Kids in the Kitchen: Recipe link up

I join forces with my good friend Carrie @YoungLivingOilLady each week to bring you this family friendly recipe link up. It is our desire to encourage families to cook and eat together. Meals cooked at home are healthier, and time spent together in the kitchen is good for families!

We use Cooking 101 as part of our family homeschool. I’m teaching the boys to put together healthy family meals, life skills, and budgeting,as well as teaching them tips for cooking in the kitchen. We encourage real food vs. processed food. Let’s bring the family, back to the table!

Christmas in July Cookies:

We created a family reciep of fabulous "Spirit of Christmas" cookies. These are a summertime version of that yummy treat (sans nutmeg and "Christmas" spices). We love our Spirit of Christmas cookies and these are just as good for summer. We needed a fitting name for the new creation - 

 So. . . . . after a little bit of argument tears fighting fit pitching   discussion -
 we settled on "Christmas in July" cookies- cause these are just that good! 

It's my take on an old classic- Hope you like em'!

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tbs cream cheese
• 1 cap full of lemon extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Add 2 heaping tbs cream cheese, add lemon extract and blend until smooth. Scoop rounded tablespoons of mixture and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.               

We are leaving the linky open all month for a more relaxed comfortable summer schedule!I will still post a new recipe each week and hope you will too.

Join us by linking up your favorite family recipes or tips for cooking with kids! Grab a button from below, on my sidebar, or use a text link back to Adventurez. Please visit another participant or more to help encourage each other. I’ll be visiting and Pinning away on our Kids in the Kitchen Pinterest board here. It’s a wonderful resource for finding yummy recipes the whole family will love. Enjoy your time in the kitchen this week!

I'm linking with these fine blogs: Titus 2 Tues The Better Mom   Try New Recipe   Happy LiL Hearts   Hip Homeschool Hop  Creative Mondays, Look what we did, Tasty Tuesday, TemptmyTummyTuesday, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Raising Mighty Arrows, AddictedtoReci HomemakingWednesdays, LivingWellWednesday, NOBH,, Wisdom Wednesday , Favorite Things, Modest Mom, FullPlateThursday,  MeltinyourMouthMonday, ShowOffFriday Tuesday'sTable, LookWhatWeDid , Titus 2sday,  Mom's Monday Mingle, Monday Mingle, CraftySpices, CreatewithJoy, Thursday'sTreasures, TastyThursdays Wonderful Food Wednesday In&OutofKitchen

Simple Summer Suppers: #kidsinthekitchen

I join forces with my good friend Carrie @YoungLivingOilLady each

week to bring you this family friendly recipe link up. It is our desire to

encourage families to cook and eat together. Meals cooked at home

are healthier, and time spent together in the kitchen is good for families!

We use Cooking 101 as part of our family homeschool. I’m teaching the boys to put together healthy family meals, life skills, and budgeting,as well as teaching them tips for cooking in the kitchen. We encourage real food vs. processed food.

Let’s bring the family, back to the table!

*affiliate links - see disclosure page

Simple Supper ingredients:

London Broil Steak 

Watermelon 

green peppers 

white onions 

(you can add mushrooms, raw carrots or whatever veggies your family enjoys- just keep it simple) 

spices to taste: garlic, blackened seasonings 

Keep summer cooking simple by using very basic few ingredients, the fresher, the better. 

Get the kids involved: 

• tenderize the meat with a large fork 
• slice onions and peppers into smaller pieces with a table knife (with supervision of course)
• sprinkle on seasonings (pour them into a separate bowl and let kids add them from there so they won't use more than you need)  

Grill or broil steak according to your preference & slice thin on a diagonal 

(under the broiler at 500 degrees - cook each side for 5 - 6 minutes for rare steak) 

Cook onions and peppers in pan with a Tbs. of coconut oil - salt & pepper to taste 

Serve fresh slices of watermelon on the side! 

I am sorry - I don't have a picture of the finished results. It was so good, we jumped in & it was GONE before I realized I hadn't grabbed the camera. Delicious! 

Try this fun (affordable) recipe book 

for summer recipes the family will enjoy: 

We are leaving the linky open all month for a more relaxed comfortable summer schedule! I will still post a new recipe each week and hope you will too.

Join us by linking up your favorite family recipes or tips for cooking with kids! Grab a button from below, on my sidebar, or use a text link back to Adventurez. Please visit another participant or more to help encourage each other. I’ll be visiting and Pinning away on our Kids in the Kitchen Pinterest board here. It’s a wonderful resource for finding yummy recipes the whole family will love. Enjoy your time in the kitchen this week!

I'm linking with these fine blogs: Titus 2 Tues The Better Mom   Try New Recipe   Happy LiL Hearts  

Hip Homeschool Hop  Creative Mondays, Look what we did, Tasty Tuesday, TemptmyTummyTuesday, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Raising Mighty Arrows, AddictedtoRecipes, HomemakingWednesdays, LivingWellWednesday, NOBH,, Wisdom Wednesday , Favorite Things, Modest Mom, FullPlateThursday,  MeltinyourMouthMonday, ShowOffFriday Tuesday'sTable, LookWhatWeDid , Titus 2sday,  Mom's Monday Mingle, Monday Mingle, CraftySpices, CreatewithJoy, Thursday'sTreasures, TastyThursdays Wonderful Food Wednesday TeachMeTues   FlourMeWithLove

Kids in the Kitchen - Summer Supper: Beans and Rice

Each week I join forces with my good friend Carrie @YoungLivingOilLady

to bring you this Kids in the Kitchen family recipe link up - We are all about encouraging

families to cook and eat together. Real food, verses the fake processed stuff is always best.

We believe that food is healthier and families happier when they get in the habit of spending time in the kitchen together. 

We use Cooking 101 as part of our family homeschool - teaching life skills and healthy habits 

to last a lifetime. The kids plan a food budget, meals, study nutrition and much more. 

This week: 

My son is ALMOST 12 years old, and at this stage he can cook dinner for the whole family. His little brothers are always handy to help chop or grate and to wash and peel. I love that they are learning these all important life skills including planning and preparing healthy food for themselves and for the family.

( I'm secretly hoping to make a good impression on their future wives, by training them to help out, so they will visit a lot!) 

Recipe for Beans is here

We cook long grain brown or white rice according to directions 

*adding chicken broth to the water and a little coconut oil is very tasty 

I'm linking with these fine blogs: Titus 2 Tues The Better Mom   Try New Recipe   Happy LiL Hearts  floutMewithLove

Hip Homeschool Hop  Creative Mondays, Look what we did, Tasty Tuesday, TemptmyTummyTuesday, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Raising Mighty Arrows, AddictedtoRecipes, HomemakingWednesdays, LivingWellWednesday, NOBH,, Wisdom Wednesday , Favorite Things, Modest Mom, FullPlateThursday,  MeltinyourMouthMonday, ShowOffFriday Tuesday'sTable, LookWhatWeDid , Titus 2sday,  Mom's Monday Mingle, Monday Mingle, CraftySpices, CreatewithJoy, Thursday'sTreasures, TastyThursdays Wonderful Food Wednesday

We are leaving the linky open all month for a more relaxed comfortable summer schedule! I will still post a new recipe each week and hope you will too. Join us by linking up your favorite family recipes or tips for cooking with kids! Grab a button from below, on my sidebar, or use a text link back to Adventurez. Please visit another participant or more to help encourage each other. I’ll be visiting and Pinning away on our Kids in the Kitchen Pinterest board here. It’s a wonderful resource for finding yummy recipes the whole family will love. Enjoy your time in the kitchen this week!

Kids in the Kitchen - Giant Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

I join forces with my good friend Carrie @YoungLivingOilLady each week to bring you this family friendly recipe link up. It is our desire to encourage families to cook and eat together. Meals cooked at home are healthier, and time spent together in the kitchen is good for families!

We use Cooking 101 as part of our family homeschool. I’m teaching the boys to put together healthy family meals, life skills, and budgeting, as well as teaching them tips for cooking in the kitchen. We encourage real food vs. processed food. Let’s bring the family, back to the table!

*affiliate links present in post 

Giant Homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Now THAT's REAL food! 

Our oldest son (almost 12) is away visiting cousins. This was their idea and their creation - thanks for the recipe Aunt Jill. Now y'all head to Florida and come make some with me!

They had a ball goofing off in the kitchen - even baby cousin was laughing (so cute) 

But THIS is NO joke - SERIOUSLY goooooood: 

Ingredients:

• 18 oz chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup creamypeanut butter
• 2 tbsp butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp. granular sugar

 

Directions:

1. Line a cupcake tin with paper cupcake liners.
2. Melt chocolate w/ double boiler
3. Spoon into the cupcake liners to make a thin layer of chocolate (for the bottom of the pnut butter cup)
4. Put in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
5. Whip the peanut butter, butter, powdered and granulated sugar together with a hand mixer.
6. Spoon small amounts of pnut butter into each cup.
7. Put in freezer for 10-15 minutes
8. Spoon chocolate onto top to make the top of the pnut butter cup
9. Shake your cupcake tin or bang it on the counter to make the pnut butter cups level out and gain proper shape
10. Put in freeze for 15 minutes for final setting
11. Enjoy!!!

Print Your Recipe Here  (click on ReesesPnutbutter and save doc to print) 

I'm linking with these fine blogs: Titus 2 Tues The Better Mom   Try New Recipe   Happy LiL Hearts  

Hip Homeschool Hop  Creative Mondays, Look what we did, Tasty Tuesday, TemptmyTummyTuesday, Domestically Divine Tuesday, Raising Mighty Arrows, AddictedtoRecipes, HomemakingWednesdays, LivingWellWednesday, NOBH,, Wisdom Wednesday , Favorite Things, Modest Mom, FullPlateThursday,  MeltinyourMouthMonday, ShowOffFriday Tuesday'sTable, LookWhatWeDid , Titus 2sday,  Mom's Monday Mingle, Monday Mingle, CraftySpices, CreatewithJoy, Thursday'sTreasures, TastyThursdays Wonderful Food Wednesday

Don't miss out - Big sale on this "great for summer" cook book: 

Join us by linking up your favorite family recipes or tips for cooking with kids! Grab a button from below, on my sidebar, or use a text link back to Adventurez. Please visit another participant or more to help encourage each other. I’ll be visiting and Pinning away on our Kids in the Kitchen Pinterest board here. It’s a wonderful resource for finding yummy recipes the whole family will love. Enjoy your time in the kitchen this week!