An easy-peasy recipe for Springtime treats that’s super easy, yummy too! The hardest part of this recipe is the waiting to lick your fingers until after you’ve made all of them! Written by Fiona (age 11) and Ella (age 8) Ingredients Marshmallows Shredded coconut White melting chocolate Chocolate chips (you don’t chocolate chips, but they add [...]

This is a traditional recipe that’s simple to understand, easy to make, and impossible to mess up. My kind of recipe for kids! Also makes a great teacher gift at the holidays. Ingredients 1 cup butter, plus 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon sugar, for sprinkling (optional) Directions Preheat [...]

Cranberry Sauce is one of my favorite things to make and eat, not just to go with turkey at Thanksgiving but all the time! I like it on turkey-cranberry-stuffing sandwiches. And it’s soooo simple that a kid can make it! You can “crazy it up” by adding blueberries to make it sweeter, raisins, or chopped nuts! [...]

A great homemade treat to bring in to the classroom for a birthday celebration. What You Need: Anxiety. Homemade pavlovas. (Just don’t be stupid, do not substitute more lemon juice for less sugar, and Cream of Tartar for cornstarch like I did. Do. Not.) Fresh berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries – cut them up and mixed with [...]

This is a simple, delicious layered salad that’s very easy to make. Since you make it the day before you need it, it’s great for bringing along to pot lucks or events, and it looks festive, so you can serve it on special occasions. (It’s also one of only two recipes I have from my [...]

By Fiona, age 10 I like to make cupcakes from scratch (without a mix) because once you know how to make them, you can make cupcakes anytime using ingredients that you can usually find in your mother’s pantry. Homemade cupcakes taste way better than cupcakes from a mix! That’s why I call these yummycakes, because [...]

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a’penny, two a’penny Hot cross buns! Homemade hot cross buns have become a tradition at our house. Hot Cross buns are a yummy traditional bread roll that’s often served on Good Friday (historically, the cross on top of the bun represents the crucifiction) but hey, you don’t have [...]

Best Thing About This Recipe Is… Aside from being easy to make and delicious? It fills your house with the scent of home. Also, this recipe tastes just as good if you are gluten-free – just substitute the same amount of gluten-free flour for the regular flour. Ingredients 4 or 4 1/2 cups flour 2 [...]

By Fiona, age 10. It’s super easy to make chocolate-covered strawberries! All you do is get some fresh strawberries and melt a bunch of chocolate in the microwave. Then you dip the strawberries into the melted chocolate, then into some sprinkles, and put on a sheet of waxed paper to dry! I brought some to [...]

 (Written by Fiona, age 10.)

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A note from Fiona: I named this pie recipe after my Frankenpumpkin, Pumpkeeni. Pumpkeeni’s Pumpkin Pie! It’s super easy for kids to make because you use a store-bought pie crust, and all you really need to do is stir! Stuff You Need 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger [...]