Gus has been very anxious to be included in the Kids Cook for Themselves series, and prove that HE, too, can cook dinner for the family all on his own. But . . . he's seven. And while charm and confidence will get you quite far in life, they don't necessarily help...
Here's another of our go-to recipes. From scratch, real food, but quick and easy enough to be managed by busy moms, or even kids . . . all on their own. Jack (13) is a pretty accomplished cook these days. His preference is to grill out <imagine quip about men and...
Scroll down to the end for the big winners of last week's giveaway! The kids have been doing most of the cooking around here this summer as I was super-pregnant-with, then snuggling-with baby Mary Jane. I figured we'd share another recipe today. This time brought to...
Jumping in here for a quick installment of Kids Cook for Themselves, because if you're looking for a quick, easy, impressive dessert for this weekend . . . Anita can help. She made this cake herself for her sixth birthday party today, using her great grandmother's top...
Okay, here we go again. It's the second installment of Kids Cook for Themselves! The three big kids around here (12, 11, and 9) have taken over dinner duties for the summer in anticipation of the new baby arriving next month. With a little advance planning and prep...
I am, in general, a big advocate of kids doing stuff for themselves. It's like they say, give a kid a fish . . . no, wait, that doesn't seem like a good idea. Maybe don't do that. Anyway. My desire to have my big kids be able to cook, is often at war with my desire to...
We've been meat-free on Fridays for a couple of years now, and it's been good for our family. It's a great way to make a sacrifice that we can share with each other and with other Catholics all over the world and through time. I think it's terrific. Except, of course,...
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how we were able to start celebrating the liturgical year in our home only by taking baby steps. And I mentioned how overwhelmed I had felt reading the first book I found about the celebrating the liturgical year in the home....
