Meet Sara LaFountain, a local northern Virginia blogger, mom to 5, and an expert at feeding children healthy and delicious foods. She grew up in Alexandria, then lived in Boston and Maryland. She has been back, living in Virginia for the past 6 years, and has been successfully running a healthy school lunch program and catering business 🍽️
Summertime is the perfect time to bring your kids into the kitchen with you. My kids love to help me cook and try out new recipes. Summer fruits and vegetables are plentiful and inexpensive. A fun place to take your kids, to pick their own fresh produce, is your local farmers market. There are farmers markets all over Virginia, and you will be getting the freshest ingredients while supporting local farmers. Teaching your kids how to cook and how to make healthy food choices are both important life skills.
Have you ever made your own fresh salsa? It is not as hard as you might think. With this easy salsa recipe you won’t ever go back to salsa in a jar again. No need to turn on the oven, simply add all of the salsa ingredients into a food processor. Your kids can cut the tomatoes and measure all the spices. When your kids help you in the kitchen, they enjoy eating what they make much more. This homemade salsa is customizable, as you can adjust the spiciness level to your personal taste. Your kids will enjoy making this healthy snack all summer long.
Do you have any fond memories of Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake bars? This cake is reminiscent of these nostalgic ice cream bars. My kids fell in love with this strawberry crunch cake at first bite. This cake might look quite difficult, but it is really easy to make. The strawberry crunchies are a combination of vanilla wafers and freeze-dried strawberries. It is super yummy and fun for the kids to make with you.
The ChefIQ pressure cooker is a fantastic new wifi enabled device that comes with everything you need to start cooking. The guided recipes help you measure ingredients with the built-in scale, sets timers you need in each recipe, and releases the pressure for you when the recipe is complete. Check out the cinnamon rolls that my kids made all by themselves in this incredible all in one device.
Our family spent more time than ever in the kitchen this past year. I hope you feel inspired to get in the kitchen with your kids and create some delicious food together. Cooking with kids might get messy but these are memories your kids will never forget.
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