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Look What We Made!

October 5, 2016 By Lena 195 Comments

NOTE: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

When kids learn to cook, they build healthier eating habits for life.

There’s no doubt about this. Developing a respect and appreciation, for both the ingredients and process of seeing a meal through to completion, is paramount for making wise food choices. As a young girl, I loved being “invited” into my mom’s kitchen to learn about foods, discover cultural traditions and of course, sample the ingredients along the way. (Though “licking the bowl” is now considered taboo! Boo hoo!)

Today, I have a young, enthusiastic sous chef who shadows me in the kitchen. Together, we tackle meal planning, work together to prep the meal and often, he’ll help me serve. (He’s great at garnish.)
_dsc0307However, I know that this isn’t the norm; many parents aren’t teaching cooking skills because they lack the confidence to do so. In fact, less than half of Canadian parents feel highly skilled at creating a balanced meal, and even have trouble with the most common kitchen tasks, like seasoning, chopping and pan frying. At the same time, 98% of Canadian parents think it is important to cook with their children.

So, we’ve got a situation where we know it’s important to teach our kids these essential life skills, but we simply don’t have the confidence to carry out the instruction. Here’s where Ben’s Beginners comes in. 

Uncle Ben’s believes in getting more families cooking together, because cooking is a life skill as essential as reading and writing. The Ben’s Beginners activities and recipes are a great place to get started; you can find interactive activities that teach basic cooking skills like peeling and stirring, as well as easy and delicious recipes for kids and parents to cook together.

The best part? The meals include family favourites such as Meatballs & Rice, Cranberry Rice Stuffed Pork Chops and more! All of the recipes are extremely easy to follow and include fun online activities (we love the interactive checklist) to keep kids engaged. This past weekend, I summoned my little sous chef and together, we made a savoury Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole.
_dsc0314First, Reid checked to ensure we had all ingredients. The visual prompts are great for children, as it helps them to identify ingredients and keeps them on task. For this particular lesson, the main skill to be practiced was chopping. However, since the recipe called for a fine dice – and that’s a little challenging for a 6-year old – we decided to work on his measurement skills instead. (Remember: an adult is the best person to decide what tasks are appropriate for the child.)

Great job, Reid! You deserve an “A” for effort.
_dsc0316The online lessons allow you to work at your own pace, and even provide a chance for children to develop an awareness for the ingredients they’re using. Reid, being given the task to separate the little heads of broccoli (a perfect job for his little hands!) instantly became curious about the vegetable.

“Can I eat it raw?” he asked. “Go for it,” I replied. “But it tastes better raw with a little ranch dressing!” He sampled it and deciding he wasn’t a fan. C’est la vie!
_dsc0320Do you love to cook with your kids? The Ben’s Beginners Cooking Contest awards three (3) Grand Prize winners $10,000 CAD which may be used towards a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)! To enter, simply take a photo of yourself (and your kids!) cooking a rice-based dish and upload it to the contest website.

The contest ends on October 30th, so get cooking!
_dsc0323As for us? Well, we popped the Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole in the oven and cleaned the kitchen while it heated through. In the end, we enjoyed a creamy rice dish – packed with chicken and veggie goodness – which the whole family loved.

The best part: we made it together.
_dsc0334Have I inspired you to cook with your kids? One lucky reader will win an Uncle Ben’s #LookWhatWeMade prize pack valued at $150! The prize pack includes a selection of Uncle Ben’s products, cookware and kitchenware for you to enjoy!
img_4685Simply fill the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck all – and don’t forget to enter the Ben’s Beginners Cooking Contest!

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Comments

  1. kathy downey

    October 5, 2016 at 9:55 am

    We cook with the grandkids all the time and their favourite dish to make together Fried Salmon and baked potato loaded with peppers and onions and homemade salsa

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  2. Cathy Breda

    October 5, 2016 at 9:56 am

    The girls love making soups with me. I want them to get comfortable cutting and preparing meals from start to finish.

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  3. michelle

    October 5, 2016 at 9:56 am

    kids love making cookies!

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  4. Cheryl

    October 5, 2016 at 10:01 am

    We cook with the kids as much as possible, I have just started teaching my oldest how to use kitchen tools

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  5. Andrea patel

    October 5, 2016 at 10:01 am

    My kids love helping me in the kitchen. Ages four and five. Mind you I don’t cook much my mother in law does lol. But when I do they love helping me making naan pizzas. Just get naan bread from frozen section and add sauce toppings and baked for ten minutes until bottom is golden brown. So yummy and easy

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  6. Alayne Langford

    October 5, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Lena, thank you for including grandkids! We are just starting to bake cookies together and I have a feeling that by Christmas I will have my own little sous chef! The sky’s the limit! :)

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  7. Donna C

    October 5, 2016 at 10:06 am

    My favourite thing to make with my grandchildren is cookies.

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  8. Erinn Lishman

    October 5, 2016 at 10:08 am

    My three little girls LOVE to cook. I think our favourite meal to make together is homemade pizza- they help me prep all the toppings and have blast making their very own pizza!

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  9. Terri Baker

    October 5, 2016 at 10:11 am

    My granddaughter and I make homemade pizza and banana bread together. She loves to help.

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  10. Jenny Major

    October 5, 2016 at 10:13 am

    My kid love to help me in the kitchen!

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  11. Krista Price

    October 5, 2016 at 10:14 am

    My little guy is still really young to help in the kitchen but he loves to help decorate cookies and other baked goods

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  12. leanne

    October 5, 2016 at 10:15 am

    My daughter loves baking so we make cookies and cakes together.

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  13. Marlene J

    October 5, 2016 at 10:20 am

    Yes, we make chili & cookies

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  14. Melinda

    October 5, 2016 at 10:33 am

    I bake with my daughter often! We like to make cookies.

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  15. Sherri Ford

    October 5, 2016 at 10:42 am

    I love baking cookies with my niece!

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  16. Amanda m

    October 5, 2016 at 10:43 am

    My 8 year old LOVES cooking! So much so we read cookbooks as bedtime stories. She’s in healthy cooking school and she enjoys making chilis and my favourite dish she makes is Swedish meatballs but in a patty for a nice juicy burger!

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  17. Lynda Cook

    October 5, 2016 at 10:43 am

    Oh wow this would be an awesome prize to win, when my granddaughter gets a wee bit older she will be helping me out in the kitchen, she loves helping out, but she also likes to be clean she does not like when her hands are dirty!

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  18. Maria

    October 5, 2016 at 10:47 am

    We cook together and our favorite to make is pizza

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  19. Kathy Fowler

    October 5, 2016 at 10:55 am

    I love to bake traditional recipes with my grandchildren that I baked with my grandmother

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  20. Jennifer Lo

    October 5, 2016 at 10:56 am

    We love to bake together, cupcakes, muffins, cookies…

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  21. Jill MacAulay

    October 5, 2016 at 10:58 am

    The kids love making cookies !

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  22. Treen Goodwin

    October 5, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Me and my Grandson love to make cookies and for a meal we love to make Jambalaya its a huge favorite in our home :)

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  23. Carol Denny

    October 5, 2016 at 10:59 am

    My grandson love to make rice pudding with me.

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  24. Bernice Mckay

    October 5, 2016 at 10:59 am

    My kids are always helping in the kitchen ,one of our favourite food to make together is pizza , and we are always baking too ,cookies & cakes

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  25. Doris Calvert

    October 5, 2016 at 11:04 am

    I love to cook with my niece and nephew so much fun, homemade pizza, lasagna and we bake cookies too!

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  26. Dar W

    October 5, 2016 at 11:09 am

    I don’t cook with my kids! but we bake. :)

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  27. Judy Cowan

    October 5, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Chicken and Rice Soup is a favourite here to make when we have little helpers around.

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  28. Jenn Day

    October 5, 2016 at 11:15 am

    My 5yr old grandson and I love to spend time in the kitchen together. He’s been helping me since he was 3. He loves mixing ingredients and measuring chocolate chips! haha

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  29. Rosanne Robinson

    October 5, 2016 at 11:15 am

    My grandson loves to help out in the kitchen with the cooking and baking. His favourite thing to make are the gingerbread cookies on Christmas Eve, he likes to decorate a special one for Santa.

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  30. gina bergman

    October 5, 2016 at 11:24 am

    We love baking cookies and cupcakes

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  31. margo b

    October 5, 2016 at 11:24 am

    my son and I bake cookies. he also loves to cook some things with me, he helps me get ingredients and helps with the overall baking and cooking. he really enjoys it

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  32. Tara Betterley

    October 5, 2016 at 11:26 am

    I love cooking with my kids. My daughter’s favorite dish that we make together is Shepards Pie.

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  33. Donna Maroulis

    October 5, 2016 at 11:32 am

    This looks like something fun to do with my grandsons !

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  34. Casey Miller

    October 5, 2016 at 11:38 am

    Homemade pizzas!

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  35. angela marriott

    October 5, 2016 at 11:46 am

    My daughters love to help bake cookies and help make pizza.

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  36. Susan Spidle

    October 5, 2016 at 11:50 am

    We love to make rice krispie squares, Uncle Ben’s rice and hotdogs.

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  37. Darlene Demell

    October 5, 2016 at 11:51 am

    I love cooking with the grandchildren. They love helping me make carrot cake.

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  38. Rachel E.

    October 5, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Always cook pizza with my nieces and nephews when they come to visit!

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  39. Elaine G

    October 5, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    With my niece and nephew we like to make cookies together.

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  40. Shirley OFlynn

    October 5, 2016 at 12:17 pm

    We love to bake cookies and make pizza.

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  41. Linda Klages

    October 5, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    My grandkids & I make banana muffins

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  42. jan

    October 5, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    I think it is important to cook with kids, letting them get to know food.

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  43. Kathryn

    October 5, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Cream of mushroom soup with tuna and rice are the best comfort food ever

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  44. Kim K

    October 5, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    We love to bake together and make homemade pizzas.

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  45. valerie theberge

    October 5, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    Yes, we make cookies or cake :)

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  46. Mary

    October 5, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    We’ve just started cooking more with the kids helping. Our favorite is making pizza…they love getting the toppings ready.

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  47. kristen visser

    October 5, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    I try to cook with my oldest, most of the time it just ends up with her sitting at the island playing on her tablet. She is autistic so it’s hard to get her to do certain things but when it comes to cookies she seems quite interested lol

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  48. Jody Doncaster

    October 5, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    I loved cooking and baking with my daughters! Now I get to visit their homes for dinner! Great payoff!

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  49. Anne Taylor

    October 5, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    I cooked with my kids and now I cook with my grandkids! My girls loved baking cookies of all kinds and my grandchildren are partial to making tacos and individual pizzas!

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  50. Jeannie Lam

    October 5, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    I love cooking with my kids. It gets them interested in the food. We love baking cookies and lasagna together.

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  51. Janet C

    October 5, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    We love to make all kinds of cookies and mini muffins! Yum!

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  52. mrdisco

    October 5, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    We make Jello together. It’s fast and easy, just how I like my well nvm.

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  53. tanyab79

    October 5, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    Love baking cookie and muffins with my niece.

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  54. Glogirl

    October 5, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    I did the occasional baking with my cousins making cookies or muffins.

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  55. Lindsay C

    October 5, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    I have been volunteering with Growing Chefs for years, and love teaching the kids how to prepare healthy meals. The best thing to make with them is a veggie stir fry!

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  56. JoKing

    October 5, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    The girls believe in eating healthy so a nice piece of salmon and sauteed vegetables.

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  57. Christine w

    October 5, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    I like to bake – as a kid, i loved making cheese buns with my grandma.

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  58. Maryanne

    October 5, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    We love to make pancakes!

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  59. Debbie F

    October 5, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    I cook with my grandkids – I turn a blind eye to the mess.

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  60. lori butler

    October 5, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    we enjoy making mac n cheese and chocolate brownies

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  61. joy

    October 5, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    we enjoy making desserts, like cookies, and cupcakes, or homemade pizza, together.

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  62. Karla Sceviour

    October 5, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    I used to always make pizza and cookies with my son when he was smaller. :)

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  63. Sarah Smart

    October 5, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    It would have to be homemade pizza for the win! ‘U nephews love to sprinkle the cheese on top and make smiley faces with the pepperoni

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  64. Lilly Wong

    October 5, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    Uncle Ben’s Rice is our first choice for dinner because it”s easier, convient & faster. Better than peeling potatoes & boiling a big pot of water for pasta.

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  65. Gillian Morgab

    October 5, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Sophie helps me cook all the time.Her favourite thing to make is chicken pot pie.

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  66. Florence C

    October 5, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    My kids both are good at cooking. My son played a lot of hockey. I would get him to start supper when he had a game or practice in the night.

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  67. Ashley Pomery

    October 5, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    I love cooking with my nephew. He really loves to bake cookies!

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  68. Karry Knisley

    October 5, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    My kids and I use to love making cabbage roll guts ( they didn’t like cabbage but they loved the guts)

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  69. Viv Sluys

    October 5, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    I cook with my kids. We like making sushi together. Tacos are also a good one. They’re our favourites for team cooking because there are lots of jobs to do so we can all have a job.

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  70. Audrey Skinner

    October 5, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    I make spaghetti and cookies with my great-nephew.

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  71. Vivian Dionne

    October 5, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    We make mini pizzas in which they creat their own toppings.

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  72. Andrea

    October 5, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    I cook with my kids! Our favourite thing to make is pizza!

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  73. 409cope

    October 5, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    I like to bake cookies with my little grandson!

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  74. Julie Hartwig

    October 5, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    We like baking cookies and making smoothies and a mexican shephard’s pie together.

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  75. Athena

    October 5, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    I do cook with my kids. I try to get them involved with dinner, and especially baking.

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  76. Wayne Lecoy

    October 5, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    It would be terrific to win
    an Uncle Ben’s #LookWhatWeMade prize pack.
    In response to your questions of
    Do you cook with your kids or grandkids?
    What is your favourite dish to make together?
    I don’t have any children but i like to
    bake Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
    with my niece.
    Thank you for having this giveaway.

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  77. Melinda Jana

    October 5, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    we love cooking together. we make a lot of different kinds of casseroles

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  78. melissa fowers

    October 5, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    My son is 7 and he loves to help me in the kitchen.

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  79. Sandra F

    October 5, 2016 at 9:10 pm

    We like making chicken pie and baking cakes.

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  80. Cyrille P

    October 5, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    Lots of baking together!

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  81. Holly MacRitchie

    October 5, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    I cook with my niece! She is a vegetarian so we cook lots of stir frys and crock pot veggie meals!

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  82. Shirley S

    October 5, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    We love cooking together. Our favourite thing to make is pizza!

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  83. Kristina Ziegler

    October 5, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    We make pizzas together

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  84. Dorothy H

    October 5, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    No. Maybe… toast.

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  85. Tasha May

    October 5, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    Our favorite dish to make together is homemade mac n’ cheese, my kids love it!

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  86. Rachel Cryer

    October 5, 2016 at 10:51 pm

    My grand-daughter and I make cakes cookies,pasta, lasagna together

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  87. Becky Best

    October 5, 2016 at 11:10 pm

    I cook with my niece and nephews. Our favorite is home made pizza! :)

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  88. Debbie White Beattie

    October 5, 2016 at 11:15 pm

    I love baking with my niece and nephews but cookies are our specialty

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  89. Peter Tusa

    October 5, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    We love to make homemade pizzas and tacos.

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  90. Josie Tusa

    October 5, 2016 at 11:50 pm

    We like to make mini pizzas with everyone’s favourite toppings and stir frys

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  91. Andrea Amy

    October 5, 2016 at 11:57 pm

    My 9 year old has just started to show interest in helping me in the kitchen, and he likes to help no matter what I make. His favourite is to help me make banana bread, and to help me make soup (adding in the vegetables, stirring, etc).

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  92. Amy C

    October 6, 2016 at 12:19 am

    I cook with my kids all the time. Our favourite thing to make is pizza.

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  93. maria

    October 6, 2016 at 12:54 am

    We make rice krispie squares

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  94. Dianne Gardner

    October 6, 2016 at 1:40 am

    I love to cook with my grandchildren. We usually make and decorate sugar cookies or make fun foods like tacos or pizza.

    Reply
  95. Jennifer Richardson

    October 6, 2016 at 2:50 am

    We just started teaching our girls how to help in the kitchen.
    They love anything they get to ‘help’ with the stove.

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  96. Donnas

    October 6, 2016 at 6:26 am

    I love to cook but unfortunately my daughter doesn’t enjoy it as much. I’m afraid that when she ventures out on her own, she’s gonna be enjoying her meals from fast food establishments.

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  97. Soozle

    October 6, 2016 at 6:48 am

    I cook with my God Daughter and we like to bake and make pasta dishes

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  98. Debbie Bashford

    October 6, 2016 at 7:20 am

    peanut butter cookies are our favourite thing to make together

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  99. Nancy Giese

    October 6, 2016 at 8:29 am

    I don’t have children or grandchildren but if I did, we’d make cookies

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  100. Ron Giese

    October 6, 2016 at 8:49 am

    I would love to work in the kitchen with kids! Just don’t have any yet

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  101. Nate Fuller

    October 6, 2016 at 8:55 am

    We live in an older home with a tiny hobbit sized kitchen so the kids and I don’t cook much together from lack of room!

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  102. Jonnie

    October 6, 2016 at 11:40 am

    I love to cook with my kids. Our favorite thing to make is macaroni casserole

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  103. Alison G

    October 6, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    I don’t have kids to cook with, but when I was little I loved to make muffins with my grandma :)

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  104. ginette4

    October 6, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    I bake with the girls..they aren’t fans of cooking

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  105. Stephanie LaPlante

    October 6, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    My little cousins love making meatballs!

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  106. ivy pluchinsky

    October 6, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    Yes we do love cooking and baking together, and our favorite dish to make together is pizza

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  107. Kim Stenner

    October 6, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    My nieces love to bake Christmas treats

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  108. Clair Palmer

    October 6, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    they always help for any baked goods, its their favourite but they also love to do homemade pizza’s and help cook tacos

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  109. Jenness M

    October 6, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    My daughter only has an interest in baking and we love to make cupcakes and muffins.

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  110. Rosa Cross

    October 6, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    We used to love baking and decorating cookies.

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  111. September Dee

    October 6, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    Your little man is the most precious thing!! We like to make mac and cheese and muffins!

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  112. Lushka Smith

    October 6, 2016 at 10:20 pm

    I used to bake cookies with my godchild.

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  113. Christine Murray

    October 6, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    Home made bread

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  114. Tina L.

    October 6, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    The kids love to help out in the kitchen. Out favourite dish to make is fried rice

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  115. Ei Leen

    October 6, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    We make cookies!

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  116. Tanis

    October 7, 2016 at 12:58 am

    I have made pancakes with my son… he’s pretty young still, so not much cooking.. yet!

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  117. Juliee Fitze

    October 7, 2016 at 6:30 am

    I don’t get get to cook with my grandkids but I do with little one and she helps me make lunch each day.

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  118. Joan G.

    October 7, 2016 at 11:54 am

    My granddaughter loves making cookies and cakes so when we get together there’s usually sweets around.

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  119. nicky

    October 7, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    My baby is too young to help, so he watches me as I cook! I love cooking with my niece – we enjoy making cookies together!

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  120. Patrick Siu

    October 7, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    We like to make sushi

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  121. KATHLEEN CRIPPS

    October 7, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    WE like to cook chicken fried rice,with Uncle Ben’s.

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  122. sue frampton

    October 7, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    Me and my daughter love to cook chili and bake cake together.

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  123. Janet M

    October 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm

    We love to make cookies and banana bread together.

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  124. Silvana Niro

    October 7, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    I love to bake with my niece and nephews. I think it is great having them in the kitcben learning at a young age. I have to try the recipe you and your son made. It looks delicious. Thank you for the chance. I would love to cook a home made meal for my family. this would be the perfect starter kit. @silvananiro

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  125. Wendy hutton

    October 7, 2016 at 11:19 pm

    my nieces love to bake cookies when they are over

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  126. l p

    October 7, 2016 at 11:56 pm

    baking cookies. thanks

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  127. Pam

    October 8, 2016 at 10:03 am

    yes I love baking and cooking with kids
    one of our faves is lasagna rollups.

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  128. Bailey Dexter

    October 8, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    I love cooking as well as baking with the grandkids, they have their weekend sleepovers every week. On Sat we make their favorite, homemade pasta & meat balls then bake for a night time snack!

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  129. Laurie P

    October 9, 2016 at 10:00 am

    My girl loves to help out in the kitchen! Pasta is always a favorite!

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  130. Amber Y

    October 10, 2016 at 12:37 am

    When my niece is over she loves to help me cook and bake. Cookies are her favourite because she likes rolling them into balls. She also likes zesting lemons and limes with me because she thinks they smell really good.

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  131. Rebby Roberts

    October 10, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    My Mom always cooked with me when I was little! We used to make all sorts of things together, especially dinner, spare ribs and fried rice!

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  132. Tainan Lu

    October 10, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    We love making food together.

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  133. Erika Letson

    October 10, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    Yes, I do cook with my kids. Our favourite thing to make together is apple crisp because my boys love using the peeler!

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  134. Violet Poon

    October 11, 2016 at 12:02 am

    Baking with kids is always fun to enjoy the finished products!

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  135. Janice Cournoyer

    October 11, 2016 at 7:37 am

    Yes love to cook with the grand kids. they love to make and decorate cookies.

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  136. Lisa McLain

    October 11, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    My son loves cooking with me !

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  137. julia g

    October 11, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Stir fries are fun and easy.

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  138. Diane52

    October 11, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    We enjoy making pizzas.

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  139. KellyPC

    October 12, 2016 at 12:07 am

    I make cookies with my niece, that’s about all though.

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  140. SweetPanda

    October 12, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    I don’t cook with my kids but we usually bake things together, like cookies, cakes and muffins

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  141. Jennifer Parsons

    October 12, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    I mostly bake with my kids rather than cook meals with them. Our favourite thing to make is my Grandma’s banana muffin recipe. We also love to make pumpkin pie (it’s always one of our items we contribute to the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners), and bake cookies.

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  142. Joyce S

    October 12, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    cookies are the favorite around here!

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  143. Julie-Lynne McCann

    October 12, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    love making rice krispies squares, our fave!!!

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  144. Maritess Schrauwen

    October 12, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    My girls love to bake with me. They like to measure the dry ingredients and crack the eggs. My little one likes it when she mixes the ingredients together and I let her lick the paddle after.

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  145. Julie F

    October 13, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    We like to make cookies!

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  146. Allie F

    October 13, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    I cook with my mum– we bake, usually brownies!

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  147. sarah alexis

    October 13, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    I love to bake with my kids – we make cookies and cakes!

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  148. Valerie Mallette

    October 13, 2016 at 11:30 pm

    Yes I do and we love making chocolate chip cookies together.

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  149. lynn clayton

    October 14, 2016 at 12:18 am

    WE LOVE TO COOK WE MAKE COOKIES PIES

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  150. Elizabeth Rogers

    October 14, 2016 at 7:53 am

    We have a tradition at Christmas, my nieces and nephews and I make smartie cookies!

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  151. Christina D

    October 14, 2016 at 8:45 am

    I often bake and cook with my daughter, she loves mixes and adding ingredients, she also likes to taste test hahaha

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  152. Angela September

    October 14, 2016 at 10:36 am

    we are teaching both our boys to cook. the eldest is learning to BBQ and the youngest has started with peeling the veggies for stir fries for now.

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  153. Wendy Jensen

    October 14, 2016 at 10:48 am

    Yes, I cooked with our kids. No grandchildren to cook with yet. We would make cakes and cookies together.

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  154. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard

    October 15, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    we love making cookies and pizzas together

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  155. Fan R

    October 15, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Yes, we cook together, mostly pasta and baking!

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  156. Crystal Porter

    October 16, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    We bake cookies together, I mostly supervise while they cook though and give them pointers.

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  157. Maria McLachlan

    October 16, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    They help with baking mostly and pizza assembly

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  158. BlessedTA

    October 17, 2016 at 9:13 am

    Yes, I do.

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  159. Amy Stackhouse

    October 17, 2016 at 11:45 am

    My boys and I cook together sometimes. After school can be a bit chaotic with homework and activities, so most of the time our cooking time happens on the weekends. My six year old likes to help the most and his signature dish is “Kyle Eggs.” :)

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  160. Tammy Dalley

    October 17, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    love making pizza with my kids

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  161. Monique L.S.

    October 17, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    My 4 year old likes to help me make pancakes and cookies.

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  162. Nicole Jubleew

    October 17, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    We love to make individual pizza’s as well as bake cookies.

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  163. M

    October 18, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    We like to bake muffins

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  164. Erin W

    October 18, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    We love making pancakes together, and salads!

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  165. M James

    October 19, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    I cook with my kids… And rice with Stirfry !

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  166. Tracy D

    October 19, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    We love to make pizza, and do lots of baking!

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  167. Shane Smith

    October 19, 2016 at 6:59 pm

    i love to make banana bread with my son

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  168. Heidi

    October 21, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    We like to make cookies.

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  169. laura M

    October 21, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    My son loves making pesto with me because he gets to pick the basil leaves off our plants in the garden & watch the blender blend everything together.

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  170. DORIS HUMBER

    October 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    We love making stir fry…everyone helps out.

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  171. Cheryl MacPhail

    October 23, 2016 at 9:54 am

    We don’t cook that much together but when we do it is usually cookies or snacks.

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  172. Janny liu

    October 23, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    Love cooking with kids.. Always a fresh prespective with lots of joy if more clean up!

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  173. Robyn Bellefleur

    October 24, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    I love to cook with my daughter. We cook and bake many things but our favorite is fried rice with bacon.

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  174. darci paice

    October 24, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    I cook and bake with my sons, it is a great way to stay connected, talk about the day and teach them culinary skills, i love it!

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  175. Kate Stokes

    October 25, 2016 at 10:35 am

    Love cooking, one day will do so with my kids for sure!

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  176. Carole B

    October 26, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    My kids love to cook with me, vegan burger is a fav!

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  177. Erin McSweeney

    October 26, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    we do cook together, we love to make pork chops and rice together

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  178. C Derksen

    October 27, 2016 at 11:19 am

    We usually bake together, but cooking a rice based casserole is a great idea to branch out.

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  179. Mohammad anjum

    October 27, 2016 at 8:07 pm

    Love baking cookie and muffins

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  180. Julie Bolduc

    October 27, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    We like to bake cakes together

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  181. Jasen H

    October 28, 2016 at 9:09 am

    Always an adventure cooking with kids. Cookies, preferably with chocolate chips tend to be a favourite around here!

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  182. Sabrina Tong

    October 28, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    I try and cook with my little one at least once a week.

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  183. Wanda Tracey

    October 29, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    I love cooking and baking with the kids because they are such natural comedians and such fun.We love making pizza together and baking cakes.They are great with decorating them as well.

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  184. Amanda Fontaine

    October 30, 2016 at 12:51 am

    Definitely NOT as often as I would like to. But we do love to make our homemade pizzas with whatever we want on it.

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  185. Joshua Spiers

    October 30, 2016 at 7:34 am

    We cook all the time with Uncle Bens in particular cassaroles

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  186. Erica Seaman

    October 30, 2016 at 9:10 am

    We love to make homemade turkey vegetable soup….lots of prep but always worth it.

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  187. CL Chin

    October 30, 2016 at 10:27 am

    No, my son is still too young to help with cooking. At the moment he just likes trying on our oven mitts and stands aside. I have a feeling it won’t be long before he becomes my little helper.

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  188. Debbie W

    October 30, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    We love making stir fries. Lots of veggies on a bed or noodles or rice.

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  189. aaron reck

    October 30, 2016 at 10:56 pm

    Yes, we like deviled eggs and mac n cheese. They really enjoy helping with sweets as well.

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  190. Leslie Crosbie

    October 31, 2016 at 3:09 am

    I cooked with all my kids but my daughter, who is my youngest loves cooking/baking and does it all (almost) herself!!

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  191. Debbie Lemaire

    October 31, 2016 at 9:15 am

    I cook with my daughter and we make cajun fettucine together and also jambalaya, of course with Uncle Ben’s Rice

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  192. Gary Smith

    October 31, 2016 at 11:41 am

    I don’t have kids but when my niece was younger she loved to help me bake cookies.

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  193. Caryn Coates

    October 31, 2016 at 11:57 am

    I cook with my kids often. We love making homemade pizza

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  194. Brenda Penton

    October 31, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    We’ve only really made pizza together for a meal. We bake together often though, lots of cookies.

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  195. heidi c.

    October 31, 2016 at 11:35 pm

    My girls love making cookies and smoothies with Mommy :).

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