• Big Family Cooking Series,  Cooking

    THE BIG FAMILY COOKING SERIES — OUR REAL‑LIFE, YEAR‑ROUND KITCHEN STORY

    I have a new series based on cooking starting today called ???? THE BIG FAMILY COOKING SERIES — OUR REAL‑LIFE, YEAR‑ROUND KITCHEN STORY. Because in this house, food isn’t a schedule — it’s survival, tradition, and love. I hope you enjoy this post which will keep the circle unbroken and my circus intact and the Monkes feed. Now, let me tell you something before we go any further: This Cooking Series isn’t a “10‑week challenge,” a “limited run,” or a “cute little project.” No ma’am. This is our life, the way we actually cook, eat, stretch, survive, and gather in this house — and it’s going to run all year…

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    National Banana Cream Pie Day (March 2)

    David and my mom have more in common that most people would think including their love of #Pies. I wish she was here today because we could have had lunch at Joe’s Coffee Shop in Watauga and had a piece of Pie for Dessert. Apple Pie for me and Coconut Cream for my mom and David would have wanted to celebrate National Banana Cream Pie Day with a slice of Banana Cream Pie. Since my mom isn’t here and David is working, I can’t even make a Banana Cream Pie for David because we don’t have the ingredients for a Pie. If your close to North Richland Hills, would you…

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    The Benefits of Cooking with Your Children

    It is never too late, (or too early), to get your kids helping in the kitchen. Although it requires time, patience, and a few extra clean-ups, especially when the kids are younger, the advantages of cooking with kids are totally worthwhile. Kids are eager to have frequent joyful experiences involving food to beat the anxiety they’ll have around tasting the unfamiliar. Over time, cooking together with your children can help build that confidence—and provide rich sensory experiences. Here are five ways to enjoy cooking together with your children while raising an adventurous eater along the way. Engage other senses. For a hesitant eater, tasting an unfamiliar food can sometimes be…

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