A peek Into My Kitchen: Pumpkin Bread

I love pumpkin and apple picking with my family…but somehow, every year, we get so caught up in the fun of the day that we bring home waaaaaay too many of both.

This is a great recipe to make with young kids because it’s basically a two bowl mixing project–and because oil cakes make for much easier hand mixing than butter or margarine.

You could definitely use canned pumpkin for this recipe, but it is so easy to steam and puree your own you should try it at least once with fresh pumpkin.

What better way to show your kids that you friendly, neighborhood jack-o-lantern is actually a yummy vegetable?!

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A peek Into My Kitchen: My Great-Grandma’s Mini Noodle Puddings

Grandma Jeanie's Noodle Puddings

Another recipe stolen from my mom who has a Kosher Cookbook iPhone app at www.koshercookbook.net

I grew up eating these every year as dessert at the Yom Kippur break fast.  Now, I always take a few home and stick them in the freezer to be defrosted as a quick dinner for my kids along with some fresh fruit or veggies and a side of sour cream or cottage cheese.

Mini Noodle Puddings

60 muffin size puddings

Prep time: 30 min. Baking time: 30-45 min.

INGREDIENTS

36 oz. medium egg noodles

2 sticks margarine or unsalted butter-softened*

¾ cup sugar

3 tablespoons cinnamon + some for sprinkling the tops

8 oz. sour cream

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A peek Into My Kitchen: Blackberry Ice Pops: Even for Breakfast ;)

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These pops are so wholesome that you could even serve them for breakfast!

My quest for a variety of homemade popsicles to replace those laden with dyes, preservatives and other horrible (though sometimes tasty) unmentionables.

The only drawback to these pops is that the beautiful, deep purple color may make you want to drape your apartment and your kids in plastic wrap to prevent the inevitable staining when you serve them.

Blackberry Pops

2/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups blackberry puree
1 cup plain yogurt
1-2 Tbsp Honey or Agave nectar (You may need more if your use the optional lemon juice)
optional: 4 teaspoons lemon juice

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A peek Into My Kitchen:Creamy Banana-Berry Ice pops

I found the inspiration for  this recipe over at the Vitamin G blog on Glamour magazine's website and am raring to try it out on my kids sometime this week. I plan to use blueberries and to use a splash of maple syrup or a couple of tablespoons of sugar instead of the honey to make it friendly to my 11 month old (honey isn't considered safe until a year+).  We'll see how it goes 🙂 and I'll post any other changes that I make.

Creamy Banana-Berry Ice Pops

Makes 10 pops.

 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 banana

1 1/2 cups fresh or
frozen berries

1/4 cup honey or agave syrup

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