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Children love helping out, especially in the kitchen. Here are some fun cooking ideas you can do as a family:
"PUMPKIN" PLAY DOUGH
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 T. vegetable oil
2 cups water
4 tsp. cream of tartar
orange food coloring
a shake of nutmeg
a few drops of cinnamon extract
An adult will need to help supervise cooking up this fun dough. The children will enjoy pulling, measuring and dumping the first five ingredients into a clean, cold skillet or electric skillet that is turned to the off setting. Once ingredients have been added, heat skillet to medium and continuously stir the dough until it begins to come together. Working quickly, add the coloring, nutmeg and extract. When the dough is completely pulled away from the sides and forms a ball, it is ready. It can be turned onto the counter and ready to be played with in a few minutes. Use pumpkin and leaf shaped cookie cutters, as well as rolling pins and plastic scissors for hours of Fall fun!
HARVEST SALAD
6-8 cups baby greens
1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
shredded carrot
aged shredded white cheddar
pumpkin seeds
golden raisins
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup milk
In a large salad bowl, have children toss together the baby greens, apple slices, carrots, cheddar, pumpkin seeds and raisins. Set aside. In a small plastic bowl with tight fitting lid, have children measure mayonnaise, milk and dressing mix. They can take turns mixing the dressing with spoons and shaking the bowl (with lid) until the dressing is completely mixed. Chill salad and dressing for about an hour. Enjoy!
CORN AND CHICKEN CROCK POT SOUP
1 Rotisserie chicken (from supermarket, cooled)
1 pkg. shredded carrots
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of potato soup
2 soup cans of milk
1 can of creamed corn
1 can of corn (undrained)
sea salt, pepper and onion powder to taste
Have children pull apart the cooled, roasted chicken, teaching them what to keep and what to discard. Next, they can fill the cold crock pot with shredded chicken, carrots, soups, milk, corn and spices. Mix the ingredients well and heat on low for about six hours. It may be necessary to thin or thicken the soup to preference.
When the soup is ready, supervised children may ladle a portion of soup into a bowl and garnish with, shredded cheeses, sour cream, chives, bacon and croutons.
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 T. vegetable oil
2 cups water
4 tsp. cream of tartar
orange food coloring
a shake of nutmeg
a few drops of cinnamon extract
An adult will need to help supervise cooking up this fun dough. The children will enjoy pulling, measuring and dumping the first five ingredients into a clean, cold skillet or electric skillet that is turned to the off setting. Once ingredients have been added, heat skillet to medium and continuously stir the dough until it begins to come together. Working quickly, add the coloring, nutmeg and extract. When the dough is completely pulled away from the sides and forms a ball, it is ready. It can be turned onto the counter and ready to be played with in a few minutes. Use pumpkin and leaf shaped cookie cutters, as well as rolling pins and plastic scissors for hours of Fall fun!
HARVEST SALAD
6-8 cups baby greens
1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
shredded carrot
aged shredded white cheddar
pumpkin seeds
golden raisins
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup milk
In a large salad bowl, have children toss together the baby greens, apple slices, carrots, cheddar, pumpkin seeds and raisins. Set aside. In a small plastic bowl with tight fitting lid, have children measure mayonnaise, milk and dressing mix. They can take turns mixing the dressing with spoons and shaking the bowl (with lid) until the dressing is completely mixed. Chill salad and dressing for about an hour. Enjoy!
CORN AND CHICKEN CROCK POT SOUP
1 Rotisserie chicken (from supermarket, cooled)
1 pkg. shredded carrots
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of potato soup
2 soup cans of milk
1 can of creamed corn
1 can of corn (undrained)
sea salt, pepper and onion powder to taste
Have children pull apart the cooled, roasted chicken, teaching them what to keep and what to discard. Next, they can fill the cold crock pot with shredded chicken, carrots, soups, milk, corn and spices. Mix the ingredients well and heat on low for about six hours. It may be necessary to thin or thicken the soup to preference.
When the soup is ready, supervised children may ladle a portion of soup into a bowl and garnish with, shredded cheeses, sour cream, chives, bacon and croutons.
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This sounds like a very delish and healthy foodie! Thanks for sharing the recipes, Sis! Will try to make this sometime soon! :)
This is very interesting and my little girl will love it. Great recipes with the kids help. I cannot wait to try the recipe. Thank you for sharing.
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