Celebrate the joy of cooking with kids and feeding your family
One fun way to get kids thinking like cooks is to invite them to think about how they can make commonly purchased foods and ingredients themselves, like chocolate, ranch dressing, or even food coloring. This expands their understanding of where food comes from, and the basic ingredients that make up some of their favorite snacks. …
How DIY Tortilla Chips Can Help Your Kid Think Like a Cook Read More »
Two of the easiest edible gifts you can make are infused sugars and salts. We like to package ours in small jars (or empty spice shaker jars) and label them with the name of the infusion. Here are a bunch of ideas to get you started, or you can make up your own infusions! INFUSED …
For many of us, finding something growing on our kitchen counter is less a sign of horticultural prowess and more an urgent message from the mold gods that we really need to clean behind the toaster more often. But if the weather outside is turning frightful, or you simply don’t have the outdoor space to …
Bring the Magic of Growing Food Indoors this Winter Read More »
There is no shortage of research today documenting the health benefits of teaching kids about cooking—from understanding the origins of ingredients to learning S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics). These things combined give our kids a leg up in making better food choices throughout life, but what often goes unrecognized is the role …
Can Cooking With Kids Develop Their Emotional Intelligence? The Science Says Yes. Read More »
The first time we tried feeding Zephyr meat was at a farmer’s market when he was just a year old. He had been eating solids for a while, so we thought he might like to try an empanada stuffed with chicken and potatoes. Initially, it seemed like a good match. Nibbling on the edge of …
Catherine McCord is one of those people whose to-do list and personal kit of get-things-done lifehacks you’re dying to see. A former model and culinary school grad, she runs not one company, but two. Weelicious, founded in 2007, is a site and store dedicated to hooking families and kids on eating healthier and more adventurous …
Catherine McCord: Supper Superstar (and Breakfast … and Lunch) Read More »
Summer is glorious, and we love it. Totally. But real talk, fellow parents, guardians, and caregivers of all kinds: for us, the season is not all hammocks and mojitos. Keeping vacay’ing kids busy, safe, and healthy can be an odyssey. Camp drop-offs. Playdates. Sunscreen. Fortnite and YouTube gatekeeping. It’s a lot! Meanwhile, what’s going on …
Flour on the floor … A 30-minute meal that’s taken well over an hour … An assistant who’s singing Katy Perry at the top of her lungs … Fingers in the sugar jar—again. Cooking with children can sometimes be a slower, messier, and higher decibel affair, with results that won’t always turn out picture (or …
Keeping it Cool: How to Practice Patience While Cooking with Kids Read More »
We’re staying in this year, and creating our own festive approach to a love-laden holiday that originally began with sacrificing a goat to the fertility gods. But we acknowledge that this strategy comes with challenges, too. Perhaps you want to involve your kids in a special night—but how to reconcile that with an at-least-a-little-special night …
Ask yourself this question: Do you think good cooks don’t use recipes? I’ve noticed that a lot of people make this assumption, but the idea has always rubbed me the wrong way. And I know it’s a weird topic for a website where we try to emphasize moving away from recipes and toward trusting yourself, …
