Perfect Omelet

Earlier this summer our family went on vacation...more like a family reunion hop. We were bouncing from one to the other not spending the entire time with either family. For some strange reason two reunions on different sides of the family were scheduled for the exact same days. Super inconvenient for us, but we worked it out as best we could while attending both. In our travels we stayed at a hotel that served breakfast. This was not just the limited choices of cold cereal and muffins ...

Zucchini Carpachio

  With the abundant zucchini being produced in the gardens we searched for a different zucchini recipe. We found Zucchini Carpachio which intrigued us because it was very quick,easy and required minimal ingredients! Requiring the zucchini to marinate for a while before serving was a bonus! One less last minute part of the meal to make! The first step was to make the marinade. One half of a lemon was squeezed - still a hard task for Little Chefs. They were able to measure out the olive oil, ...

Incredible Punch

Incredible Punch lives up to its name. It is very tasty! We all raved about this recipe and loved every sip! The key to this punch is to make it the night before serving.  Most of the ingredients are mixed together then put in a container (we used an ice cream tub) to freeze overnight. We found it best to break up the big piece of punch with a knife before putting it in a punch bowl and adding the ginger ale and raspberry soda. When everyone is serving their own they will be able to get ...

Chicken Parmigiana

  I always like tried and true recipes. One of my favorite places to find recipes is allrecipes.com. I love to read the reviews and make some adaptations to the recipes. Chicken Parmigiana was one of those recipes. It was my turn to choose the recipe and I knew Little Chef C would be able to execute it easily. It is very simple. Only dipping the chicken in egg then breadcrumbs, pouring sauce over everything, mounding cheese on top. She didn't think it was that much fun because she didn't get ...

Warm Summer Squash Salad

We first had this Warm Summer Squash Salad about two summers ago. We really enjoy the taste of balsamic vinegar. When our gardens are producing A LOT of summer squash we get tired of the same recipe. This is a great alternative with a strong balsamic vinegar flavor. The first step is to cut the summer squash into half moons. You could do a circle, but they are too big for my Little Chef's mouths. It is easier to prep the food to their size instead of cutting everyone's plates while mine is ...

Chicken Pot Pie Turnovers

For Little Chef D's birthday Grandma gave her some cooking supplies. Grandma did think it was a little strange to give such a young girl a gift like this, but Little Chef D was over joyed! One of the things in that bag were a variety of sizes of turnover molds. The fun part is these can be used for both sweet and savory dishes. Since lately we have been experimenting with Melissa d'Arabian recipes we decided to try her Chicken Pot Pie Turnovers. This recipe is not the simplest. It does ...

Nectarine Cream Cheese Burritos

School has started for us and with two Little Chefs gone all day Little Chef D is desperate to do something fun just with Mom especially when Little Chef H is taking a nap. We made Chocolate Nectarine Burritos for an afternoon snack. When Little Chef D saw more nectarines available to eat she wanted to make something else. Food for her is easiest to eat when it is rolled up so we came up with Nectarine Cream Cheese Burritos. It is easy for any Little Chef to spread some cream cheese on a ...

Orange Glazed Chicken

Chicken is always in our freezer. I love a quick chicken recipe that I can make at a moments notice. There are always days when nothing goes right and its dinner time in 30 minutes and nothing is planned. This chicken recipe has common ingredients; chicken, orange juice concentrate, honey, salt and pepper. It takes a few minutes to prep and only 15 minutes to cook. In a small saucepan add orange juice concentrate, honey, salt and pepper. Let it boil for about 3 minutes. This will thicken ...

Corn Saute

I love quick side dishes so when we saw Corn Saute from Melissa D'Arabian we wanted to give it a try. The recipe does call for red peppers but because the green are half the price we opted for those. I do agree the red would add some much needed color to the completed dish. Today I thought I'd teach my Little Chefs how to cut in a line. The green pepper was cut in long strips. I showed them how to line up the strips and then cut cross wise. This not only cuts the peppers quicker, but it ...

Chocolate and Nectarine Burritos

It is fruit season and we love to eat many varieties fresh, but we have also been finding other ways to incorporate fruit. We ALWAYS have tortillas in our freezer. We like buying the uncooked kind. We take only one package out of the freezer to defrost and use at a time. Sometimes we cook a few more tortillas then we need. That is fine because we put the extra cooked tortillas in a ziploc and keep it in the refrigerator. As we were wondering what to do with some nectarines we acquired ...