Cook's blog

Find a few simple lunch storage and cooling ideas will help you maintain the safety of your children’s school lunches.

Cooking is as much fun as eating. However, to be a good cook, you need to do things by the book. There are some basic rules that even very experienced cooks follow. Find here a basic list.

Taking a lunch from home can save money and provide nutrition not found in fast food or school lunches. It does require some time but the rewards make it time well spent. Think about who you are feeding and what needs are specific to that person.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, more so for kids, and paramount during school season. Children work hard and play hard at school and they need to start the with the proper food.

Yes, s'mores may be the classic campfire dessert. However, the great thing about camping is that you don't have to follow the rules, even the rule that says you must have s'mores for dessert when you are camping.

A camp fire with s'mores is one of the experiences every child should have. If the recipe for s'mores was not enough, find a more detalied description to get perfect s'mores.

Many of us sabotage our attempts at healthier eating because we have the wrong ingredients in our kitchen. In order to keep to better eating habits, start by restocking your pantry.

We’ve all done it. We’ve angled into that drive-thru lane because we were too tired to cook or, worse, too unprepared. We know fast food isn’t healthy. We cringe as our kids insist on French fries instead of apples or carrots or whatever bone they are throwing out for us parents. Sometimes it is just easier to put on the blinders and hand over the debit card.

Getting your kids involved in food preparation makes them interested in what they eat and the quality of their food. Kids can cook as long as the tools are the right size for them and we take a few precautions.

There are many snacks you can make with peanut butter. Even better, let the kids make their own snacks.