Monday Morning Challenge – Let Your Child Cook Dinner

April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Well, it’s Monday again.  I know, I know.  Nobody needs the reminder, but do not fret, we’ve got a fun way to start your Monday morning here at Ties & Tutus.  Are you ready for our second Monday Morning Challenge?  This week’s challenge is to allow your child(ren) to cook dinner for the family.  If your kiddos are too young to do this challenge independently, take the opportunity to have them in the kitchen with you, helping in any way they – stirring, measuring, learning, interacting, watching.

At the end of the week we’d love to hear how it went.  Are you raising a future chef?  Did somebody burn the house down?  Were you presently surprised or were you gagging through dinner?  This is sure to be a funny memory for both you and your children.

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Fun Find Friday – Cooking Tips

April 6, 2012 by 4 Comments

Now that my son is eating more table foods I’m forced to get back into a cooking routine.  Prior to his arrival last year I was quite proud of my skills in the kitchen, I would meal plan (in case you missed the meal plan printable, click here to get it now) and cook most nights.  I fully admit I slacked in that department this since my bundle of joy arrived.  Well, I’m back and I decided today was the perfect day to share some of my favorite cooking secrets.  Now, I fully admit I’m by no means a chef, but I’ve shared these two tips with a few friends and looked at me like I just cured cancer.  It’s not that cool people, I promise, but it will save you some time and some clean-up, which we can all appreciate.  Without further ado, here we go…

1.  Lay a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water to prevent your pot from boiling over.  Simple and oh so smart.

2.  Rather than keeping a stinky grease jar under the sink (ah hum, mom, I’m talking to you…), soak up excess grease with a piece of bread then throw it in the trash.  I usually use an end of the loaf because who uses that anyway?

I told you they were helpful, now go try it out and let me know what you think.

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