Allowing children to spend time with us in the kitchen is a great way for them to see, touch, taste, and smell different ingredients before they are made into prepared meals. Kids become familiar with what is going on in the kitchen and they might be more willing to try new foods. I am not saying that they will like [...]
I have been making this pudding for years and it never disappoints. It’s sweet and chocolatey. Heaven for taste buds! It’s a healthy dessert that tastes great when chilled. This pudding is rich in: […]
This post opens up a series dedicated to helping parents with picky eaters. We all struggle with various degrees of “pickiness” in our children. We all want our children to eat nutritious foods that taste good. We all want our children to grow up adventurous and willing to try new foods. Bottom line, we want our children to appreciate and enjoy [...]
Lately, my son obsesses over making recipes with me. This is a good thing, except when I am in a hurry, as everything that we make together takes at least twice the time :-) . When he was younger and could barely see above the kitchen counter, he was helping me in the kitchen by pushing buttons on the blender [...]
Cinnamon is a very popular spice used in many cuisines for a long time. It is also used in traditional medicine for many reasons, including stimulation of slow digestion, lowering pain in arthritis, and lowering the severity of symptoms of common cold (especially when mixed with fresh ginger and raw honey). There are many types of cinnamon, but the most [...]
My whole family (4-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son, husband, and myself) enjoy eating this delicious Coconut Curry Chicken Egg Tart for breakfast usually. Of course, this Coconut Curry Chicken Egg Tart is also a great lunch or a dinner meal. We use it as a snack too . Can you tell how versatile this recipe is? I go through all the recipe steps, except baking, the night [...]
For those of you that celebrate Easter, I wish you Happy Easter and I hope your Easter days will be filled with sunshine and joy! As you see from the photo, we have snow on Easter, but this does not stop us from making yummy treats (vanilla coconut cupcakes with chocolate avocado frosting - recipe coming up) and colored Easter [...]
Everyone likes cookies. Some people even love them 🙂 . But crispy cacao cookies are without any doubt loved by everyone. Make them and come back here and tell me that you love them too. Because you wouldn’t be able to disagree 🙂 . These are some of the best cacao cookies I’ve ever made. I have a friend [...]
Does your child drink water? Does your child drink enough water? After I wrote this post last week, many of you emailed me to ask me what you can do to help your child drink more water. It seems that this is one of the problems that parents struggle with the most when it comes to helping a child achieve regular bowel [...]
We eat a lot of polenta in our house. Usually as a bread replacement, but also in casseroles (polenta lasagna for example). So it only comes naturally to make a dessert using corn meal. I hope you like these muffins as much as we do! […]