Looking for simple recipes my grandaughter can make with a small amount of supervision.?

Question

she is 9 years old. Eager to learn to cook and we are making a recipe book for her this summer. Please help us .

Answer 1

Try French Toast, grilled cheese sandwiches, BLTs (she'd probably need help with the bacon), Jello, boxed pudding, no-bake cookies, easy peanut butter cookies (1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 large egg--mix together, roll into balls and roll in sugar. Place on cookie sheet and press out with fork or bottom of glass, bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees).

Answer 2

KID - CAN - DO PIZZA

1 can biscuits
Pizza sauce
Pepperoni
Any kind shredded cheese

Open can for kids. Let them flatten the biscuits with the palms of their hands and place 1-2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Place a teaspoon of sauce in the centers of the dough. Top with 1 pepperoni per pizza and top with cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

KID COOKIES BY TUPPERTOYS

1/2 c. cake mix, any flavor
1/2 tsp. soft butter
1 1/2 to 2 tsp. water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter and cake mix. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons water and blend. Add water as needed. Roll out on floured pastry sheet, then cut cookies. Put on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 8 minutes. About 1 dozen cookies. Kids love to make these. Chocolate and lemon cake mix are especially good.

Answer 3

Marshmallow Krispie Squares with Fruit & Nuts
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10 oz bag of marshmallows (small ones might be easier to work with than the larger ones)
1/4 cup of butter
raisins: sultanas (golden ones) - or dry cherries
nuts: toasted cashews - or toasted hazelnuts
6 cups of rice krispies

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spray or lightly oil a rectangular baking pan (10 x 13 say) ...or butter it lightly

put the rice krispies into a large mixing bowl

melt the butter in the top of a double boiler ... then put in the marshmallows and melt them down...mix with a wooden spoon until smooth and well-blended

pour the mixture into the bowl of krispies and mix evenly

add the fruit and nuts, distribute them evenly

pour the mixture into the rectangular dish, and make it even with the back of an oiled spoon or off-set spatula ...or even the bottom of an oiled measuring cup ... just so you can press it even

**let it cool and set until it is firm to the touch
**cut squares
**remove them from the dish ...serve
** also store them in a flat tin with pieces of waxed paper between the layers ..

notes: you may use any combination of nuts, dry or candied fruits you wish....even coconut ... or sesame seed ...or some trail mix with dried papaya, etc. ..or even fried Chinese egg noodles from Chinese take out, and mix in some toasted cashew nuts and / or toasted sesame seeds

for Christmas they are nice with a seasonal mixture of candied fruits, maybe toasted hazelnuts, then frosted with chocolate


love, Lakshmi

Answer 4

Check out Kraftfoods.com, they have great recipies for children look under "especially for kids". I taught my 2 sons at an early age by making no bake cookies. Actually we did alot of baking in the early years cakes, cookies, pies the fun foods. Kids tend to enjoy cooking especially if there will be a "sweet" reward in the end.

Answer 5

EGG PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST (CHILDREN)
10 oz. can refrigerated pizza crust
8 eggs
4 oz. fully cooked turkey sausage links
1 tomato, thinly sliced and cored
1 c. shredded low-fat Mozzarella
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place crust in 10 inch pizza pan and cook for 5 minutes until lightly brown. While crust is baking, scramble eggs until moist, not dry. Spread eggs over crust. Top with cut-up sausage, tomato and cheese. Bake 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Cut into slices.


TWIN EGGS IN TOAST BASKET
Soft butter
4 slices bread
8 eggs
4 tsp. milk
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spread 4 slices bread with soft butter. Press each slice buttered side down in baking dish or 4 individual baking dishes. (Custard cups.) Break 2 eggs into each bread slice. Pour 1 teaspoon milk over the eggs in each dish and sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Bake in 350 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes or until eggs are set. Serve carefully in the baking dishes. Or, if you like, loosen the toast around the edges with 2 forks and lift toast baskets onto platter. Makes 4 servings.

Meat filled Crescent ring:

Ingredients:
2 packages crescent rolls
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
shredded lettuce
chopped tomatoes
one bunch of green onions, chopped
1 diced avocado
1 cup sour cream
salsa
Method:
Brown ground beef and follow taco seasoning directions on back of package.
Add the cheese and place aside for the time being.
Unroll the two packages of crescent roll.
On a cookie sheet, place the crescent roll wedges in a circle, wide side of wedge towards the middle, pointed end towards the outside.
Place the ground beef on the crescent rolls and wrap the pointed ends of the rolls around the meat mixture, so that it forms a ring.
Bake at 375 F for approximately 12 minutes.
When baked remove from oven and place on a large platter.
On the inside of the ring place lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and avocados.
Dollop sour cream and salsa over all.
Cut into wedges and serve warm.

or try this website:
http://www.thefunplace.com/recipe/kids.html

Answer 6

A box cake with canned frosting. At nine she could be trusted to take it out of the oven after being shown how.

Answer 7

Go to www.ask.com and do a search for "Kid friendly recipes". Rachel Ray also has a cookbook out for kids.

Answer 8

rice krispie squares,ants on a log, jello, scrambled eggs, chip dip also check out the Betty Crocker Junior cookbook

Answer 9

BAKED APPLES
One-half cooking apple per child, and for each half apple:

1 t. honey
1 T. orange juice
1 t. sunflower seeds or nuts

Wash apples, cut in half, and help children remove cores (using a melon baller is easiest). Place apples in a baking dish. Spread honey, juice, and nuts in center and over top. Bake in microwave on high for three to five minutes or until tender. Allow additional time for more than two apple halves. These may be baked at 500 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, but remember to add enough water to cover the bottom of the baking dish.

Try using brown sugar, a dot of margarine, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and several raisins in centers.




BANANA SMOOTHIE
Make up your own variations using other fruits and juices.

1 small frozen banana, cut into chunks
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 cup orange juice

Put all ingredients into the blender and whirl until smooth. These are
fairly thick. Add more liquid if you want them thinner. Makes 2 servings,
each having 125 calories, 213 mg calcium, 10 mg vitamin C, 7 grams protein,
and 160 mg sodium.



FRUIT JUICE POPS
1 (6 ounce) can frozen juice concentrate (100% juice)
2 cups plain yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla
6 (5 ounce) paper cups
6 wooden sticks

Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl.
Pour the mixture into six (5 ounce) paper cups (generous 1/3 cup mixture per paper cup).
Insert a wooden stick for a handle.
Cover and freeze until firm.
NOTE: To remove a pop, hold the paper cup under tap water for a few seconds.

Yield: 6 servings
Serving size: 1 fruit juice pop



MELTED CHEESE CHEWS
For the beginning cook, these can be a successful learning experience. Everybody raves because they taste so good. You'll need:

Whole-wheat bread (for variety, use taco shells or pita pockets) Cheddar cheese, preferably lowfat, grated
Corn oil margarine

Toast the bread on one side, either under the broiler or in a toaster oven: Spread margarine on the untoasted side, and sprinkle with freshly grated cheese. Cut the bread into strips or triangles, toast until cheese is melted, and enjoy. Or try spreading peanut butter on bread or pita pockets cut in wedges. Pop into a microwave for a really quick treat.



PEANUT BUTTER POPOVERS
1 can (10) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
10 teaspoons peanut butter
10 teaspoons fruit preserves

Lay biscuits on cookie sheet.
Put 1 teaspoon peanut butter and 1 teaspoon fruit preserves on each biscuit.
Fold over each biscuit and pinch ends together tight to seal in filling.
Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Yield: 10 servings
Serving size: 1 popover
Snack Suggestion: One peanut butter popover and 1/2 cup of milk



TIN CAN ICE CREAM
Making Tin Can Ice Cream never fails to be a special event for children. But, it is also a messy activity and one that requires extra help. A parent volunteer should be on hand the day you plan this. Since eggs should be cooked before eating, we recommend you use the following vanilla custard recipe. You need to prepare this in advance. Children can pound ice cubes in a cloth bag with a hammer to crush ice.



Here's some websites with some great stuff

http://www.kidscookarkansas.com/recipes.aspx

http://kidscrafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/cake_mix_in_a_jar_recipes

http://www.childrensrecipes.com/

http://www.bhg.com/bhg/slideshow/slideShow.jsp?slideid=/templatedata/bhg/slideshow/data/cookingwithkidsSS_03132002.xml&catref=C436


http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/sc_1972.xml


http://www.cookingwithkids.net/


http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/kidscooking.htm