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Growing up, my brother and I were always fond of breakfast for dinner. There was something very “opposite day” about it that intrigued us like no other meal could. We almost felt like little rebels basking in a stack of pancakes dripping in syrup while our neighborhood friends sat down to spaghetti or pot roast.

At 32, I still enjoy a good omelet for dinner and even the occasional Belgian waffle, so this recipe for a Baked Apple Puff really stood out in Michelle Stern’s new cookbook, The Whole Family Cookbook.

I had the pleasure of meeting Michelle back in October at BlogHer Food in San Francisco. We were among a group of people that were left momentarily stranded at a function which led us to being smooshed into a limo like sardines while winding through the streets on San Francisco.

Being that I am extremely claustrophobic and get insanely car sick, I was about two seconds away from either breathing or vomiting (maybe both) into a paper bag before the limo came to screeching halt at the curb of our hotel.

Michelle’s passion for teaching children about fresh, wholesome food is evident throughout her entire book, which is full of unique recipes that will help you get your children involved the kitchen. Michelle provides you with great tasting recipes using accessible, fresh and local ingredients along with easy to follow, color coded, step by step instructions.

It will get you excited about dragging a stool into the kitchen and allowing your little one to crack eggs, measure flour, stir batters, and a myriad of other little-hand suitable tasks. In turn, helping out will get them excited about the food that they are helping to create!

Your kiddos are going to love this Baked Apple Puff and the many other recipes in The Whole Family Cookbook.

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254 Comments

  1. Kylie says:

    My favorite childhood cooking memory is definitely making and frosting sugar cookie cut-outs for every holiday of the year- Valentine’s, Easter, Halloween… it was my favorite and I still love it!

  2. Amy says:

    Okay…maybe not a great memory…but a funny one that we still laugh about. In my home we had pretty strict rules. Saying “shut up” was like cussing. I remember one day my mom was making monkey bread. She went to take it out of the oven and it fell right onto the floor. I was standing right there and heard my mom SWEAR! I called her out on it and of course she denied it…and denies it to this day! We seriously just talked about this a couple of weeks ago and still she says she didn’t swear! Anyway…I don’t remember cooking much, but always wished I could cook like my grandma!

  3. Rachael says:

    I was my grandma’s baking assistant for years! The first thing she taught me was mashed potatoes. I am still the official mashed potato maker in the house. :)

  4. annelise says:

    Making cornflake coated chicken tenders with my mama!

  5. Natalie S. says:

    I loved standing on a stool and helping my mom cook dinner.

  6. Bethany says:

    Every Christmas, I would stay at my grandparents’ house during the holidays and help Grandma make all her Christmas goodies. She has this elaborate schedule of what to do which day, and she always saved the cookie-baking and fudge-making days for me. :o)

  7. Katie B says:

    My favorite childhood cooking memory is preparing all the platters for Thanksgiving – cheese and crackers, vegetables, meats. It was all about presentation at our house!

  8. Danielle says:

    I don’t have any specific memory with cooking when I was younger, just that I enjoyed it and we always had dinner as a family.

  9. Nicole H. says:

    My favorite memory is my grandma packing up a big basket full of homemade salads and desserts to take to my aunts pool in the summer.

  10. Michelle (What's Cooking with Kids) says:

    Hi Jamie,
    Thank you for this wonderful post, along with the reminder of our sardine-in-a-can-like limo ride at BlogHer Food! That was something! I am glad that this recipe reminded you of your favorite dinners as a child :-) xoxoxoxoxo Michelle