Tag: snacks for kids


  • I can’t think of anything more satisfying on a wintry morning than a bowl of lightly sweetened hot oatmeal. When I was little my mom would spoon a little brown sugar and butter into our bowls before adding the oatmeal. The brown sugar and butter would melt together from the heat creating a syrup. We…

  • Raspberry bars were a favorite when I was a teenager. They are so simple and easy to put together the kids can help out. I am posting two versions. One is close to the original raspberry bar I remember as I kid and the other, my sister sent to me, a healthier version (using less…

  • My kids love it when I put out the muffin pan filled with fun snacks. They think we are having a party. Set out a large bowl of popcorn. Fill smaller bowls, muffin pans or mini loaf pans with various snacks such as the ones listed. Nuts and seeds Crackers Cereal Pretzel Dried fruit cheese…

  • A friend and I went to the Sweetwater Berry Farm in Ahwahnee California to pick fresh raspberries to make jam. We had more than enough for the raspberry jam so my friend decided to make a batch of mouthwatering Raspberry Scones. She kept talking about how delicious they were, naturally I had to make my…