Kraft Food & Family Spring Issue is Here!

Yay, got my Kraft Food & Family issue the other day and got to curl up with it last night. Lots of good recipes in this one too, including a section on pasta. Mmm... pasta...

One of the recipes kind of made me roll my eyes, though - they have Kraft Supermac & Cheese Pasta and Sauce, and they claim to have made a few changes to the basic ingredients, to make the classic "smart". The only 'change' I see is that they call for fat-free milk and a '0g trans-fat spread' - huh? This is stuff I've been doing for years, this is not news! I think they even include 'lower fat' directions on the box. Were they that hard up for one more pasta recipe? Or did they need to support the Kraft Supermac & Cheese full-page ad on its adjacent page?

Anyway - the ish redeems itself with some very tasty and interesting recipes, including a fun mix & match guide to hot deli sandwiches. I think I may try my hand at the BBQ Beef one for Mike this weekend (myself, not so big on the deli), it's totally up his alley.

And I think I may have found an interesting breakfast/lunch recipe to try on Will, too. There is a cute Toad in the Hole Bake that puts a fried egg into the middle of a piece of bread with some cheese sprinkled on it. Very cute stuff!

Overall, another great issue. It's free, so check out the site and sign up!

Kids Cook!

Will is on his way to becoming the next George Duran. He loves to cook and gets a big kick out of watching Ham on the Street with all the wacky things he comes up with. So when we got our flyer from the Alley Pond Environmental Center and I saw two workshops called Little Chefs, we jumped on it and signed him up. How much fun will this be? And the price is most definitely right.

Little Chefs
APEC Junior Chefs will cook up APEC Junior Chefs will cook up mouth watering Cinnamon Roll-Ups, topped off with a delicious Strawberry Milk Shake. All materials are included.

Did you ever wonder if Dr. Seuss really ate Green Eggs and Ham? Well our little chefs will prepare their very own delicious breakfast of Green Eggs and Ham. All materials are included.

The classes are only $14 each for members of APEC and $18 for non-members. Check out their site - they also do great kids' birthday parties (animals, walking tour and crafts - you bring your own food but there is a local pizzeria that is very reasonable and tasty)!

If you're trying to get your child interested in cooking - or if he/she is interested but you don't know where to start, I can't recommend a breadmaker highly enough. There is no way they can hurt themself on one. You measure out all the ingredients, they pour everything in and set the timer. Will started cooking with one when he was 3 and makes a wickedly tasty cinnamon- raisin bread.

Paula Deen's Lemon Blossoms

I was watching one day Paula's Home Cooking, and she shared this recipe for a dessert that, while not necessarily an eye dazzler, seems quite yummy, good for bringing to a party.

1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3.5 oz lemon pudding
3/4 cup veg. oil

Pre-heat oven to 350.
Mix all ingredients in bowl, beat 2-3 minutes, turn up to medium speed 2 minutes.
Use a mini-muffin pan, fill 1/2 full. Bake for 12 minutes.

Glaze
1 lb. confectioner's sugar (sift out the lumps)
zest 1 lemon
3 tbs. oil
3 tbs. water
1/3-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
stir in pan, thickens slightly.

Take cakes out of muffin tin, pierce bottoms with fork and immerse in glaze.

All Quiet on the Blogging Front...

Okay, I know it's been very, very quiet here on Domestic Goddesses. I promise I'll do my best to start spicing that up.

In addition to our fabulous recipes, I suggest we talk about anything we're doing around our homes - let's Martha this blog up!

Any fun links? Post 'em here. Pictures of our lush homes (Stacey, your purple kitchen counts)? Post 'em.

Let's bring some Spring to Domestic Goddesses!