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Chocolate for Anti Aging and Easy Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes from Great Great Grandmother to the Present
Advertised as a great holiday present, this Grandma notes anything chocolate is a great present. But anti-aging chocolate? I could not...
Jan 13, 20174 min read


Banana Everything Cookies Means They Are Vegan and Healthy. . .Sort Of
Lately, banana is a key ingredient in recipes this Grandma has found. Of course, fruit in a cookie makes it healthy, according to...
Nov 25, 20162 min read


Grandmas Getting Grandchildren To Eat Vegetables and Healthy Means Hide Them, Flaunt Them, or Repeat Them
When it comes to getting grandchildren to eat vegetables, this Grandma reminds grandmas everywhere of our mantra: grandparenting is all...
Oct 18, 20164 min read


Candied Strawberries Made With Sugar or Stevia For a Healthy Treat
Summer is strawberry season. However, this summer a grandson complained to me that the strawberries were not sweet. Oprah must have...
Aug 23, 20162 min read


Pillsbury and the Girl Scouts Make and Give Us Grandmas A Sweet Deal
This past week Grandpa and I visited the grandchildren before they left for sleep away camp. Their parents have become obsessed with...
Jul 14, 20162 min read


Adult Guilty Pleasure With Velvetta Queso Dip and What To Do With the Leftover Velvetta After Making the Best Mac And Cheese For Grandchildren
Our grandchildren love California Pizza Kitchen’s mac and cheese. This Grandma went on a hunt to try to replicate it and found a recipe...
Mar 5, 20162 min read


Cookie Exchanges Are Abundant in Holiday Season With Cookie Recipes For Every State and Every Grandma To Make Or Buy the Best for Grandchildren
Last evening a dear long (we never say old) friend said she was invited to a cookie exchange. She declined, as this Grandma would, as we...
Dec 31, 20154 min read


Mashed Potato Pancakes That Can Follow the Thanksgiving Baked Potato Bar For Chanukah as Well as All Family Get Togethers
This year at Thanksgiving, being weight conscious and gluten free conscious, the mother of our youngest daughter came up with the idea of...
Dec 13, 20153 min read


Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Boomer Grandma Tips and Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Stuffing To Make With Grandchildren
This Grandma makes reservations. Holidays are an exception, although the best tip for grandmas at holiday time is to turn over the...
Nov 12, 20154 min read


Egyptian Eye or Egg in A Hole Makes a Great Grandchild Meal For Breakfast or Anytime
Visiting my older grandchildren, my oldest grandson wanted to make breakfast. He learned a new recipe from his other grandmother. He said...
Sep 22, 20152 min read


Hot Dogs Do Deserve Their Own National Day of Celebration
Hot dogs happen to rank among this Grandma’s favorite food. As a freshman in college in Boston, a bunch of us got an urge for a Nathan’s...
Sep 4, 20153 min read


We do Not Have to Wait Until National Chocolate Pudding Day to Enjoy Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake With Grandchildren
It seems that every day is another national holiday and we don’t know the origin of National Chocolate Pudding Day, but who cares....
Jul 30, 20152 min read


Pizza for Breakfast Forever Even If It Not Supposed to Be So Good For You
One of the first “grandma lessons” this Grandma received from an experienced grandma was to serve your grandchildren dessert first and...
Mar 7, 20153 min read


Girl Scout French Toast for A Meal Followed by Girl Scout Cookies and Milk for Dessert: A Better Than Best Meal
It is Girl Scout cookie selling time so when I say the article in the New York Times, “Girl Scout French Toast: As Good as the Cookies. A...
Feb 25, 20153 min read


Fast, Easy, Low Calorie, and Delicious Tomato Basil Soup Made With or Without Grandchildren
This Grandma just attended an organic cooking demonstration, and the chef, Billy, was amazing. Everything he described included tips for...
Aug 30, 20143 min read


Grandma’s “Famous” Scrambled Eggs
My grandchildren truly believe that the scrambled eggs I make are famous around the world. I created the recipe for ease and...
May 25, 20133 min read


Grandma’s Eggcellent Easter Presents, Recipe and Activities
The best Grandma times are those where we do something together with our grandchildren. Cleanup is always a priority. Consider a...
Mar 22, 20132 min read


The Best Chicken Soup Anyone Has Ever Tasted: G G’s European Old Fashioned Chicken Soup Step by Step
A great grandparent is a GG in our family. GG is an easy name for a great grandchild to say. Everyone who has tasted GG’s European Old...
Mar 16, 20135 min read


Pizza for Breakfast and Dessert First
Parents worry about what their children eat. Parents worry about how much their children eat. Food is a family issue and family topic and...
Jul 4, 20123 min read
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