Grace’s Kitchen

Eebee’s Mix & Mash

Grace and I have had the flu for the last week. We haven’t done any fun cooking, nor any fun eating. Grace hasn’t done much eating at all, in fact. That makes it hard to write about Grace’s kitchen exploits, you know? Earlier in the week, we received a preview copy of a book I [...]

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The Right Tools Make All The Difference

Grace likes to cook. You wouldn’t have guessed, right? Thanks to her new Learning Tower, it is quicker and easier than ever for Grace to help cook. We received the Learning Tower two weeks ago yesterday, and she has used it every single day since. She loves it. I love that she can help so [...]

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Grace’s Apple Crisp

Two weeks ago, I posted an Apple Crisp recipe that was so easy even Grace was able to make it (with a little help, of course). Just after I posted those apple crisp photos, a representative from My Learning Tower contacted me and asked if we’d like to review their product. As much as we [...]

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Let’s Make Cookies

At my house, cooking is a family affair. Baking is, too. Over the summer, Grace and I baked cookies for my sister’s birthday. I practice what I preach, and Grace helped with almost every step of the cookie preparation. She measured flour. She poured sugar into our stand mixer. She scooped dough out of the [...]

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Homemade Apple Crisp: So Easy, a 2-year-old Can Do It

Grace loves to cook. You already knew that, right? That’s why Thursdays belong to Grace’s Kitchen. The three of us stopped at Wegman’s on the way home from day care yesterday, and Grace was in the mood for apples. We picked up one each of six different varieties of apple, plus a few extra miniature [...]

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Homemade Hummus and Other Healthy Dips

Grace likes to dip her foods into all kinds of sauces and pastes. Do all kids like that? I like to dip my food into crazy sauces, too, so I’m not sure if it’s a family thing or a kid thing. Some dips we’ve tried recently: A strawberry or raspberry dipping sauce Ranch dressing mixed [...]

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Breakfast Pizza with Fresh Fruit

A couple weeks ago, Sara Lee sent us a couple of packages of their brand new Mini Bagels. Those bagels were delicious, and they were the perfect size for Gracie. Sara Lee Chef Jill Houk shared this recipe with me a couple of weeks ago, and I knew instantly that Grace would love it. She [...]

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The Two Bites Rule

We don’t have a Clean Plate Club at my house. We don’t, and we won’t. Grace has enough risk factors for obesity, thank you very much. I wondered, though, how much food she really does need to eat at each meal. Should I continue to let her eat nothing if that’s what she chooses? On [...]

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Making Pretzels Together

If there was a theme to my Grace’s Kitchen posts over the last year, it would be this – Let your kids help in the kitchen. I don’t think the importance of that statement can be over stressed. Kids learn to cook by cooking. They learn to appreciate food, understand food, enjoy food, and develop [...]

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Touchdown Sandwich

We are a football family. Both Joe and I went to Penn State, and we are in love with our alma mater. We rarely miss a Penn State football game. We started Grace watching football when she was very small. It was a hard sell at first, but in the last year or so, [...]