It’s Monday! and that means it’s time for ‘The Kids Cook Monday!’ This week we’re resharing our recipe for Pizzadillas–essentially they’re quesadilla’s with pizza ‘stuff’ inside. We love this recipe because it allows each of us to customize ingredients and it’s lots of fun…not to mention we love pizza of all kinds

Our recipe is below and in the episode, Alex and Soph show you exactly how they make their own specialty Pizzadillas.

Pizzadillas

Main Ingredients:
Flour Tortillas
Cheese – Mozzarella, Cheddar, a Marbled variety, whatever you prefer
Pizza Sauce for dipping
Cooking Spray

Optional Ingredients:
Pepperoni
Sausage
Chicken
Olives, black and/or green
Artichoke hearts
Onions
Whatever you like on your pizza

Instructions:
The first thing you’ll want to do is prep the ingredients. Have the kids help grate the cheese, slice the olives, cut up the chicken, etc… Once you’ve got all your ‘toppings’ ready, give everyone a tortillas and have them start building their pizzas. Be carefull not to overtop or it will be hard to flip when the pizzadilla is in the pan. Once each person is satisfied with the contents of their pizzadilla, have them add the second tortilla to the top and you’re ready to melt it up.

Heat a pan on the stove top until it’s hot and then spray it with cooking spray. Next, drop in your first pizzadilla, cooking it ’til the first side is browned. Then, spray the side facing up and flip the pizzadilla over–Sophia (age 7) likes to help with the spraying part and Alex (age 12) and I usually take care of the flipping. After both sides are browned and the cheese has melted, lift it out of the pan and let it cool on a plate. Finally, it’s time for cutting! We usually cut ours into either 4 or 6 pieces.

Once your pizzadilla is cut to your satisfaction, serve with a side of microwave-warmed pizza sauce and you’ve got yourself a quick, easy and tasty meal!

Enjoy the show and happy family cooking everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

P.S. If you need some ideas on how to start a family cooking night at your house, head on over to ‘The Kids Cook Monday‘ for lots of tips, recipes and ideas.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! You know we love to celebrate the holidays, and this one is no exception. Last year we invented our own Tropical Shamrock Smoothies, but this year, we thought we’d try something straight from Irish tradition. We choose Boxty, an Irish Potato cake. It’s pretty similar to our favorite Polish Potato Pancakes, so we were sure we’d like ‘em. We were right

The recipe we used is from Bellaonline, if you want to try them yourself. It’s quick and great for cooking with kids.

Enjoy the show and Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

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We’ve been participating in the ‘The Kids Cook Monday‘ initiative for about a year now, so you’ve probably seen our posts about ‘em, or at least have a vague recollection of us mentioning them before; But, guess what? They have officially launched their awesome website! It’s filled with great resources to help families get in the kitchen together and have some fun.

What exactly is The Kids Cook Monday? Well, it’s an initiative that encourages families to keep-up or start a tradition of family dinners. When Monday is family dinner night, the meal becomes a fun event, ensuring that parents and kids spend quality time together every week, all year round.

You don’t have to be an expert cook to make a family meal together either–Parents can explore cooking with kids even if they’re novice cooks! The Kids Cook Monday website is filled with recipes that come with age group suggestions as well as “parent”, “kid’ and “together” cooking tasks. There’s also an information packed toolkit to help get your family started.

Studies show that children who engage in regular family dinners eat more nutritious diets, get better grades in school and develop better communication skills, so how can the modern family incorporate a regular, family mealtime? Alex, Sophia and I, along with ‘The Kids Cook Monday’ and the other organizations and bloggers on board are here to help your family answer that question. Go check out www.TheKidsCookMonday.org, look through their suggestions and ideas, and then get in the kitchen and start having fun!

Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

This week we’re showing off how the Curious Chef 16-Piece Cupcake & Decorating Kitand sharing our thoughts…while we make and eat cupcakes of course! ;D

This kit is great for kids who like baking and decorating with frosting. The frosting spreader and frosting decorator work great and are perfect for jr. pastry chefs.

The only issue we had was with the silicone liners, because we’d never used them before and Mom didn’t read the directions thoroughly (oops!). I should’ve sprayed them with cooking oil and then we’d have had less sticking. I’ve learned my lesson!

We hope you find the review helpful and for our thoughts on other Curious Chef Kids Cooking Tools, click here. Enjoy the review!

Happy Family Cooking Everyone,

Alex, Sophia and Kelly