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.
Cupcake Decorating: Cute Monsters
These super-cute monster cupcakes are made with cake mix, canned frosting and candy.
Food for Kids: At the Fancy Food Show
A grandma’s look at hot specialty foods found at the Winter 2020 Fancy Food Show.
An Easy Recipe for the Chinese New Year
Anyone can celebrate Chinese New Year with my simple spare ribs recipe and a few festive props.
How to Make Pizza Dough for Kids
Children as young as three can help to make pizzas for their after-school snack or their lunch box.
Thanksgiving Leftovers–10 Sandwiches
Pumpkin pie for breakfast; turkey sandwiches for lunch. Choose from 10 tasty sandwich options.
Halloween Snacks for Kids: Creepy Fingers
Easy Halloween snacks: cheese fingers, deviled egg spiders, and a tangerine jack-o’-lantern.
Make Elmo Cupcakes for a Birthday Party
Elmo Cupcakes, with marshmallow eyes, chocolate mouths, and coconut fur, will delight a child.
Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies
Kid-pleasing peanut butter cookies are easy enough for a three-year-old to shape and bake.
Tips for Making a Kid’s Bento Box Lunch
Make school lunch fun by packing a kid’s bento box lunch. Start with a few bento tricks.
Get Kids Cooking–as Young as Three!
Kids as young as three can make deviled eggs for a tasty and healthy snack.