I got some sad news last night, something I can’t share yet on the blog, so I decided to do an uplifting post today and a giveaway. My friends at Cabot Cheese are excited to be working with them to help promote ChopChop Magazine – the fun cooking magazine for families, and their free ChopChop Cooking club – their national healthy cooking campaign to invite every family to join and pledge to cook dinner together once a month for 6 months.
Check out their websites:
“ChopChopKids is an innovative non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and teach kids to cook real food with their families. They believe that cooking and eating together as a family is a vital step in resolving the obesity and hunger epidemics. ChopChop Magazine reaches more than 2 million families each year and is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, was named publication of the year by the James Beard Foundation, and is a two-time winner of the Parent’s Choice Award.
We’re excited to be working with them to help promote ChopChop Magazine – the fun cooking magazine for families, and their free ChopChop Cooking club – their national healthy cooking campaign to invite every family to join and pledge to cook dinner together once a month for 6 months.”
I was sent a copy of the magazine and love that it shows in the directions whether or not you need your parents help.
And I thought it was cute that kids could draw pictures and get them published in the magazine – I had to share this one, just because it was drawn by another Hannah!
Cabot Cheese is offering up a one years subscription to Chop Chop, as well as their $25 Cheese Gift Box.
Just leave me a comment about a favorite family recipe you make with your kids now, or one you made with your parents growing up. I’ll pick a random winner in tomorrows post. Good luck!
Sorry about your sad news, Biz! Sending you a hug!
The magazine sounds great and perfect for the kid and me! 🙂 And who can say no to cheese? Not me!
Right now, the kid loves to make guacamole (because he loves to eat it!) as well as homemade pizza (we could use the cheese on the pizza! Hint hint!!!!).
I remembered growing up and learning to fry chicken and making cauliflower with my mom. And then when I had my 2 year old granddaughter this summer her and i would bake cakes together and she would help me cook whatever sounded good. she loved to help me mash potatoes with a potato masher.
I used to love to make pizza with my mom. 🙂
The cheese sounds great and I could pass the magazine on to my Nieces kids. I don’t remember my mom and I cooking together, she always had me peeling potatoes and boiling them and then doing all the dishes.
But I do love cooking and trying different things….but dishes no, still not thrilled to do them, needless to say I always have dishes in the sink.
Hope the bad news is not too overwhelming for those involved. Praying.
I don’t remember making anything with my mom, but I do remember when I was around 10 she let me make dinner for the whole family and I made meatloaf and mashed potatoes – all receipes out of my Betty Crocker’s Children’s Cookbook which I still have to this day.
Sorry you are having bad news 🙁
There were several years during which my parents made pasta from scratch. My brother and I would help hold the dough and guide it in to the pasta machine. We would also put the strands of pasta on the wooden drying rack. I remember the time our family cat got spooked by something and ran under the dried pasta; it all broke and fell on the floor and went *everywhere.* We all laugh about that story now.
My mom never let me cook in the kitchen with her, it was her domain. I did love when she made our favorites jewish foods, such as noodle kugel.
Peanut butter cookies! Both my son and I, when I was a kid, like to do the cross-hatch fork marks.
My girls and I cook and bake all the time but the recipe my oldest daughter asks to make a lot is a chocolate pie from an old 4H cookbook.
Lately my 6 year old daughter is obsessed with making no bake cookies with me. I wish it was something healthier!
My “kids” are now 33 and 35 and we still love the baked macaroni and cheese I made when they were little. It’s even delicious with gluten free pasta for my youngest.
Our favorite thing to make together is cutout Christmas sugar cookies. It’s a half day adventure that involves lots of laughter, lots of tasting, and a whole lot of Love. It has evolved to include grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Our favorite family recipe’s are any that include pasta. We love mac n’ cheese, stroganoff, and cheeseburger casserole. YUM!
Growing up I was never allowed in the kitchen-it was a place for grown ups only. When I had my boys, it was important to me to make it a place they felt at home in. We love to make homemade macaroni and cheese together because they are always amazed at the process and they love the delicious results!
Pizza party!
Gah! I can only ever find 1 Cabot cheese near me. I remember as a kid living at home my mom and I would spend all day baking holiday treats and cookies. I looked forward to that day every year.
At this time of year, it’s my mom’s chili recipe. It’s on a weekly rotation in the winter months, and I usually serve it whenever family gets together. Kids would always help with chopping the veggies and adding the spices.
Hope everything is okay Biz!
My middle child and I love making these Harvest Muffins. Easy, healthy and so tasty!
http://www.sweetandsavoryfood.com/2015/09/harvest-muffins.html
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner! As the oldest of 6, I helped a lot preparing. Mom always hosted after my grandparents passed away so sometimes we had over 30 people. I peeled potatoes, tore bread into pieces, chopped veggies and even helped roll out pie dough crust. Everything was homemade. To this day, I am a very good pie maker. Thanks, Mom!
I have been teaching my teenage daughter how to make traditional German recipes passed down through my family for years. So fun!!