Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This easy chicken tikka masala recipe has three stages: marinating, cooking the chicken and making the sauce. That means you can break it up and do any part when it works for you. It’s not necessarily a traditional tikka masala recipe but this simplified version is zesty without being too spicy. […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe The secret of this creamy lemon pasta primavera is simple: roast the vegetables in the oven first. You won’t regret the extra flavor, not one bit. Plus, if your kids are used to eating roasted vegetables, that’s a flavor ladder you can use to introduce them to something slightly new. All […]

When you learn how to make brown butter, you’ll have a one-ingredient sauce your family will love. On anything. Brown butter pasta. Brown butter chicken. Brown butter vegetables. Bonus, brown butter sauce requires only a few minutes and exactly one ingredient to make. Perfect for busy families. What You Need to Make Brown Butter Unsalted […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This might look like your average loaf cake from the outside but wait until you cut it open! A rainbow surprise waits inside. That’s why I included it (along with 23 more delicious ideas) in my book, Kid Chef Junior Bakes: My First Cookbook. Take a look at how fun — […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe I grew up eating my grandma’s old-fashioned potato salad recipe and there’s nothing better. I’ve tried a dozen different recipes and Ina Garten’s French potato salad with fresh herbs is a close second. But this old-fashioned potato salad recipe remains my favorite. Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Shortcuts If you’re a busy parent, […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe When I tell you that my kids love roasted broccoli pasta, you won’t believe that the main ingredient is…broccoli. There’s roasted broccoli, as you see here, but what you can’t make out so well is the roasted broccoli that’s also pureed into a sauce. Double broccoli. And now for the part […]

Easter is coming up and we have plans to share the celebration with another family, plus both sets of grandparents. We’ll have an egg hunt, plus a couple of other games to keep the kids busy. But for the main event on Easter, we’re working on a kid-friendly menu for 14. Menu 1: Low-Key Easter […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe Sometimes a hearty lunch comes in the form of a baguette. And nothing is more satisfying than this goat cheese dip that even kids love.  Speaking of getting kids excited, scroll down for fun facts, jokes and a video about how goat cheese is made.  Why kids like this goat cheese […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe Every Saturday our kids make pancakes and this is the homemade pancake mix recipe they use.  It’s foolproof.  Even for kids! Sometimes we add apples. Sometimes fresh fruit. But they ALWAYS make a double batch so the whole crew can enjoy already-made pancakes later in the week.  What You Need to […]

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This kid-friendly vegetarian recipe for sweet potato chili comes together in about 30 minutes.  Full of good-for-you ingredients you probably have in your pantry, all four of my kids loved this sweet potato chili with a dollop of sour cream plus a little cheese on top.  Our version isn’t spicy so […]