Tips & Tricks
For Cooking with Kids
As parents, we try so hard to set our children up for a lifetime of good health. But there are plenty of factors sabotaging our efforts. Natalie Muth, MD, has dubbed the biggies the “Six S’s.” In Season 2, Episode 9 of the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, she delved into the topic of sugar. Here are all six, along with Dr. Muth’s advice on how to avoid them as best you can.
Baking is more of a science than cooking — and demands us to be more precise (and pay more attention to recipes) — but it’s more fun to do with kids in spite of that … because, ya know, there’s a cookie at the end of it.
In the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, many of my guests have shared how much they love baking with kids and have offered advice. Here are eight tips from my guests (plus my own bonus tip) to help you have an enjoyable baking experience during this National Baking Month.
Kids cracking eggs? Sure, why not?
Oh, right. The MESS. The shell in the bowl. And did I mention the mess?
On the first episode of the Kiddos in the Kitchen podcast, I asked Wendy McGowan, a professional cake decorator and baking instructor in Gilbert, Ariz., to share with us the proper way to crack an egg and I asked for some advice on how to prevent some of the smashing (and subsequent mess). Here are a few things to keep in mind when you’re teaching your kiddos how to crack an egg:
Toria Frederick — the fabulous mama of the amazing Julian, who together are behind the Step Stool Chef — offers some great advice for all of us to keep in mind.
“Part of what I’m trying to do is make cooking more approachable,” she says. Yes, please! She also has ideas to help make it less stressful for us parents.
