Valentine’s Heart-Shaped Pizza

Share the children’s love of pizza and Valentine’s Day by making this adorable homemade heart-shaped pizza. I just buy a pre-made fresh pizza dough at the store but you can make the dough yourself with the kids from scratch. If the little ones in your care like pepperoni, you can cut the pepperoni into little hearts […]

Instant Pot Potato Soup

There is nothing better than hot bowl of soup to serve little tummies on a cold winter evening. The children in my care loved this instant pot potato soup I found on the delish.com web site.  You Will Need: 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2″ pieces1 large yellow onion, finely chopped1/4 c. all-purpose flour2 cloves […]

Vegan White Bean Chili

This is a vegan recipe that carnivores will love as well. Of course you can substitute vegan sour cream and cream cheese with dairy versions for the members of the family aren’t vegan. I don’t use jalapeños when making this chili for children and I don’t add radishes for children that don’t like them. I […]

Homemade Ramen Bowls

All the children I have cared for the past three decades love ramen noodles. So I started the new year off right for the kids in my care by making their favorite dinners. The parents I work for found this easy homemade ramen recipe at the killingthyme website. I hope the children in your care […]

New Year’s Eve Cheesecake

I wanted to make a clock face on this cheesecake for a New Year’s Eve Party. But I’m not the best at piping frosting or decorating cakes. So, I simply bought the candy 2025 and hour and minute hands at a local craft store. Using a stand mixer makes this an easy cheesecake has a […]

Checkerboard Cookies

These are impressive, fun cookies to make with the kids for the holiday season I found on the fifteenspatulas web site. These whimsical cookies are soft, buttery, and crumbly, and are a fun addition to any holiday cookie spread. You Will Need: 3 cups all purpose flour1.5 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt1 cup unsalted butter […]

Easy Cranberry Christmas Cake

You don’t have to celebrate Christmas to love this super simple cranberry cake. Allow the children  to help you make the entire recipe from collecting the ingredients, measuring the flour, and cracking the eggs. I serve it in 2 inch squares for the kids and their guests to eat with their hands, one at a […]

Apple Crisp

It is apple harvest time and no apple treat is more loved and easier to make than Apple Crisp. It’s so yummy my charges and I made this Betty Crocker Apple Crisp recipe twice this week! The children can help you wash the apples, measure the ingredients, stir the ingredients with a fork, pour the apples […]

Vegan Witch Finger Cookies

Let the kids make every part of these adorable witch finger cookies. I found the recipe on the detoxinista web site. They are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and naturally colored without using artificial coloring. I am sure the cookies would look more like witch fingers with knuckles and wrinkles if I had made them but I […]

Challah

The children I care for had a blast making challah for Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) this week. Challah is a wonderful sweet bread the children a joy at most Jewish holiday celebrations. This recipe is from my Mom Boss’s recipe book. Always allow the children to help when baking bread. You Will Need: […]