I’ve taught children’s cooking classes for years. One of my favorite homework assignments is to “Learn How to Cook Eggs and Potatoes”. Both of these food staples can be cooked in a variety of ways and they are easy to make!

Each of the kids in my class creates their own cookbook. I print out recipes and they organize them into small photo albums. To help motivate and keep track of the many different ways to prepare eggs and potatoes, I give each a chart to keep track. They color in the recipes as they learn how to prepare them.

To"earn" their eggs and potatoes the kids ask their parents to teach them ways to cook them at home. This simple chart is a great place for parents to start teaching their kids in the kitchen.

Check out one of our favorite egg recipes that kids can make on their own—with the microwave! (Brimhall's Easy as 1-2-3 Egg Burritos, and Egg McMuffins)

Brimhalls Ham and Cheese Popovers

Yummy for Breakfast anytime!

2 TBS melted butter or olive oil
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c milk
1 c flour
½ c diced ham
1 c grated cheese

In a bowl add butter, salt, eggs and milk.

Mix well. Add flour ham and cheese.

Place batter in sprayed muffin tins.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

They will be light and fluffy right when they come out, and then will quickly shrink before your eyes.

YUMMY!

Easy Chocolate Fudge

One of the easiest ways to make fudge! We love to make this for Valentine's Day to give away!

1 12 oz. tub chocolate frosting

1 c chocolate chips

In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips. When they have melted, remove from heat and add chocolate frosting. Mix until creamy. Spray 8x8 tin foil pan with PAM. Pour fudge into pan. Let cool.

Cut into small squares!

YUM!

Mexican Lemonade

We loved this drink when we lived in Mexico!

1-12 oz. can frozen lime concentrate

2 liter bottle Sprite

2 cans water

ice

Mix concentrate with 2 cans of water until well combined. Slowly add Sprite and mix. Add ice.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Here is my all time favorite kids recipe! My kids will eat anything if I baked it in mini muffin tins. I took grandma's recipe and cut the sugar and oil in half and came up with these little gems. Enjoy!

BEST WHEN HOT.

2 eggs
¾ c oil
¼ c water
1 TBS vanilla
3 ripe bananas (any size)

1 1/3 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cloves
3 ½ c flour

1 c chocolate chips
½ c nuts, optional

Mix all wet ingredients first. Beat until frothy. Add all of the dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Add the chocolate chips and nuts last and mix in with a spoon.
Bake at 350 degrees.
15-20 minutes for mini-muffins
20-25 minutes regular size muffins
45 minutes bread loaf pans

Sour Dough Bread

We have discovered sour dough bread! After watching videos on Youtube.com we made some starter and have been baking incredibly wonderful bread ever since! Here is our favorite recipe!

1-2-3 No Knead Sour Dough Bread

1 c sour dough starter
1 c water
2 tsp salt
3 c flour

Mix all ingredients together in a big bowl. Stir until all the flour is mixed in. Put in a bowl and cover with a lid. Let rise on the counter for 8 hours or turn on the oven for 3 minutes. Turn oven off (this heats it up). Put covered dough in. Let it sit overnight.

To Bake:
1. Put large pot and lid in oven. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
2. Pour dough out onto floured countertop. Pour carefully, try not to break any air bubbles.
3. Flour hands and fold dough over itself 4 times.
4. Open oven and carefully place dough into hot pot. Put on lid--watch out it is HOT!
5. Bake 15-20 minutes with lid. Then, turn down heat to 450 degrees and bake 15 minutes.

Comes out crusty! YUM!