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Category Archives: Recipes to Make with Children
Lovely recipe ( healthy too) for Idaho Trout and Swiss Chard! YUM!
Came across this recipe and tried it out. It was really divine. So easy and quick too. We grow our own garlic, rosemary, onions, swiss chard, thyme, etc etc – so it was easy to pull together. Just had to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged capers, cast iron pan, Fish, garlic, idaho trout, lemon juice, non stick pan, olive oil, olives, onion, pepper, peppers, red wine vinegar, rosemary, salt, shallots, swiss chard, thyme, tomatoes, trout
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Carrot Cake – my favorite – love the cream cheese frosting!
I found this recipe for Carrot Cake – and tried it . OMG it is divine. I could eat the frosting all on its own – huge temptation while making this. So use the recipe on a NON DIET day. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Desserts, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged Carrot Cake, carrots, cream cheese frosting, pudding mix, vanilla
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Rhubarb Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Ice cream!
All throughout making this I kept thinking this is NOT going to work out – and then amazingly – it was perfect! So dont be put off by the stickiness and globby nature of the batter – it doesnt spread … Continue reading
The Larraine Segil Scholars Quarterly Dinner
The LSS group met for dinner at The Little Farm – Each of these remarkable women impress me more every time we get together. And what gives me tremendous joy is that they have formed such a bonded group – … Continue reading
Zucchini Soup – Low Calorie — you will LOVE this!
This is a great low calorie soup – it fills me up and I love it! You will too! Zucchini Soup Ingredients: · 1/2 small onion, quartered · 2 cloves garlic · 3 medium zucchini, skin on cut in large … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Soups, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged chicken soup, pepper, salt, soups, sour cream, yogurt, zucchini
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Another recipe from Kraft Food and Family Magazine – using Kraft products – yummy!
I love this shortcut strata using lots of good stuff – kale, chicken sausage ( they use turkey sausage – we prefer chicken) and more. I found it in the Kraft Food and Family Magazine. Kale and Turkey Sausage Egg bake … Continue reading
Using Kraft Food Products from their Magazine – love their ideas – and their CEO Denise Morrison – a role model for all women executives!
I get the monthly Kraft Food and Family magazine – and love it. There are tons of short cuts and great recipes. I made two of them just this week – my family was HAPPY! I modified this one to … Continue reading
Chilaquiles – with Max’s mole sauce – OMG incredible!
Chilaquiles are so delicious and with our farm manager’s Mole sauce truly divine. Here is the recipe: Max’s Chilaquiles Ingredients FRESH corn tortillas cut into strips – one per person (you can take a short cut and use tortilla chips … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Little farm products, Max Arteaga Recipes, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks
Tagged ancho chiles, breakfast food, Chilaquiles, corn tortillas, cream, green onions, Mexican Food, Mole, non fat sour cream, Nuevo Mexico Chilis, salso, sour cream, stale tortilla chips, tortillas, verde
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Making Mole – the Mexican way – another of Max’s grandmother’s recipes
Our farm manager Max had a wonderful grandmother – Florentina – and this is her recipe. Of course she made this decades ago in Mexico when there were no blenders, and so she ‘pureed’ by rubbing stones together with the … Continue reading
Little Farm Mango Chutney
We have lots of mangoes growing in our farm – and with the recent storms we found 6 of them on the ground in the mud. We washed them off, peeled and cut them and VOILA! MANGO CHUTNEY! Here is … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Quinoa and Couscous Chicken Casserole in the Slow Cooker
Slow cookers seemed to be made for cooking beans, tomatoes, rice or quinoa or grains of any kind. I made this gluten free for a young friend who was going to be visiting and it came out so well that … Continue reading
Had no electricity for a few hours – ohh my -we are SO dependent on the grid!
For a few hours yesterday ( with all the bad storms in California) we were without electricity. OH MY we are so dependent on the grid – scary how vulnerable we are to sabotage and what damage it could do … Continue reading
Vegetable Slow Cooker Cholent
This is the perfect low calorie filling comfort food for cold wintry evenings. I have modified a recipe that is often prepared on Friday afternoons and left to cook in the slow cooker through Saturday lunch until ready to serve. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Slow Cooker, Vegetables, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged carrots, chili, cilantro, cold nights, comfort food, cooking with kids, crockpot, curry, eggplant, Fennel, grandma cooking, olive oil, onions, oregano, paprika, portobello mushrooms, potatoes, slow cooker, turmeric, vegetables, vegetarian, vegetarian cholent, yams, zucchini
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Best Chili Ever! Using a tip that makes it taste amazing! In the slow cooker of course!
Chili in the slow cooker is one of my favorite things to make – soooo easy! I tried out this recipe and after a few experiments found a way to make it truly exceptional! ENJOY! Little Farm Slow Cooker Chili … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged black beans, cayenne pepper, chili, Coriander, Cumin, garlic, garlic powder, ground beef, kidney beans, low fat sour cream, onions, oregano, paprika, pepper, pinto beans, pureed beans, roasted chopped tomatoes in sauce, salt
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Tres Leches Cake
I tried this recipe a few times until I gave up – the amounts just didn’t work – the cake pan was too big, and the liquids appeared too runny. So I turned to Betty Crocker – and voila! Her … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged baking with kids, Betty Crocker Cakes, cake mix, cooking with kids, desserts, evaporated milk, family, frosting, grandma and grandkids, heavy whipping cream, holiday season, Mexican Delicacy, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, Tres Leches Cake
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Chicken Curry South African Style
South Africans love curry. So do folks from the UK. South Africa has a large and prosperous Indian community ( you may recall that Gandhi lived there for a while). So curry is part of the normal menu in a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker, Tips
Tagged cauliflower florets, Cayenne, chicken, chicken stock, cilantro, coconut milk, cooking with kids, curry, grandma cooking with kids, green peas, onions, organic, salt, sweet potatoes, thighs, turmeric
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Passionfruit Dessert – by Lynda – divine!
We grow passionfruit on The Little Farm. We used to grow them in South Africa and love the taste. My daughter in law’s mom Lynda makes the BEST dessert from Passionfruit – and here it is! Thank you Lynda! Passionfruit … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Fruit, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, dessert, Dulce De Leche, family feasts, Granadilla, grandma cooking with kids, Jello, lemon jello, Passionfruit, passionfruit pulp, sweetened condensed milk
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Stuffing – anytime not just for holidays!
I love stuffing. I must admit that I do not wait for holidays to make it – and I do take the short cuts that are offered – instant stuffing on the stove – but I add a bunch of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged baking, Better than Bouillon, casserole, celery, cooking with kids, Dried Apricots, Dried Cranberries, Dried Raisins, Kraft Foods, Kraft Sage and Herb Stuffing Mix, Kraft Turkey Stuffing Mix, Little farm, olive oil, onions, stock, Stuffing, stuffing turkeys, turkey stock, unsalted butter
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Quick and Easy! Try this recipe for Quiche when you are in a hurry!
Easy Fast and Yummy Quiche when you are in a hurry! Ingredients 8 slices bacon ( or turkey bacon if you don’t eat pork) 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese 2 tablespoons butter, melted 4 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Starters
Tagged Bacon, butter, crust, eggs, flour, Grandma, Milk, Quiche, swiss cheese, turkey bacon. cooking with kids
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A Slow Cooker Onion Soup – easy and delicious – great for winter nights
I tried this recipe and it was truly delicious – it was from Allrecipes.com – hope you like it! Slow Cooker French Onion Soup Ingredients · 6 tablespoons butter · 4 large yellow onions, sliced and separated into rings · … Continue reading
