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Cooking with Kids: Simple Recipe Ideas

My 12 -year-old daughter loves to help me cook and has a passion for making desserts. She’s the main one in our house who prepares the sweets and also assists me in posting the recipes here. These recipes are some of her favorites to make. While they’re great for older kids, younger kids can also try them with a bit of adult supervision.

Breakfast

Mastering Pancakes: A Generational Recipe
Quick Baked Apples Recipe
Turkey Bacon Breakfast Burritos
Huevos Estrellados: A Mexican Breakfast Delight
Quick Guide to Creating a McGriddle at Home
Simple Sausage in a Blanket Recipe
Delicious Bacon and Veggie Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Pasta Dishes

Bacon-Tomatoes Mac and Cheese
Macaroni & Cheese
Mac ‘N ‘ Cheese with Creamy Collard Greens
Colorful Pasta Salad Recipe for Fresh Summer Meals

Vegetables

Quick Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe
Loaded Baked Potatoes Recipe: Easy & Delicious
Easy Spinach Casserole Recipe
Healthy Chicken Soup: A Family Recipe  [coming soon]
Easy Broccoli Basil Pasta Recipe
Cheesy Potatoes Corn Chowder
step-by-Step Vegetable Soup: Quick and Nutritious Recipe (This recipe is good for winter when it is cold.)

Easy breads to make

Easy Basic Biscuit Recipe for All Occasions
Monkey Bread
Easy Home Style Corn Bread Recipe
Delicious Banana Nut Bread Recipe
Easy Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Harder breads to make

Easy Quick Yeast Rolls Recipe
How to Make Conchas: Easy Mexican Sweet Bread Recipe
Easy Dinner rolls for the Holidays
Delicious Homemade Donuts Recipe

Just a note:

  • All breads are a little hard to cook but taste good after done, so keep trying.

Cookies with peanuts /Easy cookies

Easy 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

Cookies with chips in them /Easy cookies

Cookie with nut, chips or fruit

Harder cookies to make /for older kids

Holiday cookies /for older kids

Other cookies

  • Delicious Fortune Cookies Recipe with Sample Fortunes [coming soon]

Cakes and cupcakes

Bell created recipes

Frostings, Icings, and Glazes

Brownies

Bars

Holiday red raspberry chocolate bars
Creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Melting Chocolate Oatmeal coconut flakes bars
Delicious Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Tarts and cobblers

Summer Fruit Tart
Homemade Blueberry Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide
Homemade Peach Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide
Homemade Cherry Cobbler: Step-by-Step Guide

Easy pies to make

Homemade Apple Pie: Step-by-Step Guide to a Family Favorite
Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Pie Recipe
Classic Pecan Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide
Apple Pie with Pecan Crumb Topping
Delicious Pumpkin Walnut Pie Recipe
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe: Step-by-Step Guide

Harder pies to make/for older kids

Delicious Cocoa Cream Pie Recipe
Delicious Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
Lemon Ice box pie

Pie crust

Easy Almond Crumb Pie Crust Recipe

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Colorful Pasta Salad Recipe for Fresh Summer Meals

Ingredients:

  • 1-pound tricolor pasta
  • 1 package of baby carrots or 3 carrots
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1-pint cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes
  • 1 small can of sliced olives
  • Homemade Ranch Dressing, 1 bottle of Italian salad dressing, or 1 bottle of Ranch Dressing
  • Salt and pepper to taste

SUPPLIES:

  • Large pot
  • Colander
  • Large bowl
  • Cutting board and knife
  • Mixing spoon


Directions:

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  2. Drain and rinse the pasta in the colander, then put it into the large bowl and set aside.
  3. Wash all of the vegetables.
  4. Chop the carrots and peppers into tiny pieces.
  5. Peel and chop the cucumber.
  6. Slice the green tops off of the tomatoes. If using the large tomatoes, cut into small bite size pieces.
  7. Drain and rinse the olives.
  8. Add the vegetables and the olives to the pasta.
  9. Pour the salad dressing over the pasta and vegetables and stir well.
  10. Add salt and pepper to taste, if you like.
  11. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Simple Meal Ideas for Family Dinner

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Homemade Ranch Dressing

This is so easy to make, and it is delicious. We use this on the Colorful Pasta Salad Recipe for Fresh Summer Meals. I mix up the dry ingredients and store in a mason jar until I am ready to use it.

Dry Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup powdered milk
  • 2 tablespoons dry parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dill
  • 1 Tablespoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons onion flakes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chives

Wet Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Mix up all of the dry ingredients and place in a storage container such as a mason jar.
  2. When ready to use, combine all of the wet ingredients with 3 Tablespoons of the dry ingredients.
  3. Stir well and refrigerate at least 20 minutes before using. This makes about 12 ounces of salad dressing (1 bottle of dressing).
Quick and Delicious Cooking Ideas

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Simple Fruit Salad Recipe

Easy Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
  • 1 can pineapple chunks, drained
  • l cup coconut
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 can Fuit cocktail, drained
  • 1 small container cool whip
Instructions: 
  1. Mix all ingredients very well.
  2. Chill for 3 hours
  3. Enjoy

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