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kids in the kitchen

20 Valentine’s Day Recipes to Make With Your Kids

February 7, 2018 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

If you have followed along on the blog for long, you know how much I love Cooking With Kids. It’s a passion of mine and one of the reasons why I started this blog. I love to share easy recipes you can make with your kids. I brainstormed with my fellow bloggers to compile a…

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20 Yummy and Fun Valentine's Day Recipes to Make With Kids. Cooking With Kids Recipe Roundup from aileencooks.com.

Filed Under: Cooking Recipes for Kids, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, heart shaped recipes, kids in the kitchen, valentine's day recipes

3 Fun Breakfast Ideas for Summer

June 14, 2017 By Aileen 1 Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

This post was sponsored by Sandwich Bros. All opinions are my own. Who’s kids are on summer vacation? This is our first official year with a summer vacation. Up until this point all of my kids were just home. This summer feels different because my oldest was in preschool all year. We’re adjusting to a…

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Fun Breakfast Ideas for Summer. Make these easy and delicious breakfast for kids using whatever fruit and vegetables you have on hand and Sandwich Bros. Egg and Cheese Sandwiches!

Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, cooking with kids, easy meals, kid friendly, kids in the kitchen, summer vacation

15 Summer Recipes for Kids

June 9, 2017 By Aileen 1 Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Summertime is the perfect opportunity to get your kids cooking and baking. I’ve put together a list of 15 fun and yummy summer recipes for kids. This list of cooking recipes for kids mostly sweet treats with a few savory recipes thrown in, too. If you’re nervous about cooking with your kids, check out my…

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15 Recipes to Make With your kids this summer. Get your kids in the kitchen with these 15 fun cooking with kids recipes!

Filed Under: Cooking Recipes for Kids, Recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, kids in the kitchen, summer activities

Kid Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup

December 26, 2016 By Aileen 1 Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Make this kid-friendly chicken noodle soup recipe with your kids tonight and let them try out their basic knife skills (butter knives will work). Then check out our full list of cooking recipes for kids. I didn’t plan on sharing this recipe for kid-friendly chicken noodle soup with you as a Cooking With Kids post,…

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Colorful Chicken Noodle Soup is the perfect healthy soup recipes to cook with your kids. Recipe from aileencooks.com. kids in the kitchen. cooking with kids. Recipes to make with kids.

Filed Under: Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Chicken Soup Recipes, Cooking Recipes for Kids, Main Dish Recipes, Recipes, Soup Recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, healthy recipes, healthy recipes for kids, kids in the kitchen, soup

Homemade Soft Pretzels

October 19, 2016 By Aileen 12 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Try this homemade soft pretzels and have fun while making a tasty treat! These homemade soft pretzels are butter and soft and give you that same flavor and texture as the pretzel shop!  Making homemade soft pretzels with kids Soft pretzels are something I’ve made with my kids a couple of times and have been meaning to…

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Cooking With Kids: Soft Pretzels. Get your kids in the kitchen with this fun recipe for soft pretzels. This recipe makes traditional salted soft pretzels and cinnamon sugar soft pretzels. Recipe from aileencooks.com.

Filed Under: Bread Recipes, Cooking Recipes for Kids, Freezer Meals, Recipes, Yeast Bread Recipes Tagged With: Bread, cooking with kids, family activities, kids in the kitchen, pretzels, snacks, yeast breads

Whole Grain Pancakes

May 13, 2016 By Aileen 19 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Are you looking for a healthy pancake recipe to make with your kids? Try this whole grain pancakes recipe and then check out our full list of cooking recipes for kids. For our family, Sunday breakfasts are all about that special breakfast. We make pumpkin pancakes, chocolate chip waffles, or french toast. It’s usually something sweet….

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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Cooking Recipes for Kids, Pancake Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, brunch, cooking with kids, flax, kids in the kitchen, maple syrup, pancakes, sunday breakfast, whole grain, whole wheat

Cooking With Two Little Kids

May 9, 2016 By Aileen 18 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

See how this mom of two learned how to manage both kids in the kitchen. Then head over to our list of cooking recipes for kids. As you may have noticed, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a cooking with kids recipe. I had cooking with kids down when it was just me and…

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Cooking With Two LIttle Kids. How I have learned to cook with two toddlers! From aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: cooking with kids, kids in the kitchen, toddlers, two kids

Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen With Kids

April 30, 2016 By Aileen 13 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen With Kids It’s that time of year! Time to dust off all those nooks and crannies, clear out the cobwebs, and spring clean! I don’t know about you, but it is hard to get anything done without my kids (ages 1 and 3) interrupting me every 5 minutes. That’s why this…

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Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen With Kids is possible with this step by step guide from aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Cleaning Tutorials, Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: deep cleaning, kids chores, kids in the kitchen, kitchen, lemi shine, preschooler chores, spring cleaning, toddler chores

Cooking With Kids Does Not Have to be an Ordeal

November 3, 2015 By Aileen 2 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Cooking With Kids Does Not Have to be an Ordeal Yesterday, I shared on my Instagram a picture of my son helping me make vegetable stock. He asked if he could help me and I said yes. Simple. We spent less than 10 minutes in the kitchen – but he was so happy! Helping me…

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cooking with your kids does not have to be an ordeal. Learn how to include your kids in the kitchen without feeling overwhelmed.

Filed Under: Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: cooking with kids, encouragement, instagram, kids, kids in the kitchen, kitchen helpers, parenting

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Hi, I'm Aileen. I'm married to the love of my life and mom to three busy kids. My mission is to help busy moms cook good food and enjoy their families. I invite you to check out my long list of recipes, fun projects (for kids and moms), and honest posts about motherhood.

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