National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day celebrates and enjoys sweet, tasty chocolate chips. Chocolate chips are a great invention, and certainly deserve a little recognition. After all, where would chocolate chip cookies, cakes and muffins be without the chocolate chip!? Chocolate chips are popular in cooking and baking, for a wide variety of breads, cakes, and […]
Every August 3rd is National Watermelon Day so go out and cut yourself a nice large slice of the dripping juicy fruit! No other vegetable or fruit delivers more lycopene per serving than watermelon. Lycopene reduces the risks for certain cancers (prostate, uterine, gastrointestinal, lung), promotes cardiovascular health and male fertility, and prevents macular degeneration. […]
 6-1/4 cups boiling water, divided 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Gelatin, any red flavor, 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Lime Flavor Gelatin 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin 1-1/2 cups […]
The market to try this year – Beaverton Farmer’s market. It’s gotten great reviews (unlike Tigard’s). Beaverton Farmers Market is on SW Hall Blvd between 3rd and 5th Streets. 12455 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005  Farmer’s Market Scavenger Hunt Find a yellow fruit or vegetable. What is it? Find a purple food with an […]
12 Rhodesâ„¢ Dinner Rolls or Texasâ„¢ Rolls, thawed but still cold flour Flatten each roll slightly and cut into 3 equal pieces that are shaped like a triangle. Cut a small V out of the curved side of each triangle. Dust each piece with flour and place on a sprayed baking sheet to form a […]
All About Apples  You probably have several apples in your house right now. What follows are easy ideas for apple fun and learning. Use a cool apple tool. The right equipment can make all the difference when cooking with your kids. The Peel Away from Back to Basics is a big hit with children. […]
I’m not much of a baker. It’s generally too much work and requires too much preciseness for me to really enjoy it, ESPECIALLY with the kidlet.  Getting exactly one cup of this and 25g of that and 2 teaspoons of this other thing is hard enough for me. Add the kidlet in — some ingredient […]
18 oz. peanut butter 6 tbsp. honey Few tablespoons of Cocoa for flavor Non-fat dry milk as needed Mix all ingredients, adding enough dry milk to give make dough pliable. Shape, decorate with edible treats, and eat!
