February 5, 2020 is World Nutella Day with Secrets and Nutella Recipes Galore to Share With Grandchildren
This Grandma is always surprised at some national day selections and was surprised that there was a National Nutella Day. I was wrong. ...
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Jan 15, 20203 min read
Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bowls Made Hard . . . Or the Easy Way . . . With Grandchildren of All Ages
Our grandchildren love raw cookie dough. It was so difficult when we first had the raw egg scare and then the uncooked flour scare. See...
Dec 4, 20194 min read
Missing Thanksgiving Magic – Cookie Bars — and Significant Family Presence
This Thanksgiving our youngest daughter, our son-in-law, and their three of our precious grandchildren did not make it to Florida. Our...
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Fake Food Now Extends to Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese When the Real Thing is Grandchildren’s Favor
Grandpa and I just returned from Sicily and Malta, where farm to table is the norm. The food was natural and fresh with no...
Nov 6, 20192 min read
The Explosion Cake With A Special Surprise To Make For or With Grandchildren
This Grandma makes reservations. As a working mother, I rarely cooked and never baked. My Mother, GG Frieda, was an outstanding cook...
Aug 7, 20192 min read
Fast and Easy Chocolate Mug Cake to Make in the Microwave With Grandchildren
According to the recipe for Chocolate Mug Cake reprinted in the New York Times, March 28, 2019, “if you google ‘mug cake,’ you’ll get...
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Feeding Grandchildren Dessert First Is Good Science For Grandma and Now A Scientific Study Confirms it is Good for All of Us
When our eldest daughter told us she was pregnant, I attended a conference where there were many friends and acquaintances who were...
May 15, 20192 min read
All Grandmas Have A Magic Recipe That Even Children Not Their Own Grandchildren Love and Here is a Favorite For Magic Cookie Bars
Our oldest grandchildren were excited to visit us in Florida for spring break, and were even more excited that our younger...
Mar 27, 20194 min read
Layered Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Double Stuffed Oreos, and Triple Fudge Brownie Mix is An Overlo
It took a radio host to advise listeners that March 6, 1912 was when Oreo cookies were introduced to the world. The original Oreo...
Jul 18, 20183 min read
July Is Ice Cream Month and What is New to Celebrate With Grandchildren Of All Ages
If you had to choose a month of the year to be Ice Cream Month, July would be it. National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third...
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Two Best Baked Apple Recipes With No Added Sugar For Toddlers To Adults
We know sugar is our enemy. As a post menopausal woman, I was advised that my body could not process sugar but could process fat, and...
Feb 16, 20183 min read
Pizza For Breakfast Is Finally Getting the Respect It Deserves and This Grandma’s Case For a Breakfast Feast Grandchildren Would Want For Breakfast, Part II
If you follow this blog, you will already know that this Grandma is obsessed with the concept of “Pizza for Breakfast” as a special...
Jan 9, 20183 min read
Best Easy Make Ahead Baked French Toast For Holiday Brunches And Five More Special French Toast Reci
One of the most requested breakfasts from our grandchildren is for this Grandma to make french toast, especially on a school day, where...
Dec 1, 20173 min read
Safely Making Homemade Cookie Dough and Adding It to Safe Homemade Ice Cream
Making homemade slime was the activity of choice among grandchildren recently. It was messy and disgusting, but that goes in grandma’s...
Nov 22, 20172 min read
Using Williams Sonoma Products to Cook With Grandchildren For Thanksgiving and Discovering Some Gluten Free Gems Too
Thanksgiving is the time for old favorite recipes, this Grandma has found. Everyone seems to crave the annual favorites. However,...
Nov 16, 20174 min read
How to Celebrate the Month of November’s National Sandwich Day With Grandchildren
November 3 each year is National Sandwich Day. There seems to be a day for everything celebrated in our country, and we can use each...
Jun 16, 20173 min read
Great Grandmother’s Jello Mold is Part of the Fabric of Our Traditions And Jello Even Works for Your
When this Grandma was a child, Jello was a favored dessert. We had different flavors and ingredients put into different size Tupperware...
Apr 25, 20175 min read
How To Get Your Grandchildren To Help With Spring Cleaning With Common Household Foods and Fruits Doing the Work
This Grandma is always viewing television segments on the Today Show with an eye on how to use what they teach with grandchildren. You...
Apr 21, 20173 min read
Popsicle Molds and Homemade Healthy Colorful Popsicles to Make With Or For Grandchildren of All Ages
Yes, the parents of our grandchildren are anti sugar everything, unless it is they who are rewarding our grandchildren with candy. This...
Mar 17, 20172 min read
Fruity Pebbles French Toast and Other Favorite Cereal Coated Foods Grandchildren Will Love to Make and Eat
French toast is a treat the grandchildren ask for immediately when this Grandma visits. Who else would make it for them on a school day...
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