Melissa Placzek

3 ingredient salted nut roll mix

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Looking for an easy treat to make for your next autumn gathering? It doesn’t get any easier than this! Your kids can help you pour everything into a big bowl, mix it up and divide it into little single-serving cups. Add more peanuts than this recipe calls for, if you wish. Adjust measurements to your…

pumpkin cheesecake puddin’ pies

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An easy, delicious and adorable dessert! When we saw the mini graham cracker crusts we just couldn’t resist! We had to figure out a way to use them. Pumpkin is an autumn obsession among many, so we decided we must make something pumpkin! After a taste test, these won! Gather your ingredients: 1 pack of…

pizza cupcakes

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These are so fun for the kids to put together! Maddie May and Chloe Rae enjoyed stacking the ingredients in the muffin tin and watching the Pizza Cupcakes puff up while they cooked. You can use your favorite pizza ingredients… sausage, onion, olives, green pepper, pineapple, Canadian bacon… Whatever strikes your fancy. We went with…

halloween monster mouths

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If you’re looking for a fun, easy and healthy Halloween treat, these Monster Mouths are just the thing to make with your kiddos. No cooking required, and they’re so much fun for little hands to put together. Gather your ingredients: red or green apple wedges crunchy or creamy peanut butter sliced almonds candy corn or…

octodogs

octodog

Talk about fun and easy! This little lunch entree was both! The Cuties had such a great time in the kitchen making and tasting this “under the sea” treat! Gather your ingredients: You’ll need: 1 jumbo hot dog per person 1/2 pack of chicken flavored Ramen noodles per person*** yellow mustard (in a bottle with…

tiny tacos

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This was such a fun after-school snack to make with the little cuties! They had such a good time cooking and eating (This time Maddie did most of the cooking and Chloe did most of the eating). 😉 This recipe was inspired by the always-awesome Mollie Katzen. These cute treats hail from her sweet book,…

kitty cat cupcakes

kittycupcakes

These were sort of a disaster to make. Just being honest. I think they would have been way easier and cuter if we had used frosting instead of the cake decorating gel. If you want to make these, just remember this is suppose to be fun. The kitty cats will look silly and imperfect. If…

fun halloween treat ~ mummy dogs + spider web dip

MUMMY-DOGS

Here’s a fun Halloween classic to make with the kiddos! Maddie and Chloe love these, and they make a delicious, high protein, after-school snack. These are even easier to make if you can find the “cheesy” hot dogs with the cheese already in the center of the hot dog. That way you won’t have to…

healthy halloween snack ~ spooky fruit plate

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Welcome to Two Cuties in the Kitchen! This is Maddie and Chloe’s first post and they’ve been busy cooking and getting some treats ready for Halloween! The first menu item: A Spooky Fruit Plate. This is so easy to make, not to mention adorable. It’s a healthy alternative to all of those other sugary snacks,…