recipes
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My mom had some left over turkey chili in the fridge and suggested we use it up for dinner. I had serious doubts about my kid eating a whole bowl of turkey chili so I came up with this healthy, kid friendly chili mac instead. After tasting it my kid said “I want to eat this every night!”
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Adding the chili.
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Sprinkling with cheese.
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Baked Chili Mac!
This had just the right amount of cheese to give it good flavor, but it wasn’t oozing with fat and calories (like mac and cheese). My mom and I both vowed to make it again the next time either of us have leftover chili – proving that you don’t have to use recipes for kids to make great, family friendly food. I’m excited to try it with veggie chili too. Heck, it’s almost worth making a fresh pot of chili for! Now for the recipe…
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posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 25th, 2010 // Dinner, Picky Busters, Recipes
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My friend Alma has done a lot of experimenting with granola and has always sworn by her recipe. I love to keep a jar of granola in the house so I thought we should give her recipe a try! My kid agreed. He finds reasons to sprinkle it on just about everything – he especially likes a yogurt parfait.
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Pouring in oats.
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Shredded coconut!
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Using the mini whisk.
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Stirring it up.
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A bit of yogurt parfait.
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Alma’s Granola.
I’ve made granola before but I think Alma is right, this one is really special. Might be the toasted coconut. (Dana, I know I lost you at coconut!) We followed Alma’s Very Own Granola Recipe, but changed up the dried fruit and added pepitas. Now for the recipe… after the jump
posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 23rd, 2010 // Breakfast, Recipes
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I recently found myself pondering whether oatmeal cookies could “count” as breakfast food. After all, oatmeal is breakfast food, isn’t it? My constant nibbling on leftover oatmeal cookies inspired the idea to bake up a bona fide breakfast cookie. As you can imagine, this recipe was met with glee in my house and a new breakfast recipe was born.
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Whisking dry ingedients.
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Mix master.
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Stirring in oats.
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Cooling cookies.
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Say YES to cookies for breakfast!
These cookies are perfect for breakfast because they have the consistency and taste of muffin tops but they are in the shape of a cookie. And if I’ve learned anything on this cooking journey it is that when it comes to kids shape and size does matter. I’ll admit they aren’t the picture of health but they are healthier than most muffins and cookies. Now for the recipe… after the jump
posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 22nd, 2010 // Breakfast, Kid-tastic, Recipes
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When my friends Angie and Josh were over the other day, they told me that their kid loves stromboli. I hadn’t even thought about stromboli since high school! I tucked it away in the back of my head and then tonight I remember when I was starring at some left over pizza dough in the fridge. If you have left over pizza dough or the pre-made kind in your fridge, this is a great kid friendly alternative to pizza. Even though it’s got a lot of the same basic ingredients, I find it’s fun to mix things up a bit. It’s what kids cooking is all about.
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Robot dough attack!
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Saucing it up.
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Sprinkling cheese.
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Broccoli time.
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Rolling it up.
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Broccoli & Cheese Stromboli.
Not only did my kid like eating it, but he totally dug making it. What could be more fun than rolling up all the ingredients into a nice big log? As you can see, the robot was very involved in preparing this meal. He was with us every step of the way but didn’t get a chance to taste it because my kid cleaned his plate. Next time we’ll have to have Angie and Josh’s daughter, Molly, taste test it for us. Now for the recipe… after the jump
posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 21st, 2010 // Dinner, Easy Cheats, Recipes
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I promised to bring an appetizer to a friend’s birthday gathering this week. I wanted to make something light and bite-sized. These individual Greek salads are the perfect party pickup food and per usual my kid liked being able to do the skewering! (Anything on a stick is a hit!)
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The assembly line.
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Adding cucumber.
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Olive time.
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Finishing with feta.
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My kid did as much grazing as making but I can’t complain because he was eating healthy bits of cucumber and olives. I kind of got the feeling he’d eat anything on a toothpick. Except for tomatoes! Still haven’t gotten him to try them. I’m not giving up yet. Now for the recipe… after the jump
posted by Rebecca & Gus // Jul 20th, 2010 // Appetizer, Recipes
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