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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
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Jun 2, 2007 6:08 AM
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Hi Steph,
My grand kids have the same problem of eating late, or should I said HAD a problem. Far too much "take out" was being picked up on the way home to save time with lots of salt, cholesterol, and added weight on everybody.
To have prepared meals almost ready to go when you return home why not "pre-make" some. First a question! Do I gather that if the dinner was "pre-made", someone is at home to feed them earlier during the 4 pm to 7 pm time frame when you're not there? I support eating with the kids but on occasion, feeding them earlier occasionally has it's advantages. Here are a few suggestions:
1.A 2 pound meatloaf (good for a couple of days) and serve with some nuked veggies. Can be sliced and frozen for a later time, made into meatloaf "sammies", as Rachael says, or see what follows in 2.
2. Got some more meatloaf left over? Chop it up and add it to a good quality spag sauce. (I make spag sauce in advance and freeze it for rushed nights). Serve it with a "pre-made" green salad, and some toasted garlic bread.
3. A hearty slow cooker stew with lots of veggies served over rice or noodles is always good.
4. Tuna noodle casserole can be made in advance and can be made a day or so ahead, thinned with a bit of milk, and heated in the micro.
5. More quick "heat 'n eat" ideas (made in advance) are:
a. Shepherd's Pie,
b. Pre-baked BBQ'd spare ribs,
c. Chicken Pot Pie,
d. Ham steak, precooked and heated on stove top until warm.
e. Mac 'n cheese with ham chunks and a crunchy bread topping.
Chef Bill sez: "Sometimes on weekends my sons and daughters-in-law have "half a cooking day" when they prepare several of the next weeks dinners."
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Jun 1, 2007 12:39 PM
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My work schedule is 4 pm to 7 pm most nights. Does anyone have dinner solutions for this time period that would make it easier for me. I don't like to cook dinner so LATE. My kids shoud be able to eat earlier than 8:00 at night.
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Feb 23, 2007 6:12 PM
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> My 4 year old LOVES to help cook - it's also helped
> in getting him to try new things. In our house -
> chances are if he helps make it, he's going to eat
> it. He also loves picking out a new vegetable at the
> grocery store to make at home. His latest favorite is
> fennel - it looks like a rain forest 
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> He even has his own cooking "tools". They were
> totally worth the investment.
When my son was little, he loved to help me in the kitchen. I finally invested in some small utensils for him and he found it so much easier.
Brycer's favorite was his little itty-bitty rolling pin. It was "Brycer size" and so cute! My daughter Stephan-ee would love to help too. We had such fun in the kitchen!
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Feb 23, 2007 4:29 PM
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My 4 year old LOVES to help cook - it's also helped in getting him to try new things. In our house - chances are if he helps make it, he's going to eat it. He also loves picking out a new vegetable at the grocery store to make at home. His latest favorite is fennel - it looks like a rain forest
He even has his own cooking "tools". They were totally worth the investment.
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Feb 13, 2007 6:09 PM
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All my children cook. My youngest son is 2 and he can make his own PB&J sammies with peanut butter slices and various fruit flavored jellies.
My 6 year old loves to decorate cupcakes. I just put the ones that don't come out good in the back of the serving tray. She would love to use sprinkles and stuff, but I don't want a mess, so I say yes, but don't buy them. Kids are cute and so easy to fool!
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Feb 13, 2007 5:24 PM
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Hi There!
Good for you aidandryen. Not only are you giving your son valuble 'me' time, but teaching him something too.
Have fun!
Seragilo
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Feb 13, 2007 1:09 PM
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thank you! My son is 3 & he loves to help me cook. I like the together time, the help & knowing I'm not raising a boy to be helpless in the kitchen!
> Hi There.
>
> I too have been planning out my meals by the week. It
> really takes the stress out of dinner time!!!
>
> As for an 11 year old cooking....I have been cooking
> full meals since 9 years old. When did we start
> treating our kids like little princes or princesses?
> They need to learn how to cook now more than ever.
> With all the lures out there of easy microwavable
> foods no wonder our kids today suffer from weight
> issues!
>
> My daughter could make the best ham and veggie dinner
> at the ripe old age of 12..yes, I am a slave driver
> eh? *snicker*
>
> If you have your kids in the kitchen with you
> learning how to respect a stove they could surprise
> you. There are several meals a kid can make, or help
> you make.
>
> Pasta with meat and veggies
> Roast Ham and Veggies
> Pizza..this is a fun one for everyone gets to pick
> what gets put on their pizzas
>
> In truth anything...they just need to learn. With the
> internet, we can now access thousand of recipes that
> are quick and easy for a weeknight meal. Just take
> the time to spend it with your kids, maybe you too
> may learn something.
>
> Thanks for the soapbox..
> Seragilo
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Feb 12, 2007 3:41 PM
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> i try to involve all my nieces and nephews in cooking
> whenever i can
> so when ever they ask "what's for dinner/" i try to
> involve them
A great idea, shamdra! It would be nice to purchase some 'kid friendly' cooking utensils like a small rolling pin, so the kids can help out in the kitchen. One company that makes child-sized rolling pins is the Brycer Company which caters to young cooks!
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Feb 11, 2007 10:12 PM
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That is smart! My daughter and husbandalways ask me what is for dinner. If I can find one of those, I'll try it.
As for 11yr olds making healthy dinners, it's completly possible. My 10 year old girl does it, and I've done it when I was 10 too. And no, I did not serve peach flavored ice cream for dinner and call it a serving of fruit. I made things like quiches, chicken pot pies, baked chicken fingers, ect. all the time. I taught my daughter how to do that too.
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Feb 11, 2007 8:04 PM
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i too think we should be teaching our children about the art of cooking
passing along what we have learned, like my grandma Dicey taught me
i try to involve all my nieces and nephews in cooking whenever i can
so when ever they ask "what's for dinner/" i try to involve them
and after all, i taught them the haggis trick
and now
well,
that's all they ever ask for!
i mean. what more could they want? they love it. and your kids will too!
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Feb 11, 2007 5:20 PM
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your familty sounds heaven sent!!!! my kids cook but we don't plan meals together. with all the presures of todays society who has time for that. i wish i had a love for family orginazation like you. i'll have to copy your idea also. i can't get over your family team work. i just had to write and give you your kudo's. so kudo's to you miss paya1167
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Edited by cutiepie70 at 02/11/2007 3:21 PM
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Feb 11, 2007 9:18 AM
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Hi There.
I too have been planning out my meals by the week. It really takes the stress out of dinner time!!!
As for an 11 year old cooking....I have been cooking full meals since 9 years old. When did we start treating our kids like little princes or princesses? They need to learn how to cook now more than ever. With all the lures out there of easy microwavable foods no wonder our kids today suffer from weight issues!
My daughter could make the best ham and veggie dinner at the ripe old age of 12..yes, I am a slave driver eh? *snicker*
If you have your kids in the kitchen with you learning how to respect a stove they could surprise you. There are several meals a kid can make, or help you make.
Pasta with meat and veggies
Roast Ham and Veggies
Pizza..this is a fun one for everyone gets to pick what gets put on their pizzas
In truth anything...they just need to learn. With the internet, we can now access thousand of recipes that are quick and easy for a weeknight meal. Just take the time to spend it with your kids, maybe you too may learn something.
Thanks for the soapbox..
Seragilo
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Nov 11, 2006 11:27 AM
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> We enjoy planning our dinners together as a family and we can split the duty between all of the family by planning meals that each member can make on their own or with a little help.
Please, explain to me what types of healthy, well balanced meals can be prepared by an 11 year old?
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Nov 11, 2006 7:02 AM
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My family always asks "What's for dinner?" I work at a job from 6am to 3:30 pm with an hour drive both ways and I am usually whipped when I get home. I find that just thinking of a healthy dinner meal for my husband and two children (11 & 14) is beyond me.
While out shopping for my children's school supplies I came across a small chalk board that hooks to the wall. Now on Saturday or Sunday nights my family and I get together and plan a dinner menu for the week. We have been doing this since the beginning of the school year and it has worked out great. We enjoy planning our dinners together as a family and we can split the duty between all of the family by planning meals that each member can make on their own or with a little help.
My husband recently came up with the idea of planning ethnic meals for the week. We look through cookbooks and magazines and find new, easy, fast and intresting meals. It is a real time saver knowing what you will be making for the week, just defrost the meat in the fridge the night before and cook the next day. I also find that I am no longer running to the grocery store every day, I just buy what I need for the week and come home to start or finish a nutritious meal.
Our menu hangs in the middle of our kitchen and many of my friends and family have said that it was a great idea and have copied it for use in there own homes. I hope this will help other busy famlies as it has helped mine.
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