These are the ultimate party snack. They come together pretty fast and they make your house smell amazing as guests arrive. They also make a great addition to any tea parties you may have going on at your house. We also use them as lunch box fillers or after school snacks. As a kid, my…
Month: April 2025
Sweet Orange Rolls
We made these rolls during our Outstanding Orange course. There is something so delightful about a sweet roll. The whole house smells amazing, they are so soft and sweet, and the it’s almost impossible to wait for them to come out of the oven. That being said, I don’t have time to wait hours for…
Fresh Tomato Pizza Sauce
This sauce is perfect for late summer when tomatoes are cheap and flavorful. You squeeze out the water to create a sauce that is more concentrated tomato-ness. Grown Ups Corner: One reason I like using fresh tomatoes instead of canned is to create a positive tomato experience for students that may have not had one…
Veggie Pizza
Pizza is one of my favorite ways to eat veggies that are difficult for me to eat by themselves. I love adding mushrooms (one food I am still learning to like), black olives (that I love but often forget about), and red bell pepper. All three of these foods are power houses of nutrients, and…
Quick Pizza Dough
If you’ve been following along True Family Food for a while, you know we’ve done Pizza, Movie, and Ice Cream Fridays for years now. It serves many purposes. By Friday, I am usually tired of being in the kitchen, and we often order take out pizza or do a frozen pizza. It also assures my…
Muffin Tin Popovers
I am not a big single use kitchen tool owner. I’d rather things take 30 seconds longer than have to store an extra bulky item. Don’t even get me started on avocado knives. I am here to tell you you don’t need a popover pan to make delicious popovers. Do they come out a little…
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Use this to top our Vanilla Cupcakes. This is a great, easy to accomplish, recipe for chefs starting out in baking. Make sure it is thin enough to be easy for them to pipe (if you are going that route). If you need to thin it a bit, just dump it all back into the…
Classic Vanilla Cupcakes
These cupcakes are a classic crowd-pleaser. There are so many skills to learn when making cupcakes. You have to cream butter and sugar together, scoop and swipe your flour, make a proper buttercream without over mixing, and then pipe that buttercream onto your gorgeous, fluffy cupcakes. There is not much that excited a room full…
Fluffy Pancakes
I am a pancake fiend. I love pancakes. I love all pancakes. I love flat pancakes that you smear with butter and syrup and roll up like a burrito, I love dense pancakes filled with spelt and dried cherries, but most of all I love a giant stack of fluffy pancakes that tower above your…
Veggie Breakfast Tacos
These breakfast tacos are surprisingly delicious! The smoky seasoning on the black beans combined with the sweetness from the roasted sweet potatoes creates a flavor combination that I want to wake up to every day. Students as young as 5 can begin to scramble their own eggs. Class Tips to remember: Personally, breakfast tacos have…
Whipped Cream
This is your calling to make your own whipped cream. It is beyond easy. It tastes so good, and it makes a ton! It is such an impressive flex to any event or dinner when you bring a nice, cold bowl of freshly whipped cream. There is something so vintage about it. Like making your…
Wonderful Waffles
A hazard of the job of a recipe developer and culinary class instructor is that I am always trying new recipes. I am on the hunt for ways to simplify recipes for students and also ways to broaden their horizons. I want to find food that is yummy and also some recipes that may challenge…
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