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Tag Archives: cooking with kids
Gluten Free Tamale Casserole
Easy Gluten Free Tamale Casserole Serves 8 Made with gluten-free cornbread mix, this is a great recipe to make with kids (no knives needed so even younger ones can help), and you’ll have leftovers. Round out your meal with a … Continue reading
Ever tried baked salami? It is Divine!
Here is a very old ( not healthy but yummy) recipe for baked salami that my friend Ilene gave to me. DELICIOUS!! Baked Salami (Oldie but Goodie) This is an oldie but goodie recipe, and everyone loves it always. Rarely is … Continue reading
Having a great weekend – every weekend!
Now that the summer is officially over – in many parts of the USA it is not actually cold yet! Certainly in California we are still living in a heat wave and a drought. So entertaining outdoors during the day … Continue reading
Pumpkin – love baking it just the way it is – or pumpkin bread
It is the beginning of the season for pumpkins and for some reason ours are ripe already! So today baked them in the oven and are making pumpkin bread. A great recipe. We do not like allspice ( unless it … Continue reading
A lovely dinner party using the napkin holders sent by a dear friend in South Africa – aren’t they great?
I love entertaining. And especially love ‘dressing my table’ . Here is a recent table at The Little Farm set for 12. It was a fundraising dinner for a summer camp that our eldest grandson attended. He LOVED it and … Continue reading
Ground turkey – boring? Not with this amazing recipe!
Turkey Meatballs and Little Farm Tomato Sauce Ingredients 1 small onion, grated 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 large egg 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs 3 tablespoons ketchup 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves 1/4 cup grated Parmesan 1/4 cup grated Pecorino … Continue reading
A delicious Salvadorean, Mexican, Bolivian and Argentinian treat! Enjoy!
Two of our Little Farm Staff, and four of our extended part time staff come from El Salvador. They introduced us to the most delicious of all treats – ALFAJORES~ You will love these – and they are not difficult … Continue reading
Chef John from ALL RECIPES has a great Peanut Curry Chicken – but high in calories!
This is a really terrific recipe but very high in calories. So be warned! It is directly from Chef John, from the site ALL RECIPES Chef John’s Peanut Curry Chicken Ingredients 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Rice
Tagged All Recipes, Chef John, cooking with kids, grandma cooking, peanut curry Chicken, recipes, rice, spices
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Cooking Sea Bass the low calorie way
We love fish. Seabass is our favorite It is a fatty fish and so needs very little to make it taste rich and yummy. We use Pam Olive Oil Spray on the baking dish, add Lawry’s seasoning salt and a … Continue reading
A great vegetable soup – everything but the kitchen sink!
Before we went out of town this summer, I had a lot of vegetables in the fridge. So I made up this veggie soup – basically threw in everything I had except potatoes – and used vegetable broth with it. … Continue reading
A great idea to make two soups out of one
Some time ago I shared with you a super Cauliflower Butternut Squash Soup that I made. I have included that recipe again here in case you didn’t see it. The cauliflower makes the soup seem creamy which it is not. It is pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Soups, Starters, Vegetables
Tagged Better than Bouillon, Butternut squash, Cauliflower, cooking with kids, grandma cooking, healthy eating, mushrooms, soups
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Miso Salmon – again: fish and vegetables are the perfect foods for losing weight
I love this recipe. It works for me when I am watching my weight. ( I seem to ALWAYS be watching my weight – you too?) Miso Salmon Ingredients: 1 pound wild salmon, skin-on, cut into 4 equal portions 1/4 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged broil, cooking with kids, Fish, healthy, mirin, miso, salmon, salt, soy, vegetables
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New Board, New Speech and New Recipe!
I am so honored to be appointed to a new Board – Vanir Construction Management, a global company. And recently I was also delighted to give a keynote at an event titled “The Chief Lawyer and Corporate Board” – speaking … Continue reading
Chicken Olives Capers and the Slow Cooker
We just finished a truly delicious dinner – and here is the easy recipe for you. Chicken with Olives Capers and Couscous Ingredients 2 (14.5-ounce) cans no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained 1 1/2 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth, divided 1 onion, … Continue reading
Low Calorie Mash – mashed cauliflower that is! Served with smoked chicken and salad – yum!
Yes it doesn’t sound so great but it tastes amazing! Truly! Give it a try! Ingredients: 1 cauliflower 1 TBSP of Oil ( canola or olive) 1 medium sized onion 1 large garlic clove 2 -4 TBSP of non fat … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Poultry, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Salad, Vegetables
Tagged blender, canola oil, Cauliflower, chicken, cooking with kids, FAGE yogurt, garlic, grandma cooking, low calorie, mashed cauliflower, non fat yogurt, olive oil, onion, parsley, salt, smoked chicken
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Cabbage Casserole – a one dish dinner that could not be easier! In the Slow Cooker of course!
Cabbage Roll Casserole Ingredients 2 pounds ground chicken 1 cup chopped onion 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce ( note this is NOT ketchup!) 3 1/2 pounds chopped cabbage 1 cup uncooked brown rice ( you could use white rice but we … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Slow Cooker, Soups
Tagged beef, beef bouillon, Better than Bouillon, Brown rice, Cabbage casserole, chopped onion, cooking with kids, garlic, garlic powder, ground beef, ground chicken, ground turkey, healthy eating, lemon, parmesan, slow cooker, tomato sauce, white rice
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Persimmons are so tasty any style! They are weighing down our trees right now – and we love them! And a super family photo
Persimmons are great in fruit salad, eaten on their own, in persimmon pudding or persimmon bread. Here is a great recipe – enjoy Persimmon Pudding Ingredients Ripe persimmons enough to make two cups of pulp 3 cups of milk 1.5 … Continue reading
Egg Drop Soup – sooo easy and yummy – light too
I love noodles – of all kind. And chicken soup is soothing – still cannot find proof that it helps ( empirical proof that is) – just the goodness of the way I feel when I eat it! And that … Continue reading
Beef Barley Soup – Ina Garten Style with Little Farm Modifications
My husband loves Beef Barley soup especially on a cold day. Here is a great recipe from Ina Garten – with a few modifications. Beef Barley Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon good olive oil 2 pounds beef oxtails Kosher salt and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Soups
Tagged barley, Beef barley soup, cooking with kids, one course meals, oxtail, soup, stew, winter cooking
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Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken
The amazing mom ( now in her nineties) of one of our dear friends makes this chicken and her kids do too. Yummy and so easy! Claire Finkel’s Cranberry Chicken Ingredients 4 chicken breasts ( I mixed thighs and … Continue reading
