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Valentine recipes for kids:

TIP: The cookie recipe makes good Valentines Day gifts 

Heart Shaped Pink Pancakes
Add a little red food coloring to your regular pancake batter and pour mixture from a squeeze bottle to make a heart or pour into a metal heart shaped cooking cutter directly on to your griddle. You can also add white chocolate chips, strawberries or both to the batter. Top with whip cream for a delicious breakfast surprise. Serve with fresh strawberries and strawberry flavored milk.

Valentine Roll-Ups
flour tortillas
strawberry cream cheese
thin sliced lunch meat
finely shredded cheese
lettuce

Spread strawberry cream cheese to tortilla, add other ingredients, roll, slice and enjoy!

Heart Shaped Homemade Pizza
pizza dough
pizza or pasta sauce
mozzarella cheese
your favorite toppings

Shape your dough into a heart shape, add sauce, cheese and toppings and bake.

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
2 dozen large strawberries with stems
12-oz bag of white or milk chocolate chips

In a microwave on the defrost setting or ten percent power, melt one 12-oz. bag of chocolate chips.  Stir well every minute or so until completely smooth. Dip strawberries into the chocolate by holding the stems. Cover about ¾ of each berry and let excess chocolate drip off. (If you want to add miniature chocolate chips or candies as decoration, add them immediately after dipping) Place the strawberries on waxed paper in the refrigerator to allow chocolate to set. Additionally you may want to melt a contrasting color chocolate chip and drizzle diagonally onto the already made and set chocolate covered strawberries for an added touch. Refrigerate and serve the same day they are made for best results.

Be Mine Valentine Pie
1 cup Water
1 – 3 oz cherry or strawberry-flavored gelatin
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 – 9″ pie shell
chocolate kisses

In a 4-cup glass measuring cup stir together the water and gelatin. Microwave, uncovered, on 100% power for about 2 minutes. Add the ice cream to the gelatin and stir until the ice cream is totally melted. Chill the mixture for about 1/2 hour, stirring a few times. Pour the chilled mixture into your pie shell. Chill about 4 hours. Arrange kisses in a heart shape on the top of the pie

Sugar Free Valentine Cherry Pie
2 deep dish pie shells
2 - 16 oz. cans tart sour cherries with juice
3 T. cornstarch
¼ c. granulated sugar replacement
¼ t. almond extract
a dash of salt
red food coloring

Drain cherries but reserve ½ cup of cherry juice. Combine reserved cherry juice, cornstarch, sugar replacement, almond extract and salt in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened, though the mixture will not be clear. Add a few drops of red food color, fold in cherries and allow filling to rest while preparing pie shells.

Place one shell in pie plate, securing dough to plate by pressing edge with tongs of a wet fork. Cut away excess. Cut second pie shell into 8 heart shaped designs with cookie cutter. Prick with fork. Pour cherry filling into pie shell. Arrange hearts evenly on top of cherry filling. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes or till crust is browned.

Big Valentine Cookie
1 package (18 ounces) refrigerated cookie dough (any flavor) -  well chilled
decorative icing, Valentine’s candies, melted chocolate

Shape an entire package of cookie dough into heart shape on greased baking sheet. Bake according to package directions, adding 3 to 4 minutes to the baking time on the package. Cool on a baking sheet for 1 minute; carefully loosen cookie with spatula. Cool on baking sheet completely. Decorate with candies, icing and melted chocolate.

Valentine Rice Crispy Pops
1/2 cups butter
red food coloring
10 cups crispy rice cereal
9 cups miniature marshmallows
popsicle sticks
candy hearts with messages
12 oz bag of miniature white chocolate chips

Melt butter and marshmallows and stir until smooth adding small amounts of red food coloring until the desired shade is apparent. In a large bowl combine marshmallow mixture and rice cereal. While warm roll mixture into several balls with buttered hands, shape each into a heart shape, insert popsicle stick at bottom and press on candy hearts. Refrigerate. Optional: Dip one corner of each pop into melted white chocolate chips, place on wax paper until set. Wrap each pop in red cellophane or fold top sandwich baggies and tie with a pink ribbon to hand out as treats.

Valentine Delights Cookbook A Collection of Valentine Recipes

Wilton 6-Cavity Silicone Heart Mold Pan Discover the convenience and easy release of Wilton’s flexible silicone bakeware! Freezer, refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Wilton 6-Cavity Nonstick Heart Mini Cake Pan Wilton’s premium non-stick bakeware combines superior non-stick performance, serving convenience and elegant heart shape design, to provide the highest level of baking satisfaction.

Wilton Heart Giant Cookie Pan Create a giant-sized pan cookie or brownie in a heart shape that will be a big hit. Ideal for refrigerated dough and brownie mix.

Wilton Valentine Mini Baking Cups Fill with candy, cookies and other goodies; great for gifts and surprises, too! Coordinates with shaped bags and party bags.

Wilton Valentine Standard Baking Cups Fill with candy, cookies and other goodies; great for gifts and surprises, too! Coordinates with shaped bags and party bags.

Wilton Mini Heart Silicone Baking Cups No muffin pan needed for these Valentine treats!

Tovolo Silicone Heart Cupcake Molds, Set of 8 This set of 8 features four each of pink and red hearts. Silicone baking cups are known for their top performance in baking evenly, are re-usable, and will last for many years to come.

Wilton Valentine’s 6 Piece Mini Cutter Set Put variety in your cookie-making with fun Valentine multi-shape sets.

Wilton Sweetheart 6 Cell Sprinkle Mix Includes 2 Heart Mixes, Sweetheart Nonpareils, Pink Red, and Lavender Sugars

Wilton Valentine Nonpareils 5.25 Ounce Sprinkles Shake up your Valentine treats with fun colors and designs.

Valentine’s Day Nonpareils Sprinkles 2 1/2oz Cupid’s favorite! Valentine Nonpareils Sprinkles feature pink, red and white confectionary sprinkles in a plastic bottle for convenient pouring and storage. Great for topping cupcakes, cookies and ice cream. Certified kosher. Net weight 2 1/2oz.

Cake Mate Decors Valentine Mix Candy Sprinkle 4-Count, 3.5 Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6)

Cake Mate Valentine Cupcake Stix 12-Count (Pack of 24)

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Hot Dogs or Corn Dogs
Toddlers also love hot dogs and corn dogs and they are also easy to take with you. If your child doesn’t want to eat a bun then just give them the hot dog. Put it on a stick for a fun twist. Serve with whole grain crackers, fruit cocktail, and their favorite vegetable.

Easy, Mini Pizzas
This is one of our favorite recipes for toddlers. Use tomato sauce and cheese to turn a wide variety of things into great mini pizzas. Lightly toast wheat tortillas, corn tortillas, English muffins, or wheat bagels, then top with your tomato sauce and cheese. Chop veggies really fine and saute them for a minute or two and place them on the sauce and before the cheese. You can also top with a low fat pepperoni and other favorite pizza toppings.

Macaroni and Cheese
Another toddler magnet is macaroni and cheese. Add low fat hamburger, low fat sausage, hot dogs and or some chopped sauteed vegetables for a change.

Quesadillas
You can turn tortillas and wraps can be turned into yummy quesadillas. Place one on medium heat, top with cheese, and another tortilla or wrap and lightly toast until the cheese is melted. They are easy and make great meals for toddlers and you can add all sorts of stuff to them. Add veggies, add chopped meat of any sort, top with salsa. Have fun with it and you will come up with some great recipes for you and your family. You can also use quesadillas as a great way to use up leftovers.

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One recipe that kids really enjoy to make and eat is Ants on a Log. Not only is this a very healthy treat with protein and vitamins, but there’s no cooking involved! A two year old could make Ants on a Log nearly as easily as you! All you need are the following ingredients and tools: peanut butter, clean celery ribs, raisins and a spoon. Simply scoop out a spoonful of peanut butter and smear it all along into the hollow of the celery stick. Now drop raisins on top of the celery like a trail of ants and Voila! You have Ants on a Log! Kids really get a kick out of these, and there’s absolutely no way to make them wrong.

Ice Cream Sandwiches are as much fun to make as they are to eat. You will need: vanilla (or your favorite flavor) ice cream, chocolate chip (or any other you like) cookies and an ice cream scoop. Now take two cookies and lay them flat. Place a scoop of ice cream on one cookie. Then put the other cookie on top of it. These Ice Cream Sandwiches can be enjoyed right away. To save some for later, wrap the individual sandwiches in plastic wrap. You can put these in a plastic container or freezer bag and keep them in the freezer, but I guarantee they won’t be there for long!

Cooking with kids is fun for them as well as for us. There’s nothing quite like the look on a child’s face when they’ve accomplished something they can be proud of. With the above recipes, no matter how much of it ends up on them- the results will be delicious!

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Sloppy Joe Sandwiches

One lb Ground beef, browned/drained
1/4 cup onion, chopped fine
1/8 cup green pepper, chopped fine
Fifteen oz can tomato sauce
One teaspoon vinegar
One teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Six oz tomato paste

Mix all the ingredients and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add water if it’s too thick. Serve on hamburger buns. Enjoy!

Creamy Italian Sub

1/2 cup of mayonnaise
1/4 cup Italian Dressing (not creamy Italian)
Three cup shredded lettuce
Four long sandwich rolls
One package of lunch meat variety
Eight slices of cheese
One large tomato, thinly sliced
One medium green pepper, thinly sliced

Mix mayonnaise and Italian dressing. Mix in 1/4 cup of the dressing mixture with the lettuce. Brush the insides of the rolls with remaining dressing mixture. Fill the rolls with the lunch meat, cheese, vegetables and lettuce mixture.

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

One pound lean ground beef
One medium onion, quartered and sliced
One medium bell pepper, cut in thin strips
Six slices bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled
Fourteen 1/2 oz can of chunky pizza sauce
Cheddar cheese shredded
One large pizza crust

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In large saucepan, brown ground beef with the onion and the bell pepper and drain. Stir in the six slices of crumbled bacon and the pizza sauce. Spread it on the pizza crust and cover with the cheddar cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Vegetable Penne

Two cups of cooked penne, or any kind of pasta
Four (32 oz.) cups of your favorite pasta sauce
One tomato, diced
One zucchini, diced
One yellow squash, diced
One cup of cut broccoli florets

Mix the cooked pasta, the sauce and the raw vegetables in a saucepan until warm.

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When your child, or grandchild, starts to show an interest in learning how to cook, a snack might be the best place to have them start. All of the fun easy recipes for kids listed here do not require any baking at all. Make one tonight!!

1. Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich

Spoon any flavor ice cream on a large cookie (any kind of cookie will do).
Top with a second cookie. It can be a different kind of cookie as long as it’s the same exact size.
Roll the edges in sprinkles, shredded coconut or chopped nuts.
(makes one serving)

2. Magic Milk

In a large pitcher with a lid, combine the following:
Two cups of milk.
A half of a package of any flavor gelatin (use the four serving pack).
A quarter cup of vanilla ice cream.
Cover and shake vigorously until the mixture is well blended.
Pour into two glasses and serve.
(makes two servings)

3. Haystacks

Microwave one cup of butterscotch chips and a half cup of creamy peanut butter on fifty percent power for three to five minutes.
Remove and add a half cup pf peanuts and two cups of chow mein noodles.
Mix gently until the noodles are coated.
Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper.
Enjoy!

4. Chocolate Dipped Cookies

Heat any brand of dipping chocolate according to the package. Most will have a microwave option that you can use.
Dip chocolate chip cookies half way into the chocolate.
You can substitute chocolate chip cookies for any type of cookies that you prefer.
Dunk the cookie into a cup filled with whatever topping you choose. You can use coconut flakes, peanuts or sprinkles.
Lay the cookie on wax paper and let it stand until the chocolate sets.
(Also check out our other easy candy recipes for kids)

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Don’t forget to make it fun, for them and for you! Try renaming your food with a funny and silly name! Or try renaming the food using your child’s name. For example, rename the cheddar eggs, Billy’s Famous Eggs. Your children will really get a kick out of that.

Also, remember to add extra time in the kitchen so you aren’t rushing around. That won’t be fun for anybody.

1: Cheddar Eggs
(My kids really love this one!)

Spray a small microwavable cup or bowl with cooking spray.
Add one egg and 1 TBS water.
Beat lightly with a fork.
Stir in 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
(you can also use whatever cheese you have on hand)
Microwave on high for 1 minute.
Remove and break up the egg.
Return to microwave for an additional 30 seconds.
Spoon it onto a roll, toast or wrap it in a taco.
(Makes one serving)

2: Banana And Friends
(They like to make this when they have friends sleep over)

Peel and slice one banana.
Place in the bottom of a bowl.
Top it with any flavor yogurt.
Add any kind of cut up fruit on top of the yogurt.
Sprinkle any kids of cereal on top of the fruit
(Makes one serving)

3: Peanut Butter and Jelly Waffle Sandwich
(My husband likes this one!)

Toast two waffles as directed.
Spread one waffle with peanut butter.
Add a few banana slices onto the waffle that has the peanut butter.
Spread jelly onto the other waffle.
Close to make a sandwich
(makes one serving)

Once your child has made them with you a few times, let them do it themselves…or at least most of it.

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The table:

The table is made of a regular double cake. Place icing in between the layers to keep them in place and a light coat over the top and sides. Purchase Marzipan (almond paste) or use the attached recipe and add the food coloring of your
choice, saving a small bit aside for making the cake on the table. Roll out in a 10 inch circle and trim using either a bowel or pie pan. Loosely lay over the top of the cake to resemble a table cloth. Using a small line icing tip,
scribble a pattern to resemble the lace on the tablecloth. You should use the small line tip around the table cloth as well in a bead manner. Take a sandwich cookie and wrap the uncolored Mazipan around it. Using a small shell tip,
decorate the cookie to resemble a cake. The candles are made by taking bits of spaghetti noodle (uncooked) and wrap around with the colored Mazipan.

The chairs:

Make several cupcakes without the paper wrapping. Roll out the remainder of the colored Mazipan and cut 6 inch circles to place over the each cupcake in a flowing fashion. The backs of the chairs are made using Dixie cups. Cut the bottom off and down one side and cut out a pattern you prefer the tops of your chairs to be. Lay each top on the rolled out colored Mazipan and trim around making 2 pieces. Wrap around the front and back of the chair leaving about 1/4 inch of the bottom free. Stick the top of the chair down into each cupcake. Using the small line tip, decorate the chair to resemble a bead pattern. You should do the top of the chair and around the skirt.

The dolls and teddy bears:

Using the a large line tip, squeeze icing the color of your choice into a ball shape. Continue with a second over the first. Using a medium line tip, use flesh colored icing to make the legs and arms. For the head, purchase the icing
faces sold in most stores that sale cake decorating items. Use the same method for the teddy bears as for the dolls only use the medium line tip to make the 3rd ball over the first 2. Use the small line tip to make the ears in the same fashion.

The cups and saucers:

The tea cups and saucers are made from the uncolored Mazipan that is rolled out and then shaped to resemble their counterparts. The handle and trim is made using the small line tip.

Marzipan:
3 cups whole almonds, blanched and ground
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
3-4 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

In a saucepan, heat water and sugar until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Let it boil steadily without stirring the temperature reaches 230-234 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and beat until mixture turns slightly cloudy. Stir in ground almonds, egg whites, and vanilla. Cook over gentle heat for 2-3 minutes or until mixture pulls away from sides of pan. Turn mixture onto a surface that has been sprinkled with some of the powdered sugar. Knead the mixture until smooth, working in the rest of the powdered sugar. Pull off pieces and roll into balls or olive-shaped pieces. Wrap in foil or wax paper and store in airtight container.

What you need:
4 heads fresh broccoli, chopped
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups crushed, seasoned croutons

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, and set aside.

In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the cheese, cream of mushroom soup, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese is melted. Add the broccoli, stirring to coat. Transfer the mixture to a 9×13 inch baking dish.

In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Mix in the croutons, and sprinkle over the broccoli mixture.

Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is browned and broccoli is tender.

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(10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach (or substitute any other vegetable)
8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup cubed processed cheese food
1 cup melted butter, divided in half
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

In a large bowl, combine the spinach, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese, processed cheese food, 1/2 the butter, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.

Place a layer of phyllo dough into the bottom of a lightly greased 2-quart casserole dish. Spread the spinach and cheese mixture into the dish and top with 4 layers of phyllo dough, spraying each layer with butter-flavored cooking spray. Drizzle the remaining butter over the top.

Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 minutes

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