Today for ‘The Kids Cook Monday’ we’re sharing one of our earliest episodes and a recipe we whip up regularly. Soph was 6 yrs old in the show, and now at almost 8 she’s even more active in helping flip our omelety creation.

Following is our recipe…it’s great for breakfast or breakfast for supper:

Cheesy Eggs
2 Eggs, beaten
1/4 (or more to taste) Cheese – we like camouflage cheese (aka marble jack)
butter
Salt and pepper to taste

First, Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat with a whisk. Add the salt and pepper to taste.

Heat up a frying pan and melt enough butter to coat the bottom so the eggs don’t stick. Then, pour the egg mixture into the pan.

Once the egg has firmed up enough to slide a spatula underneath, flip it over. Immediately add the cheese to one half of ‘egg circle’ and flip the other half over the cheese. Let the cheese melt for about 30 seconds, then flip it over one more time. Let it sit in the pan another 30 seconds or so. Once the cheese has melted to your preferred state of gooey-ness, it’s ready for eating…well, after moving it to a plate

Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

P.S. Don’t forget to stop by The Kids Cook Monday website for lots of recipes and ideas for starting a family cooking night for your family!

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.

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

Burgers are awesome. Alex, Soph and I are burger people…well mostly Alex and me, but Soph does eat burgers most of the time. We like Hamburgers, Turkey Burgers and our featured burger of this week, Tuna Burgers. Not only are they high in protein and low in fat, they’re a great meal to make as a family…throw the ingredients into a bowl, squish together (kids love squishing things!)…form patties, fry ‘em up and all you’ve got left is to eat!

We hope you enjoy this re-share of our Tuna Burger episode for ‘The Kids Cook Monday.’

Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

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Being from Minnesota and people who regularly attend our State Fair, food-on-a-stick is not an unusual thing for Alex, Soph and me. BUT, most of the stick-food we see isn’t quite so healthy as our Fruit-on-a-Stick a.k.a. Fruit Kabobs. In this episode that we originally shared last year, Alex and Sophia show the simplicity involved in making a healthy snack-on-a-stick.

Enjoy the show and Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Mom

P.S. Please check us out on iTunes and give us a review (click on the ‘view in iTunes’ button, and scroll to the bottom). It’ll help us rank higher and get our show out to more families and kids who like to cook…Thank you!

We originally aired this recipe for Oven-Baked Pork Chops from 45pounds.com back in August of 2010 to kick of Season 2 of Two Kids Cooking TV. We though it would be a great show to re-share for ‘The Kids Cook Monday’.

The Kids Cook Monday is a weekly opportunity for families to take health into their own hands. The Kids Cook Monday provides examples of kid friendly recipes and video demonstrations along with nutrition and safety tips- making it easy for families to cook and eat together every Monday. This year, Alex, Sophia and I will be re-shareing recipe previous episodes every Monday throughout the year. We’ll even throw in a few new episodes here and there specifically planned for The Kids Cook Monday.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

P.S. Next week we’ll have a brand new episode of Two Kids Cooking TV, so make sure and stop back!

We’ve been super busy this holiday season, getting in lots of family fun time. Sooo, this week we’re re-sharing our New Year’s episode from last year. These recipes are perfect for a New Year’s party and kid’s love to make and eat ‘em.

We hope you all have a Happy New Year!

Enjoy the show.

Happy Family Cooking Everyone!

Alex, Sophia and Kelly

If we haven’t mentioned it, this past weekend was not only Sophia’s birthday, it was also the MN Fishing opener for 2010. So, in honor of all of the fisher people out there–including us–this is fish week!

That means that our The Kids Cook Monday is a fish dish, of course. Soooo, we are sharing a recipe we wanted try for Trout. I, the mom, cook lots of fish, but am not experienced in the Trout department. I have always wanted to try it though, so when I found this super easy recipe in ‘Joy of Cooking,’ I knew the kids and I could share it for the show.

The recipe is really easy to make with the kids, plus, Alex and I loved it! Soph wasn’t as enthusiastic, but I think it had more to do with the ‘whole fish’ thing than the taste. Enjoy the show!

Happy Fishing to All our Minnesota Fans!

If you haven’t stopped by Healthy Monday’s, ‘The Kids Cook Monday,’ yet, head on over and check it out. There are several healthy and easy to cook with kids recipes.

Here at the Two Kids house, we’re sharing our Fruit Kabobs for this weeks, ‘The Kids Cook Monday.’ This recipe is easy, delicious and healthy. We hope you enjoy it!

Fruit Kabobs
Fresh Strawberries
Bananas
Apples
Skewers
Chocolate sauce (optional)

Instructions:
Wash your strawberries and remove the stems. Cut each berry in half. Next, remove the peel from the banana and cut into about 1/2 to 1 inch chunks. Prepare the apple by cutting it into wedges and then cutting each wedge in half.

To assemble, place a piece of each fruit onto a skewer. Rotate the fruit–apple, banana, strawberry, etc.–until your skewer us filled. When your skewers are complete, lay them on a plate and drizzle your chocolate sauce over them with a spoon.

Finally, eat them up!

Now go, get in the kitchen and have some fun cooking together!

Alex, Soph and Mom

P.S. Make sure to stop back this weekend and visit Alex and Soph’s new Online Shop…we’ll be feature a few of our favorite cooking tools from Curious Chef!

Since Thursday, April 22 is Earthy day, we thought we’d share just how we make the trail mix we take with us when we go on adventure walks, or to the swimming pool, or fishing…pretty much any activity where we are enjoying the earth and being active.

Our Earth Day Trail Mix is an easy recipe to make with kids. Lots of measuring, pouring and stirring, ensure everyone will have a job to do, and it’s super fast, so you’ll be munching this tasty treat in no time.

Earth Day Trail Mix
1 cup low-fat honey granola
1 1/2 cup mixed nuts
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries
2 good handfuls of pretzels

Instructions
Measure out each ingredient, pouring it into a large bowl. Stir it all together. Next, snack away!

Happy Earth Day week everyone! If you’re out there, enjoying good ole Mother Nature, take a little Earth Day Trail Mix with you

Alex, Soph and Mom

P.S. For more information about ‘The Kids Cook Monday’, check out The Monday Campaigns, Healthy Monday site–we’re of they’re featured blogs