Holiday/ Picnic

E-Z Barbecue Sauce

Great marinade for chicken, pork, beef or turkey for grilling. Forty minutes in this marinade will give your meat a delicious flavor.

Since the sauce contains sugar, scrape the majority of it off before putting the meat on the grill. Cook the remaining sauce in the microwave for about 3 minutes or until bubbly and brush it on the meat when it comes off the grill.

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Cook by the book/ Desserts

James and the Giant Peach Sorbet

James and the Giant Peach has always been one of our favorite children’s book. The illustrations are so whimsical and the idea of giant food is hysterical. So when Gaylon conceived of a series of recipes based on children’s literature, James and the Giant Peach was a natural choice

Now James didn’t have a chance to make sorbet out of the Giant Peach but we let our imaginations wander and came up with this recipe.

Equipment:
• Measuring spoons and cups
• A food processor or blender
• A spatula
• A serving bowls

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Lunch/ Salad/ Vegetarian

Caprese Salad

There’s nothing like ripe tomatoes just off the vine or straight from the farmer’s market. Caprese Salad is one of the Gerasole family favorites. There’s no cooking so even the youngest member can get involved using a plastic knife to cut the cheese and their little fingers to pluck the basil leaves. Children can also make decisions about what pretty plate to use.

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Desserts/ Fruit

Berry Dip and Roll

This recipe is great for children under the age of 5 to make. They will be thrilled because the final product is not a kid’s desert. It’s a desert that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

The biggest challenge for the littlest cooks is getting the sugar into the small bowl. You might wind up with sticky stuff on the floor but just chalk it up to fine tuning your child’s eye-hand coordination!

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