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Play Kitchens
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on February 1, 2010
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OK ladies, I want to buy my daughter a kitchen for her 2nd bday. I'm willing to spend up to 250, if it's a truly solid, wood product. I'm toying with buying her the ...
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- I did a lot of research and we got my 2 year old son the Kidkraft Let's Cook kitchen for Christmas. It's great quality, very heavy and solid. He loves playing with it....
- I actually found a wood kitchen set at a garage sale. It is a fridge and sink - 2 separate pieces. Both of my children love it, and play with it all the time. You m...
- Melissa & Doug has a bunch of different wooden kitchen toys. They have a wooden kitchen and wooden play food. We don't have the kitchen, but we have some of the play...
When Can They Cook
Asked by T.S. from Houston
on January 11, 2009
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My son is 4 and is always wanting to be in the kitchen. It has always been our rule that the kitchen is off limits, especially when we are cooking. As he is getting ...
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- The great thing about letting kids help you cook is that they learn to be more excited about new foods if they help prepare them. They also learn about math and scienc...
- Let him get the things out of the ref. put things in the garbage, and make some cut out cookies with him that he can add sprinkles to and then eat. He can stand on a c...
- Hi T., I have the same issue and just bought my daughter a little fold-up kitchen online at landofnod.com. When I'm cooking, I open it up for her on the kitchen floor...
Rice Cooker and Crock Pot Recipes
Asked by A.P. from Houston
on October 23, 2009
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can you guys email me some of your favorite rice cooker recipes? I need something easy to cook after I get home from a long day at work. Any and all will be appreciated
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- A. - This recipe is foolproof. You line the bottom of the crockpot with small red potatoes, baby carrots and celery. Then put your meat (we really like pot roast)...
- look on line for taste of home lots of them
- Here's my absolute favorite crock pot recipe. Super yummy and *so* easy! Mango-Chipotle Pot Roast 1 3-4 lb boneless beef chuck roast 1 TBSP McCormick Montreal ...
Making Your Own Baby Food
Asked by A.K. from Detroit
on July 14, 2010
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For those who have made their own baby food, what kitchen gadget have you used? Is a standard food processor okay, or did you buy something specifically for baby food?...
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- We used a margarita blender collecting dust in a cupboard. It was a blender with a spout on the bottom. Boil veggies, blend in blender, dispense into ice cube trays ...
- I love love love my hand held blendar (not the kind you would use for baking). Not sure the exact name of it, but you can just blend the food right in the pot so th...
- I believe a standard food processor would work fine. I did not have one when I made all my daughters baby food. She never had store bought baby food. I bought the b...
Anyone Have Easy One Pot/crockpot Type Meals That Are Easy
Asked by E.G. from Joplin
on September 9, 2009
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Headed into Fall my favorite time of year but this is also a hectic time of year when we seem to have a lot on the calender. It is so nice to be able to prepare someth...
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- We mainly do things like roast or brisket, but I am in a group on cafemom.com, called crockpot moms. People list all kinds of recipes, so it is very nice to get some ...
- I make chili in mine. I just brown the hamburger then add it into the crock pot with chili beans, kidney beans, Bush's chili magic and ro'tel tomatoes then the seasoni...
- In the freezer section, they have frozen crockpot meals that are pretty tasty. All you do, is open the package and pour into the pot. Chilli is also a good meal to mak...
Disciplining a 20 Month Old
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on January 21, 2009
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My 20 month old daughter pushes our kitchen chairs all across the kitchen. I swear my chairs have more miles than my car. She gets on top of the counters and she is ...
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- Can you give her a time out in her crib? My little one won't stay in a time out, so this is where he goes. He hates it and knows now when I tell him to stop or he's ...
- We started disciplining our daughter at around 18 months, because she kept flinging her plate off the table when she didn't want to eat or if she just thought it would...
- She will not stop until you establish the rules with her and use a punishment that will mean something to her when she breaks those rules. She's more than old enough ...
Do You Clear and Load as You Go, or Do You Pile up and Load?
Asked by M.R. from Chicago
on July 31, 2012
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Do you clear your dishwasher first thing every morning, and load dirty dishes as you go through the day? Or, do you place dirty dishes in the sink, and load the dishwa...
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- My goal is always to empty the dishwasher in the morning and load it as I go through the day, but that rarely happens, so I end up with dishes on the counter. I d...
- I wash the last load of dishes at night after dinner is done, so yeah, in the morning after breakfast and packing husband's lunch (and son's lunch/snack when school st...
- Lots of questions! I clean up the kitchen as I go throughout the day. I cant stand the kitchen dirty before I cook so I have to clean it before hand if it's not al...
Need Some Ideas
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on September 1, 2011
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Can anyone give me suggestions for some party food for around 15 people that is beyond chips and dip but that won't have me in the kitchen all day either? Thanks!!!
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- Hi J.! Sorry I'm late on this, but you could do pulled pork sandwiches easily. Throw a large piece of pork butt (relavent to the # of peeps your having over) in the ...
- We... after years of stuck-in-the-kitchen parties (doh!)... finally purchased some chafing dishes. I precooked almost everything the day before our daughter's birthda...
- It's hard to reply without knowing the time of day and the intent. Is this a casual affair? Is this a full blown meal or a selection of appetizers? I entertain all ...
Countertop
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on December 9, 2008
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I am looking for a countertop for our new kitchen. There are so many different things out there, I don't know what to get. My question is this does anyone have granite...
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- Hi M.. I personally do not have granite but we did just get corian. I believe it is made by Dupont and I love it. I think it's beautiful. The sink is a part of the ...
- Hi M., I went through the same dilemma when putting the upgrades in our brand new townhouse five years ago. Based on my experience, I think there are two thinks you s...
- I love my granite countertop but I like my friend's countertop even more. We have a black granite with browns. My friend has a white with gray and brown. You can't ...
Favorite Cookbooks? :)
Asked by J.M. from Missoula
on January 11, 2012
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I have decided to actually start cooking! Lol. But I am useless in the kitchen, so I need a cookbook with recipes for everyday, cheap, easy recipes for the culinary ch...
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- I like America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated (same people) for cookbooks. My favorite is ATK's 10 Year Anniversary Cookbook. It has recipes for everything ...
- The Starving Students Cookbook is full of beginner recipes and breaks down step by step on the techniques. It doesn't assume you already know kitchen terms and techni...
- I love The soup Bible. I find soups to be for most cheap, easy to cook, they fill you up, and avoiding the creamy once even healthy, you can make a big pot and freeze...
