I don’t know if you remember that Chef Kyrie and I had been cooking out of the Ratatouille cookbook..I think April may have been the last time we did though. I have felt bad about not making more from HER cookbooks so I promised her she could choose a recipe and we would make it.
She chose escargot.

Not too long after Chris walked in the door last Friday he indicated his desire to buy and cook us some steaks on the grill.
How can you turn down an offer like that?  He bought some incredible steaks and marinated them in a rub for three hours.  Then he grilled them to absolute perfection.  In the image above he is being carefully supervised by Nick as he puts the rub on the steaks.
Alot of people have asked me how I end up with kids that not only cook, but cook well.

If you will recall, Chef Kyrie and I had picked up the Ratatouille Cookbook a few weeks ago and just had not had a chance to make anything from it. Well, until now. We gathered our forces:

(Those are my youngest three children;Sean 9, Nick7, and Kyrie4..and my grandchildren Amanda 6 and Gabe 4. Lots of help as you can imagine.)

Images: (c)2006-2008 Marye Audet, Apron Strings & Simmering Things
Content: (c)2008 Marye Audet, Baking Delights
Chef Kyrie and I found ourselves at the store yesterday and as we were engaging in our second favorite activity (cooking being first, book browsing being second) we came upon a book. A cookbook to be exact.
Now, my favorite movie, personally is Mostly Martha, the German version with subtitles. It is a movie, appropriately about a chef. A rather cranky chef. Chef Kyrie’s favorite movie is Ratatouille. It, too, is about a chef. A rat chef. In fact, …read more

 
There are a lot of different types of Easter baking I love to do.  Adorable duckling, chick, and lamb cookies…Easter Bonnet cakes, special breads and rolls, the list goes on and on.  But before I share those recipes with you this week I want to share this one, because it is the most special of all.
Resurrection cookies are a fun project for parents and kids to do together

First of all, I know the color looks a little weird in this picture. I had to play around with it quite a bit. I took the picture of these cookies at night (I dared not wait for day, because we have ..you know, some sort of leprechauns or pixies or something that eats them during the night) and we use the spiral, eco friendly bulbs. Now, they may be eco friendly for sure but image friendly they are not, and you come out with very yellow pictures. I played around with them and ended up …read more

I have one child that is the fussiest eater ever. Well, I won’t hide it from you..it is Kyrie. At age 4 1/2 she is pushing 32 pounds. Whatever. All of my kids are lean. They play hard, work hard, and generally eat enormous amounts. Except Kyrie.
But. If you can put something on the table, especially something she helped make, and then add something to dunk it in….aha!…getting her to eat is no problem. Here is a recipe for breadsticks. They are easy to make, and you can let the kids …read more

 
You know,  kids like parties, at least mine do.  They always want to know if we are going to have a Superbowl party, and several don’t even like football.  Here are a couple of recipes that kids can do for their own Superbowl party, so that when you are passing the Buffalo wings they won’t be staring at you with puppy eyes!
Ham & Cheese on Pretzel Sticks
Take cubes of ham  and carefully push onto small pretzel sticks. Repeat with cubes of cheese.
Fruit and Veggie Plate with Peanut Butter Dip 
Slices of Apple, Pear, and Banana,Celery, and Carrots
Mix dip:
1/2 c peanut butter
3 Tbs …read more

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I know that I don’t often look at the side bar of a blog to see what fascinating bits of information might, MIGHT, be found there. I am much more prone to delve into the blog post and read.
I don’t ask for directions when I am lost either.
Be that as it may, I would like to direct your attention to the side bar because in the past week I have added several permanent pages.
I just thought if you needed how-to information it would be easier to check the sidebar than sift through the entire blog. I figured …read more

Play-do, play-dough, however you spell it kids love it. There are so many wonderful things about it, learning experiences, motor skill development..but one thing that isn’t fantastic about it is the taste.
I don’t know about your kids but mine always seem to go through a stage where they are putting the art supplies in their mouths. I have always been careful about environmentally friendly things but still the idea of salt dough in my child’s mouth was kind of ucky.
Here are some recipes that you can not only make with your children but you can let them …read more