I have been on the hunt for fun ways to get my daughter to eat more protein in her lunch. One of the cookbooks I have been using in my experiments is the “Muffin Tin Chef” by Matt Kadey. What I love about this cooking method is the mini servings, which are great…
Tag: kid-inspired
Classroom Treat “Giant Cupcake”
Last year my Punch Box Birthday Cake was well received, so I thought I would do another “cake” idea to celebrate by daughter’s birthday at school. Like many schools, it is sensitive to food allergies, so edible treats for birthdays are not allowed. Instead, birthdays can be celebrated with small trinkets. This is…
Turkey Pancakes
Inspired by some festive Halloween pancakes, I decided to create a fun Thanksgiving Turkey Pancakes. This would be a great way to use up some of the candy eyes I bought for my Bat and Spider Cookies and please the kids with a special breakfast. In fact, when grandpa comes to visit they…
Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies
My children are now old enough that they can comprehend the idea of Thanksgiving. So this year I wanted find a fun way to decorate my thanksgiving table while letting all my guests voice their prayers of thanksgiving. What came to mind was these Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies which are a take on a…
Goblin Smoothie
I had so much fun with last week’s easy, Halloween themed post I couldn’t resist making another themed post. I had a few different ideas for a festive drink, but the one I was most excited about didn’t quite work. As I was scrounging around the kitchen for a new idea I happened…
No-Bake Bat and Spider Cookies
Since my kids are so into crafts I wanted to have them help me make a simple themed dish for Halloween. Thus we made No-Bake Bat and Spider Cookies using black fondant and Oreos. My kids helped make the Spider Cookies which were as simple as rolling log-shaped legs out of the fondant…
Carrot Cake Snickerdoodles
It has been awhile since I posted a kid-inspired recipe, but these Carrot Cake Snickerdoodles stem from a question asked by my 4 year-old daughter. The conversation went something like this: “Mom, why does Santa only eat cookies? Shouldn’t he also eat vegetables?” “Good question. Yes, he should. Should we put vegetables in…
Crunchy Chipotle Chickpeas
Once again, my daughter has inspired a new treat – this time in snack form. She declared she wanted crunchy beans, which neither I or my husband could figure out what she meant. We had crunchy wasabi peas in the house, but I’m sure you can guess how much a 2 yr-old or 4 yr-old…
Chocolate-Banana Trifle (a.k.a. Banana Swirl)
Last week my daughter proclaimed that we should have Banana Swirl for dessert. Typical of most preschooler conversations, I asked her what was in that dish. She then mentioned it was bananas and bread mixed together. Hmmm. It sounds like she just came up with another installment of what I’m going to call…
Port Wine Cheese Soup (a.ka. Pretzel Soup)
Just before Christmas in 2014 my husband asked my daughter what she wanted to eat on Christmas Day. She said, “yummy soup made by mommy. PRETZEL SOUP!” Pretzel soup? I had never made pretzel soup before, but like any self-respecting foodie I accepted the challenge. First step – what pairs well with pretzels?…
