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All around the world families gather around the kitchen table to share meals and stories about everything from how their day went to what they plan on doing in the future, often times these converstaions take place over a meal. Eating breakfast together helps people start their days and sitting down together for dinner helps families finish the day that they started.

One dinner meal that can please even the pickiest eater is paella. Paella is a spanish rice dish that can be served with vegetables, meat or seafood. There is also mixed paella that can incorporate both meat [...]

Cooking is an experiment and an adventure all wrapped up in one in my house. I love to make new things and of course, use my family as my own personal focus group. This past weekend was a perfect chance for me to do that again.

I cooked spaghetti al dente. In a large bowl mixed some chopped onion, bell pepper, tomatoes and shredded cheese. To this mixture, I added some boiled and diced chicken breast. Once I had mixed all of this in a large bowl, I spread it out in a [...]

Perfect topic today as I was already looking at sites with healthy recipes for children. Children may sometimes be hard to make snacks and meals for as they are picky at different stages in their life. Parents may have to make meals around allergies or food intolerance’s at younger ages. Let’s start off with the main meal of the day, breakfast, crepes can be made in large batches to be refrigerated for use later in the week and [...]

Cooking a meal together is one of the best ways for a family to spend time together while teaching kids a skill they can use for the rest of their life. Preparing a meal with your family makes the whole process more fun. It can also encourage kids to try new foods and create different recipes.

Teaching kids about healthy foods and nutrition will be easier if they are in the kitchen helping you. They’ll be more likely to eat it if they helped make it.

Cooking together can begin by looking through [...]