Author: brucetretter
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Microwave Cooked Corn on the Cob – Incredibly Easy, All in Pictures
Aside from being incredibly quick and easy, cooking corn in the microwave oven as shown in the picture book recipe you can get here is probably the best way both to maximize corn’s flavor and nutritional value as the corn cooks inside its own husk. Here’s what you need to cook corn on the cob in…
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Stove Cooked Corn on the Cob: Quick, Easy, and All in Pictures
Fresh, crisp corn on the cob; it’s a summer staple and very quick and easy to cook on the stove. Here’s all you need.
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Pistachio Pesto: Nutty, Herby, and All in Pictures
If you like pistachios and basil or are already a big fan of pesto, you’ll love this recipe. As I mention on the first page of the step-by-step picture book recipe shown below you can get by clicking any picture on this page,…
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Kid-Friendly Microwave Cooked Tortilla Pizza – All in Pictures
Summer’s rippin’ to an end. Kids’ll be back to school soon. Here’s another easy way to help encourage their independence in the kitchen. My then 10-year-old daughter showed me how to make this quick and easy tortilla pizza that kids can make on their own safely for either a snack, lunch, or dinner. Here’s all…
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Empowering Kids in the Kitchen with Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Tuna Salad – All in Pictures
This quick & easy kid-friendly to make tuna salad is a great way to empower kids’s confident independence in kitchen because it requires only 3 ingredients, 3 pieces of equipment, and no cutting with a knife or even the use of a can opener if you buy cans of tuna with pull-tab tops as shown…
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Tomato, Fresh Basil & Mozzarella Salad – All in Pictures
One of my favorite late summer foods is freshly picked, richly flavorful, no-kidding vine ripened tomatoes, which I usually get fresh from the field at Berberian’s Farm Stand in Northborough, MA. And one of my favorite ways to enjoy those tomatoes is in a fantastically flavorful and easy to make salad made with fresh basil…
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Kid-Safe To Make Father’s Day Fresh Berries, Yogurt, Jam & Whipped Cream – All In Pictures
Here’s a fully flavorful, completely kid-safe to make recipe kids can put together quickly and easily for Father’s Day – or anytime at all. All you need are the following ingredients – that don’t require any cutting with a knife – and…
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Kid-Friendly Grapes and Banana with Yogurt and Jam – All in Pictures
Last post was about why bananas are GREAT food. This post shows how to put bananas to use with a quick & easy grapes & banana with yogurt and jam recipe that’s fresh, fully flavorful, and kid-safe to make. The key to kid-safety is that this recipe doesn’t require the use of knife. The grapes…
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Avocado and Mango Salsa – All in Pictures
Last post showed how to cut a mango as easily and mess-free as possible. Here’s a great way to combine the “bite of tropical sunshine” fruit flavor of fresh mango with avocado, fresh cilantro, lime, garlic, red onion, and as much – or little – jalapeño pepper as you’d like to pack together an explosion of…