Scroll through the Kids Quick Cook series of recipes from the Family Food Time section which are easy recipes for kids to make and learn more about food. You'll find cooking recipes for kids to take on the task of making a whole meal for the family and easy baking recipes that children will enjoying eating as much as the process of baking!
There are many great family moments to be had while cooking, baking, and eating and just as many learning moments. Most of the recipes here include links to learning resources and have brief descriptions of certain ingredients and personal stories about family traditions. Check out all these printable easy recipes for kids and have some fun family food time.
Most children get enticed into food preparation through eating tasty snacks and desserts. In our home, learning how to bake and cook meals is mandatory learning for both my boys, but I have one son who is much more keen to create in the kitchen. This is one he (and sometimes his brother) quickly whips up without any help from me. I have been making variations of this recipe for years because it is quick, easy to change up, and is a wonderful warm dessert.
Many Canadians have not spent too much time thinking about where their food comes from, other than that it comes from Loblaws or Sobeys or Walmart. One thing the pandemic and recent food shortages have done is make us more aware of our supply chain. Where do we get our most basic food needs from? Also, where can we get our own food, including a good Canadian apple, if the grocery store is all out?
Some kids gravitate towards helping in the kitchen more than others, but it is a life skill that benefits all. Those kids who enjoy cooking may experiment with flavours, changing recipes, making up dishes, etc., but any child can learn to follow a recipe and directions!
Making a gingerbread men cookie recipe is a fun tradition to do together as a family in the weeks leading up to Christmas. There are lots of ways your kids can help with this recipe. Older kids can help mixing and rolling while kids of all ages can help cut out the cookies and put them onto the cookie sheet. Kids of all ages will have fun decorating their gingerbread men!
It’s the perfect time of year for camping! One awesome part of camping for us moms is cooking our meals over the fire and cutting down on the amount of dishes needing to be washed! While we all know the old faithfuls, such as hot dogs and s’mores, sometimes we want some new ideas! Here is a compilation of campfire meal ideas shared by YOU, our TCS community, on our social media pages.
As the nice weather approaches and children are spending more and more hours playing outside, what better way to cool off than an icy cold popsicle! Moms can rest easier knowing they are homemade and include some good healthy fruit! These homemade ice pop recipes all include only a few ingredients which are commonly found in most kitchens. With such easy instructions, let the kids help with these or even make them themselves.
Soup on a cold day is a refreshing way to warm up. Vegetable soup is an easy and delicious way to bring warmth to your whole body. Vegetables pack a punch with nutrients galore, and the addition of cannellini beans brings even more health to this soup. Vegetable soup is a great source of fiber, protein and vitamins A and C.
Nothing says summer like dandelions, right? If you don’t think the bright burst of yellow coming up in your lawn is a beautiful thing, then you may want to pluck those nutrient-rich weeds out of your lawn and get the healthy dandelion benefits with tasty food and drink!
Baking with bananas not only provides the delicious subtle banana flavour but is also a great addition for a melt-in-your-mouth moist dessert or snack. This is one of the easiest yet super delicious loaves that you may ever come across – and it’s an ideal choice for anyone in the family to make on their own or have the littlest ones help the bigger ones. Just be prepared for your family to request this often as it is usually a huge hit.
Need a meal idea for Father’s Day brunch? This popular dish is perfect for kids to put together and give dad a tasty gift made with love!
My mother-in-law is a storehouse for yummy recipes. She has one that is sooooo yummy I just had to share it. These Skor Bar Squares are very deceiving as they taste so delicious you think it is a very hard-to-follow recipe. However, as you will see, it is so easy and quick that anyone can make them.
The weather outside is still brisk and chilly which calls for warm comfort food for family dinner. This is a great time to have a nice hot casserole, something to warm your insides. Or like our grandparents used to say, "Something to stick to your stomach and keep you full."
Have you ever found that your bananas ripen before your family can finish them? Is your family tired of banana bread? Are you searching for another way to use them for a tasty purpose? These squares are DELICIOUS and sooooo easy to make!
The Kids Quick Cook series of recipes is especially for the young cook in the kitchen. The focus on the recipe selection is simple prep, uncomplicated steps and basic ingredients, but these recipes are great for every cook in the kitchen!
Mom gave me a full regimen of home economics training throughout my teens—I had no excuse. But the year that I left home, I got lazy. I loved good food still but hated the time (and the dirty dishes) that it took to create a full meal, quickly turning to peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, and my most insidious go-to, ramen. All Mom’s great training about sugars, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates—and how to create a healthy balance with them—were forgotten. And boy, did it begin to show!
"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6).