Grandma Food

Our Grandma Food section features easy recipes to make with kids or for kids. Cooking together is a wonderful way to connect with the grandkids and to support healthy eating habits. We continue to update this section; check back for new recipe ideas.

Pumpkin patch cupcakes are made with marzipan dough.

Halloween Cupcakes to Make for Kids

By Grandma Sandy | October 21, 2020

No trick-or-treating this year? Make the grandkids easy and delightful Halloween cupcakes.

Doughnuts: Comfort Food we Need Now

By Grandma Sandy | September 30, 2020

Grandmas need treats, too! Quick and easy, DIY Okinawan doughnuts make scrumptious comfort food.

Make a Bento Lunch for a Picky Eater

By Grandma Sandy | September 9, 2020

Make this easy, dinosaur-themed bento lunch box to entice and encourage a picky eater.

Camp Grandma: An Easy Recipe for Kids

By Grandma Sandy | August 19, 2020

For our fifth Camp Grandma project, we made an easy, delicious, no-bake cheesecake in a cup.

A Family Get-Together during Covid-19

By Grandma Sandy | June 17, 2020

With Covid-19, it’s hard to know when grandparents can have a family get-together. We took the plunge.

No Food Waste: Carrot Top Tempura

By Grandma Sandy | May 20, 2020

Growing new green onions from old, turning carrot tops into tempura–try these ways to avoid food waste.

Banana Bread is the Comfort Food We Need Now

By Grandma Sandy | May 6, 2020

In times of stress and insecurity, people seek comfort foods like banana bread. Try our easy recipe.

This soup is made in minutes with whatever vegetable you have on hand, plus chicken broth, potatoes and onion.

No Food Waste when Sheltering in Place

By Grandma Sandy | April 1, 2020

Turn a bit of vegetables into a creamy soup. Maximize perishables to avoid an extra supermarket trip.

Thai Curry Beef

Food Shopping for the Novel Coronavirus

By Grandma Sandy | March 19, 2020

Try these shopping tips and recipes if you have to shelter in place for the novel coronavirus.

Monster cupcakes are made with strings of frosting and candy eyes.

Cupcake Decorating: Cute Monsters

By Grandma Sandy | February 26, 2020

These super-cute monster cupcakes are made with cake mix, canned frosting and candy.