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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August 19th, 2015 
Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Snacks, Special Recipes 
Comments Off on Pistachio Pesto: Nutty, Herby, and All in Pictures Pistachio Pesto: Nutty, Herby, and All in Pictures
August 14th, 2015 Blog Comments Off on Kid-Friendly Microwave Cooked Tortilla Pizza – All in Pictures 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 you need to make a tortilla pizza that takes about 1 minute prep time and about 45 seconds to cook in the microwave oven. 
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August 8th, 2015 Blog, Kid-Friendly Recipes, Salads & Salad Dressings, Snacks Comments Off on Empowering Kids in the Kitchen with Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Tuna Salad – All in Pictures 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 below.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, very colorful step-by-step picture book recipe.
August 1st, 2015 Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Tomato, Fresh Basil & Mozzarella Salad – All in Pictures 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 (also from Berberian’s), mozzarella cheese, olive oil, a little salt, a good crunch of ground black pepper and, of course, a shot of balsamic vinegar.
June 20th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Recipes Comments Off on Kid-Safe To Make Father’s Day Fresh Berries, Yogurt, Jam & Whipped Cream – All In Pictures 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…
June 14th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Recipes Comments Off on Kid-Friendly Grapes and Banana with Yogurt and Jam – All in Pictures 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 can be eaten whole, and the banana can be broken into smaller pieces and sections by hand as shown in the two side-by-side pictures below.
June 3rd, 2015 Blog, Fitness Food, Fruit, Snacks, Special Recipes Comments Off on Avocado and Mango Salsa – All in Pictures 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 summertime flavor. Read more »
How to Ripen and Cut a Mango – All in Pictures
As noted in the article below, mangoes are considered the most consumed fruit in the world – and for good reason. They’re full of tropical flavor and rich in nutrients and fiber. For details, including mango health benefits and recipe ideas, click the picture below for a link to an April 2014 Medical News Today article.
May 18th, 2015 Blog, Fitness Food, One Bowl Meals, Pasta Comments Off on Pasta with Fresh Chicken Sausage Sauce – All in Pictures Pasta with Fresh Chicken Sausage Sauce – All in Pictures
Last post showed how to cook pasta to “al dente” (or, “firm to the teeth”) perfection. Here’s a great way to enjoy that pasta – with fresh chicken sausage sauce.
As the word “fresh” implies, the key to making this recipe turn out full-on flavorfully is using fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, and a good handful of fresh basil – and, you bet, fresh sausage, if you can find it, sure makes a difference.
Here are the ingredients needed to make this recipe.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe.
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Cooking Mistakes Can Taste Great!
It’s all about not giving up, being flexible, and staying calm – and, you bet, that’s sometimes a lot easier said than done. And while some cooking mistakes are better to walk away from; burned chocolate is a great example – here’s an example of a cooking mistake that turned out tasting great.
I’d recently intended to make a mixed berry fruit pancake that was supposed to look like this…
