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.

A tasting of pho, made from a frozen broth concentrate

Food for Kids: At the Fancy Food Show

By Grandma Sandy | January 22, 2020

A grandma’s look at hot specialty foods found at the Winter 2020 Fancy Food Show.

An Easy Recipe for the Chinese New Year

By Grandma Sandy | January 15, 2020

Anyone can celebrate Chinese New Year with my simple spare ribs recipe and a few festive props.

A three-year-old child can help to make pizza for an after-school snack.

How to Make Pizza Dough for Kids

By Grandma Sandy | January 8, 2020

Children as young as three can help to make pizzas for their after-school snack or their lunch box.

Thanksgiving Leftovers–10 Sandwiches

By Grandma Sandy | November 27, 2019

Pumpkin pie for breakfast; turkey sandwiches for lunch. Choose from 10 tasty sandwich options.

Creepy Fingers, olive spider and tangerine jack-o-lantern make up this themed bento lunch for kids.

Halloween Snacks for Kids: Creepy Fingers

By Grandma Sandy | October 23, 2019

Easy Halloween snacks: cheese fingers, deviled egg spiders, and a tangerine jack-o’-lantern.

Make Elmo Cupcakes for a Birthday Party

By Grandma Sandy | October 2, 2019

Elmo Cupcakes, with marshmallow eyes, chocolate mouths, and coconut fur, will delight a child.

Crisp Grandma's Peanut Butter Cookies cool on racks.

Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies

By Grandma Sandy | September 11, 2019

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

By Grandma Sandy | August 28, 2019

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!

By Grandma Sandy | August 7, 2019

Kids as young as three can make deviled eggs for a tasty and healthy snack.

This fruit sorbet is made simply by freezing a can of fruit and processing it in a food processor until smooth.

Scrumptious Frozen Treats—from Canned Fruits!

By Grandma Sandy | July 17, 2019

Freeze a can of fruit, remove from the can and puree it for an almost-instant frozen treat kids will love.