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Feb 10, 20177 min read

Comfort Food “Whatever You Want Soup” and “Adult Soup” That We Grandmas May Cook With Our Grandchildren But Must Forbid Them To Eat

When this Grandma was a child a pot of soup was always on the stove in our house. GG (great grandmother, my mother) came from a time and...

Chocolate for Anti Aging and Easy Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes from Great Great Grandmother to the Present

Jan 13, 20174 min read

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Chocolate for Anti Aging and Easy Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes from Great Great Grandmother to the Present

Advertised as a great holiday present, this Grandma notes anything chocolate is a great present. But anti-aging chocolate? I could not...

Banana Everything Cookies Means They Are Vegan and Healthy. . .Sort Of

Nov 25, 20162 min read

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Banana Everything Cookies Means They Are Vegan and Healthy. . .Sort Of

Lately, banana is a key ingredient in recipes this Grandma has found. Of course, fruit in a cookie makes it healthy, according to...

The History of Pizza and 101 Best Pizzas in the United States at Our Fingertips

Nov 2, 20163 min read

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The History of Pizza and 101 Best Pizzas in the United States at Our Fingertips

The Sunday travel news in our local South Florida newspaper, the Sun Sentinel, had an article about how to find two of the best pizzas in...

Grandmas Getting Grandchildren To Eat Vegetables and Healthy Means Hide Them, Flaunt Them, or Repeat Them

Oct 18, 20164 min read

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Grandmas Getting Grandchildren To Eat Vegetables and Healthy Means Hide Them, Flaunt Them, or Repeat Them

When it comes to getting grandchildren to eat vegetables, this Grandma reminds grandmas everywhere of our mantra: grandparenting is all...

Picking A Perfect Pumpkin and What to Do and Eat Afterwards

Oct 11, 20162 min read

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Picking A Perfect Pumpkin and What to Do and Eat Afterwards

This Grandma did not realize there was an art to selecting the best pumpkin. If you are with me, then the internet is a treasure trove...

Nutella and Bananas or Apples Combine to Make A Tasty and Healthy After School Snack or Maybe Even a

Sep 15, 20163 min read

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Nutella and Bananas or Apples Combine to Make A Tasty and Healthy After School Snack or Maybe Even a

The first time this Grandma heard of Nutella, a chocolate hazelnut spread similar in texture to a peanut butter spread, was in 1988. Our...

Candied Strawberries Made With Sugar or Stevia For a Healthy Treat

Aug 23, 20162 min read

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Candied Strawberries Made With Sugar or Stevia For a Healthy Treat

Summer is strawberry season. However, this summer a grandson complained to me that the strawberries were not sweet. Oprah must have...

Making Ice Cream and Icy Treats With Grandchildren Has Never Been Easier and May Lead to A Learning Lesson in Shopping Too

Aug 2, 20163 min read

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Making Ice Cream and Icy Treats With Grandchildren Has Never Been Easier and May Lead to A Learning Lesson in Shopping Too

This Grandma’s cooking expertise is making reservations. For desserts, when the grandchildren come, there are always M & M cookie ice...

Pillsbury and the Girl Scouts Make and Give Us Grandmas A Sweet Deal

Jul 14, 20162 min read

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Pillsbury and the Girl Scouts Make and Give Us Grandmas A Sweet Deal

This past week Grandpa and I visited the grandchildren before they left for sleep away camp. Their parents have become obsessed with...

Hot Dogs Now Have An Entire Month of Celebration Rather Than A Day, But Our Grandchildren Think They Deserve An Entire Year So Introduce Them to the Iconic Texas Tommy

Jul 5, 20163 min read

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Hot Dogs Now Have An Entire Month of Celebration Rather Than A Day, But Our Grandchildren Think They Deserve An Entire Year So Introduce Them to the Iconic Texas Tommy

September 2015, this Grandma wrote a post, “Hot Dogs Do Deserve Their Own National Day of Celebration.” It seems that hot dogs have...

Using the Microwave to Make the Best Chocolate Lava Cake Dessert

Jun 3, 20162 min read

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Using the Microwave to Make the Best Chocolate Lava Cake Dessert

The Today Show has the best guest chefs, and their April 29, 2016 segment with Al Roker about the famous French chef Jean-Georges (we...

Layered Ice Cream Treats, Fancy and Plain, to Explore With Grandchildren Ready for Spring and Summer

Apr 19, 20163 min read

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Layered Ice Cream Treats, Fancy and Plain, to Explore With Grandchildren Ready for Spring and Summer

When our children were small, this Grandma took gourmet cooking lessons. Now I cannot find those fabulous recipes I compiled as we used...

Choose Between Ina Garten’s Peanut Swirl Brownies or A Brownie Mix with Peanut Butter Swirl

Apr 8, 20163 min read

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Choose Between Ina Garten’s Peanut Swirl Brownies or A Brownie Mix with Peanut Butter Swirl

This Grandma loves to think she is giving grandchildren healthy desserts if one ingredient is healthy. Yes, peanut butter qualifies. A...

Adult Guilty Pleasure With Velvetta Queso Dip and What To Do With the Leftover Velvetta After Making the Best Mac And Cheese For Grandchildren

Mar 5, 20162 min read

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Adult Guilty Pleasure With Velvetta Queso Dip and What To Do With the Leftover Velvetta After Making the Best Mac And Cheese For Grandchildren

Our grandchildren love California Pizza Kitchen’s mac and cheese. This Grandma went on a hunt to try to replicate it and found a recipe...

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Mini Dessert Sandwiches From a Famous Chef Add to Grandma’s Collection of Decedent Unhealthy But Delicious Treats With Which To Spoil Grandchildren

Feb 6, 20162 min read

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Mini Dessert Sandwiches From a Famous Chef Add to Grandma’s Collection of Decedent Unhealthy But Delicious Treats With Which To Spoil Grandchildren

This Grandma always looks for decedent unhealthy but delicious treats with which to spoil grandchildren. Who would have thought I would...

Healthy Grandchildren in 2016 With healthychildren.org and Baked Chicken Tenders

Jan 31, 20162 min read

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Healthy Grandchildren in 2016 With healthychildren.org and Baked Chicken Tenders

The news about the Zika virus passed by mosquitos is all over the news. The news about the children in Flint, Michigan being exposed to...

Baby Carrots Are the Best Junk Food For Grandchildren and Not What We Think They Are

Jan 27, 20164 min read

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Baby Carrots Are the Best Junk Food For Grandchildren and Not What We Think They Are

This Grandma has to admit that she believed that perfectly good large carrots out of the ground were whittled down to make the tiny baby...

Cookie Exchanges Are Abundant in Holiday Season With Cookie Recipes For Every State and Every Grandma To Make Or Buy the Best for Grandchildren

Dec 31, 20154 min read

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Cookie Exchanges Are Abundant in Holiday Season With Cookie Recipes For Every State and Every Grandma To Make Or Buy the Best for Grandchildren

Last evening a dear long (we never say old) friend said she was invited to a cookie exchange. She declined, as this Grandma would, as we...

Grandmas Love National Cookie Day Every Day And Here Are Cookie Recipes and Two Back Stories About Cookies To Share With Grandchildren Including the Coveted Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Dec 15, 20154 min read

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Grandmas Love National Cookie Day Every Day And Here Are Cookie Recipes and Two Back Stories About Cookies To Share With Grandchildren Including the Coveted Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Our youngest daughter’s first word was “cookie.” This Grandma is convinced it was due to GG (her grandmother) caring for her regularly...