Black Forest Cherry Cake with Kids!

It was Daddy’s birthday over the summer! It’s tradition to make him a schwartzwaldekirschtorte–otherwise known as a Black Forest Cherry Cake. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate and cherry! Well, it occurred to me as I was pinning recipes that really I could let the kids “decorate” the cake because it was mostly layering! […]

Simple Ways to Make Food Fun!

It doesn’t take a “Pinterest Perfect Parent” to make food fun for your kids. Here’s some simple ways I get the kids involved with the process or make the food more fun to eat! Make a teddy bear pancake simply with yogurt, raisins, and strawberry slices! Cut a shape in their sandwich–whatever they want! We […]

Japanese Salad with Shrimp - The Bitty-Bits Blog

Japanese Salad with Shrimp

I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day! If you’re looking for something easy to throw together at the last minute this weekend, here’s a wonderful salad that everyone will enjoy! Delicious and simple, this salad is easy to modify (switch out the shrimp for chicken or turkey or go without). Although it can be eaten […]

Remembering the Cross with Food — The Bitty-Bits Blog

Remembering the Cross with Easter Food

This year for Easter, we’re trying to keep Christ and His sacrifice and resurrection at the center of everything, including food! To that end, we’ve had lots of fun getting really creative! Our first food craft was with Rice Krispie Treats! I’ve been avoiding working with Rice Krispie Treats because I worried they’d be too hot for the […]

On the Third Week of Christmas —The Bitty-Bits Blog

On the Third Week of Christmas…

Merry Christmas! What a whirlwind of a week! We started off the week with a cookie decorating party with the cousins! Speaking of a whirlwind… 😉 The kids had so much fun! Next came the Small Group Christmas Party. For that I prepped homemade vanillas for the adults, and M&M jars with the Christmas poem from […]

On the Second Week of Christmas…

Merry Christmas! We’re already almost half way through December! As the Grinch would say, “It’s practically here!” This week we made more neighbor gifts for our mailman and others. We made Scrabble tile ornaments, which Bean helped with by having a blast spelling different words with the letters. Think we’ll make a Scrabble lover of […]