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5 New Mexico Foods to Cook with Your Kids
April 21, 2009
Have fun in the kitchen with your kids and enjoy (and perhaps discover for the first time) some traditional New Mexicand foods. Here are some recipes your kids can help with.
Sopaipillas: According to Epicurious.com, sopaipillas are thought to have originated here in Albuquerque. One of my favorite part about eating at New Mexican restaurants is the sopaipillas that follow the meal! Bring the taste to your own kitchen and let your kids help out. You can purchase mixes at the grocery store or make them from scratch (google sopaipillas to find a recipe). Your preschooler can mix the ingredients and then top them with powdered sugar and/or honey when you're finished frying them.
Tostadas: Lay out a bunch of ingredients (beans, meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.) and your child can build his own tostada and put just what he wants on it. You can do the same things with tacos or burritos, but the fact that tostada shells are flat make it easier for the kids to top them.
Tamales: Tamales are especially popular here around Christmastime, as you surely know. Our family has started a tradition of making tamales each Christmas. Our four-year-old helps spread the masa and put in the fillings. For more information on how our family does tamales, check out this post.
Enchiladas: Cheese enchiladas are a favorite meal for both my four-year-old and one-year-old. I add in a can of plain tomato sauce along with the enchilada sauce so they aren't too spicy for my boys (and they don't end up too bland for the adults). My older son is usually my "cheese man" and he'll sprinkle the shredded cheese into the tortillas before I roll them up.
Biscochitos: These are another popular Christmas treat. Cookies always provide lots of opportunity for kids to help out, from putting iningredients, to mixing, to putting the dough on the cookie sheets.
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Our Christmas Tradition - Tamales
December 22, 2008
This month, the national Being Savvy blog is talking a lot about traditions . One of our family Christmas traditions is making tamales. Our four year old loves helping mix up the masa and actually make the tamales. The ones he makes certainly aren't perfect, but this is his third year as our helper and he's definitely getting better. It's certainly not an original New Mexico tradition, but Read more...
5 More Toys Your Kids Will Love
December 09, 2008
Still wondering what you might put under the tree this year? Here are some ideas for you: Learning Tower This stool is a perfect height for allowing your child (even the littlest ones) to help out in the kitchen. I know this would be a welcome addition to our kitchen - it can even be used as a puppet theater or a small fort! Magnetic Calendar My son loves having his own Read more...
5 Toys Your Kids Will Love
December 02, 2008
Still on the lookout for a great Christmas gift? Here are some ideas, these are all toys that my preschooler loves (or wants to love, assuming Santa brings it!). Need more ideas? Head over to Savvy Source's Books, Toys, and More page. Kid-Tough Digital Camera When my second son was born, he "gave" this camera to his big brother as a gift. My older son had a wonderful time taking pictures Read more...
Celebrate Fall
October 27, 2008
The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and some terrific holidays are just around the corner. That's right, it's Fall! I grew up in Arizona and only thought I knew what seasons were until I spent a few years living on the east coast. Albuquerque may not "do" fall quite like the east, but compared to central Arizona, it's wonderful! Here are some fun ways to celebrate Read more...
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