Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 28, 2008, 9:30 pm
    This is a tasty pasta dish that works well in summer when zucchini may be coming out your ears. However, ingredients are still readily available in winter. It’s hearty and pretty healthy too. It packs about 350 calories per serving (figuring the entire dish would serve 9). It’s not yet o...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 19, 2008, 11:01 pm
    This dressing is a dream to make with the food processsor and tastes great. It’s sweet enough to appeal to young palates and is a lovely red which looks great against greens whether you’re celebrating Christmas or another holiday.     French Dressing     1/2 cup sugar   2...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 18, 2008, 7:07 pm
    My mother turned me on to this basic recipe from a friend of hers. I’ve modified it and find it’s pretty quick. Make sure you decide what kind of rice you’ll use to serve with it so that you’re not caught with finished chicken and then need to do the rice if you’re not making inst...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 16, 2008, 12:08 am
Lil’ Red, University of Nebraska Mascot Whenever the thermostat needs to be turned up because of wintery weather, my desire to eat soup is piqued. I love the heartiness of chowders and the extra starchiness of a corn chowder appeals to my carb addiction. Being tied to my favorite College Mascot t...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 15, 2008, 4:38 pm
  When trying to think of something for dinner the other day I had a brainstorm. Why not write down some ideas that you can carry with you for when you’ve got to come up with something quickly and are having a brain block??   I carry a tiny notebook in my purse to record things I want to reme...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 4, 2008, 3:40 pm
In the midst of the feature shows on the Disney Channel, you’ll find Tasty Time with Ze Fronk from time to time. This is a 5 minute program on which a daschund (Ze Fronk) teaches snack recipes. Its shortness doesn’t allow for much actual instruction, but does give kids some ideas to get active i...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
  Venetucci Farms CSA (in Colorado Springs, CO) has it’s signup deadline this week. I’m looking forward to the bevy of fresh vegetables and accompanying culinary challenges they will present. The weather is almost spring-like and I’m hankering to sit in a warm breeze. As I prepare for the...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Bon Appétit is a great collection of songs about eating and where food comes from. ”Germs” is a great track about why you need to wash your hands before eating. It is one of my daughter’s favorites. She also loves the jokes on “Food Jokes” which are semi-lame jokes to give you a good...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
  Here’s another recipe from my grandma’s collection. It has been updated by my favorite aunt, and is really tasty. Bran Muffins aren’t something I would usually consider in the tasty category, but these are truly the exception to the rule. The batter keeps in the refrigerator for up to thr...
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Kristin M. posted an article on Confidence in the Kitchen: Sharing Cooking Experiences with Your Preschool Child - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
 It has been 17 days since my last post. The holidays came in with a flurry of activity and extra requirements on my time. As a result, the nonessential went out the window. I was also lucky enough to have a week of vacation from my parenting responsibilities visiting my aunt and doing whatever I...
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