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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 5:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
(Didn't really wanna put this in Annie's thread about her class, so thought I'd start a new thread. I was on a mission looking for a honey syrup recipe and came across this site.)

Healthy Cooking Recipes for Children from Batter up has recipes that look like they would be fun and easy for kids. Heck, some of 'em look yummy for ME!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 5:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Batter Up has just started franchising and I would love to buy one!! Just need to win the lottery so I can get the $200K capital.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Thanks Costa, Im going to check that out with Kota!

We bought her the Better Home and Gardens Junior Cookbook (that's the red and white checkered ones right?) and the snacktime cookbook for Easter and she loves those. The recipes are pretty good and one thing I really like about it is that they have a lot of recipes that include store bought things rather than making everything from scratch. One of my minor complaints about the books though is that for younger kids like her, 8, some of the recipes require a lot more help from me than I'd like. Some of them turn into mom cooking while Kota helps recipes instead of the other way around.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
War, I received the Betty Crocker Boys and Girls cookbook when I was 10 years old. I *still have* this cookbook -- it's one of my most treasured gifts from my maternal grandparents.

In fact, the fudge recipe in it is the same fudge recipe I've been making for 30 years. Every holiday, same fudge recipe, almost 10 lbs of it!

I believe it's still in print. I'd look into getting it for her. I seem to recall making most of the recipes in the book, with minimal help from my mother.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'll check for that one Costa. She's shown a remarkable interest in cooking (most kids I know this age don't usually stick with stuff this long, lol) and even though cooking ranks right up there for me with laundry, I'd like to encourage her as much as possible.

Tonight she's making sandwich wraps for us with celery sticks on the side which will require very little mom help (cutting the celery) and shes pretty excited about that.

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
Wargod, have you considered getting a decent pair of kitchen scissors for Dakota? They are great for some of the smaller kitchen cutting needs and are designed to be used on food and could cut down the *mom help* in some cases.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Wargod, I think that's awesome! I was "cooking" as soon as I could be trusted in the kitchen, and really started cooking as soon as I could see the stove top (and since I was about 5'9" at the age of 12, you can imagine how early *I* started cooking!).

If you want, email me (off-TVCH-list) and we can chat about some of the recipes in the book.

Seriously, I loved this book when I was little, and still love it. Of course, I love to cook, too! :-)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
My first cookbook was the Betty Crocker NEW Boys and Girls cookbook too! The test kitchen helpers page is dated 1957!

I made the Hawaiin Loaf for my grandfather..bless his granddaughter lovin' heart..spam, pineapple and mustard!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, is that a sign of true love Annie, that he ate it? Just reading about that gives me the same queasiness I get watching my aunt eat pb and mayo sandwiches!

Costa, I'll drop you an email later tonight or tomorrow. I'm definitely interested in the ones that she can do more herself with little help from me...not that I mind helping, lol, but its more that she'd rather be doing it herself if possible.

Just, every single time I buy kitchen scizzors they wind up disappearing, lol. I do need to get her some though and remind her they are like the measuring cups and spoons...a tool for the kitchen only!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 4:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Annie, OMG!!! I think mine is dated right around then, too! (Actually, it may be early '60's, but that may be just cause that's when I got it.)

I'll go dig out that cookbook now, Wargod! And take a walk thru memory lane!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Eeww... I just found that recipe... "Ham" Loaf Hawaiian. And that was NOT one of the recipes I'd ever made!!

I made my first sloppy joes using a recipe in this cookbook (if Dakota can stir things in a frying pan, she might could do this one). I made tuna casserole (the kind topped with potato chips). And lots of other dishes -- including some really fun bakery goods!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, April 23, 2007 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
An "authentic reproduction" of the 1957 edition is available on Amazon.ca at http://www.amazon.ca/Betty-Crockers-Cookbook-Girls-Facsimile/dp/0764526340.

And I don't know what year mine was published, but it's the one with the cover that's at http://www.rubylane.com/shops/gertrudesgarret/item/VG-431 (the text on the front cover is all centered; other editions had text flush left).

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 4:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Cost, I couldn't find any type of copyright date on mine, but if you turn to the inside page it has a pics of kids and it says 'test kitchen helpers' with the date.

LOL yep, he loved me!
now, tuna noodle casserole is pretty gross to me.

i used the biscuit recipes for my cooking class. plus all the editorial pages.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 7:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Mine says the same thing, Annie. But there is no copyright date and somehow the publication date page is missing. That inside page says something like "Since 1957, our test helpers...".

Too funny we've got the same book!!!!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
My son is 10 years old and suddenly has gained a huge appetite. I don't have a lot of time to cook during the week but I need to find more "substantial" meals for him. Any suggestions for dinner or links would be appreciated!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nick you can always cook things like lasagna, spaghetti sauce, stews and soups on the weekends and freeze them. Then defrost during the week and heat up.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 2:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Or WG will come cook for you <and clean your oven>

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
What about keeping a drawer in the fridge stocked with sliced deli meats, sliced cheese, lettuce, tomato slices, squeeze mayo and mustard, etc. for sandwich fixings? Get a couple bags of hoagie rolls and show him where everything is so he can "supplement" his meals with sandwiches when he is hungry and doesn't need any utensils or knives to do it? Baked potatoes with healthy toppings (veggies and cheese, turkey chili, etc.) are also an easy and inexpensive supplement for a meal also. (I always "bake" my potatoes in the microwave and just stick them in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up the skin - really fast and doesn't heat the whole house up.)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I don't know what your meals look like now. Maybe give us an idea and we can give some ideas back?

A few things to think of... Cook your substantial meals over the weekend and package them up for meals during the week. You can cook three or four different things and freeze them in daily packages. Add a fresh salad and/or a side (pasta, mac 'n cheese, baked potato) and you should be good to go.

And think "meals." If you bake a pan of lasagna, you know you are making pasta sauce. So make a double batch, and use it for lasagna, and then freeze it for spaghetti later in the week or next week. Make up a loaf of garlic bread, slice it, and freeze it in one-meal portions.

Think "easy". For example, a quick lasagna is to buy frozen cheese ravioli and bottled pasta sauce. Layer the ravioli with sauteed veggies (mushrooms, zuccini), grated mozarella, and the sauce (three layers works great!). Be sure pasta is the top layer and finish with the rest of the sauce and more mozarella and parmesan cheese. Bake till bubbly (about 35 minutes. This is also something he can help with, since the ravioli is kinda fun to lay out in the pan.

But seriously, whatever meals you cook, double 'em up. If you make burgers, make twice the amount of patties. Freeze the extra cooked ones between sheets of waxed paper, and then thaw 'em out in the fridge while you're at work. Toss 'em on the grill or under the broiler, et voila! Quick burgers!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Thanks everyone!!

We don't eat a lot of red meat so it's lot's of chicken for my son. It doesn't help that he's a picky eater.

I do love your idea's! I'm adding potatoes with turkey chili to my shopping list. And I'm going to make the cheese ravioli lasagna ... what a great idea!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
You can do chicken pot pies. One of the cooking shows had a recipe that was buying the already cooked and cut chicken (though I cook my own,) a couple cans of cream of chicken soup, some frozen veggies and a couple potatoes. Mix it all together, throw some bisquits on top and cook on 350 til it's hot all the way through and the potatoes are soft. You could make smaller pies and freeze them, then defrost and when you're ready to throw them in the oven, toss bisquits on top and cook.

I like the sandwich stuff idea. Maybe buy extra fruits and fresh veggies that he can snack on to hold him over til dinner time. He must be going through a growth spurt? That's when my kids start to eat everything in sight, lol.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Yum ... the chicken pot pies do sound really good!! I like the sandwich idea as well.

I think he is going through a growth spurt. I saw the pictures of your kids WG ... they are growing as well!

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
I just thought of another idea-- If you have a blender, smoothies might be a good idea too. Fresh fruit or frozen fruit (trader joe's is amazing for this if you have one near you), ice, nonfat plain yogurt or regular yogurt (if you are watching sugar/fat content), maybe even a protein or breakfast shake powder.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Nick, have a big bowl of cut up fruit, carrots and dip or cheese and crackers waiting for him when he gets home from school. That will help so that he is not just starving at dinner time.
Do you have a crockpot? That is the best thing ever invented for busy moms.
In fact, i fixed the best dinner tonite(if i say so myself! LOL)
this am, i put a pork roast in the crockpot. opened a can of crushed pineapple and put that on top, added about a half packet of onion soup mix and some soy sauce. let it cook all day.
i chopped up some cabbage and tossed it in low fat sesame ginger salad dressing and let that marinate all day.
at dinner time, i steamed some brocolli with lemon and cooked some rice.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
No no no Annie, I'm fixing the best dinner tonight...I just ordered pizza, lol!

Nick the chicken pot pie is awesome. It is good, but it's also super simple (if you buy the chicken already cooked and cut up) and only takes a few minutes to prepare. I think I'll do it tomorrow since I have to cook not only for us (and that includes three extra kids) but my aunt as well.

I've been trying to keep lots of fresh fruits and veggies, low fat yogurt, nuts, etc in the house since the kids are eating everything. It's hard making sure they are eating somewhat healthy while inhaling food faster than they breathe!