The littles have been wanting to have real cooking lessons. While they often stir, pour, and watch, they never really stay in the kitchen to see a recipe go from the beginning through the final stages. When I was deciding on a cookie recipe for the week, I wanted to find one that had several ingredients so that they could all take turns with the actual adding, mixing, and stirring process. The one cookie that immediately came to mind was Monster cookies. I Continue…
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It has been a busy, fun summer. After substitute teaching a few times last year, I decided to get my teaching certification. I enrolled in a program, took 27 online courses, and started studying for my teacher certification exam. I got up early and stayed up late studying so that I could have fun with the littles during the day. I had a lot of mommy guilt when I was studying during their waking hours. On Wednesday, when my brain was at capacity, and I wanted to let my creative energy Continue…
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When I decided to add “make weekly cookies” to the summer fun list, I knew that it would be so much fun for me to set aside at least one afternoon a week to get in the kitchen and bake. And, I knew that the littles would love the experience of trying different cookies each week. I was right. Baking is fun to me, and eating what I bake is fun to the littles. It is a win-win. The first cookies that I wanted to try were Brown Eyed Baker’s Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. Honestly, Continue…
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