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Hi, Tulsa kids, moms and dads! Well, here we are in September, the beginning of school and the end of summer and vacations. September brings some unique holidays: Labor Day, Chicken Month, Grandparent’s Day on Sept. 12, Honey Month, National Wild Rice Week, Snack a Pickle Time, and Confucius Day on Sept. 29. This month’s dessert is Fortune Cookies. While fortune cookies may sound like a lot of trouble to make, they’re really pretty easy, and kids will have some fun making the fortunes to go inside the cookies. Let’s get cooking!

EASY LEMON
ROASTED CHICKEN

Hi, Tulsa kids, moms and dads. I hope you enjoyed my first column in the July issue and tried some of the recipes. We had a big barbeque with my family – there are 10 of us so we are big enough to have our own party. This month is National Peach Month, the 3rd is National Watermelon Day, and the 4th is National Lasagna Day. Also, you might want to know the second week of August is “Smile Week.” Let’s Get Cooking!

REMMI’S AUGUST MENU
Easy Lasagna
Lettuce and Peach Salad with Creamy Vinaigrette
French Bread with Lemon and Parsley
Watermelon Pops

Hi Tulsa Kids, Moms and Dads! I am Remmi with Cook Time with Remmi and this is my first column. I hope you enjoy it as I not only love to cook, but I love to research food and its history. This month is National Hot Dog Month, National Baked Bean Month and National Grilling Month. And, of course, we have one of the biggest national holidays to celebrate — Independence Day. So, let’s get cooking!

Dogs-Chicago Style
Ingredients:
• Hot dog/sausages

Any day is a perfect day for chocolate in my book, but with an actual holiday to celebrate…ahhh…we’re in chocolate heaven!

Chocolaty Pudding
Forget pudding from a box. This simple, made from scratch recipe is so simple and delicious it will have you hooked.
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• pinch salt
• 2 3/4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

My children and I love to fill the bird feeders in our backyard and watch the local wildlife enjoying our little buffet. We’re hoping to encourage a little nest building by our feathered guests. In the meantime, here are a few edible nest ideas we like to enjoy while waiting for the real thing.


Birds Nest Breakfast
Fun little hash brown nests filled with eggs. Add a side of a fresh fruit salad and your breakfast is complete!
For each serving:

Beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss’s birthday is on March 2. Here are some fun foods inspired by our family’s favorite Dr. Seuss stories. Have your own celebration by reading the books and trying out these recipes.

Hunches in Bunches
Hot Dogs
Hot dogs for lunch- that sounds so yum! I have a hunch the kids will want some.
Ingredients:
• 6 hot dog buns
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 6 hot dogs
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 medium sweet onion,
sliced thin
• 1 apple, cored, pared and cut
into thin wedges
• Brown mustard

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Valentine’s Day Goodies
by Michelle Ann Anderson

February is the perfect month to create special treats for (or with!) your little sweeties.


CINNAMON CRISPIES
These crunchy little goodies are so easy even preschoolers will have fun making them.
Ingredients:
• 6-8 flour tortillas
• Oil for frying
• cinnamon sugar

Directions:

Creator of the beloved Winnie the Pooh, author A.A. Milne, was born this month in 1882. While literature’s most loveable bear would likely prefer enjoying honey straight from the honey pot, Pooh would surely eat these recipes containing honey right up.

Orange Honey Tea with Ginger
Hot and sweet, this tea will warm you up on a cold winter evening. Perfect for curling up with a good book — like Winnie the Pooh!.
Ingredients:

During the holiday rush of December, I like to make double (or triple) batches of soup, stew or chowder, so I can put the leftovers into serving size containers and have them at the ready in my freezer. This makes the hectic holiday season a bit more bearable when I don’t have to think about dinner. I just pop them into the microwave for a home-cooked, healthy, quick-as-fast-food meal. Here are a few of our favorites that are perfect for freezing.

Chuck Wagon Three Bean Chili
Ingredients:
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef, chicken or turkey

Chef Libby Auld:
Elote
Elote Cafe & Catering, in the heart of downtown Tulsa at Fifth Street and Boston Avenue, is known for its fresh, innovative approach to Mexican cuisine. Elote Chef Libby Auld , who prides herself on the healthful, tasty choices available on the Elote menu, is known as one of the most avid patrons of local farmers’ markets and an honest purveyor of truly locally produced ingredients.