Fun and Learning with Kids in the Kitchen

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 | Cakes, Coffee, Cooking, Cooking Tip, Gourmet, Soups, Uncategorized, beef, fishIt’s fun, it’s messy, and it means time with an adult — no wonder most kids love to cook. Kitchen duty provides plenty of learning opportunities for kids too. Problem is, for many parents, the goal of cooking is getting something on the table, pronto. And that’s OK — whipping up a nutritious meal using a mix or livening up leftovers together can also be a fun learning experience. H

Cooking it up at BlogHer09 with the Common Threads kids

The most important thing about blogging is that it enables you to reach out and connect with people. So when Edelman PR invited me to the Quaker Oats sponsored blogger event at the Washburne Culinary Institute for Common Threads , I was thrilled to go. I knew connecting with the other bloggers as well as the kids, chefs and volunteers would be the perfect way to kick off BlogHer09 . Common Threads Common Threads is a non-profit, Chicago based organization whose mission is to educ

A world outside of mozzarella pepperoni

A simple google search for kid-friendly recipes is scary. What shows up, in fact, is a harrowing slew of butter-saturated, sugar-filled recipes written with a complete disregard for health. I discovered this last week because I was looking for just that - simple recipes that I can make with kids. My friend Beth invited me to cook in front of a class of kindergarten students. Her son is in the class and they were looking for someone to do a cooking demo for the kids’ end of the year party -

Fun and Learning with Kids in the Kitchen (Today’s News-Herald)

(ARA) - It's fun, it's messy, and it means time with an adult -- no wonder most kids love to cook. Kitchen duty provides plenty of learning opportunities for kids too. Problem is, for many parents, the goal of cooking is getting something on the table, pronto.

Fun and Learning with Kids in the Kitchen (Today’s News-Herald)

(ARA) - It's fun, it's messy, and it means time with an adult -- no wonder most kids love to cook. Kitchen duty provides plenty of learning opportunities for kids too. Problem is, for many parents, the goal of cooking is getting something on the table, pronto.

Seeing seafood solutions with fish in Monterey (San Francisco Chronicle)

The first Cooking for Solutions, eight years ago, took the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ocean conservation mission well beyond urging people to donate to save-the-whale campaigns and avoid polluting the oceans. The two-day festival lands the aquarium's guiding...