The Pitfalls and Joys of Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner With Kids

November 1, 2010

Admittedly, there are potential pitfalls here. First, when you and your kids are finished, the mess will be at least ten times what it would be without their help.

Secondly, you may need to compromise a bit. If you make your kids do everything exactly the way you want, it won’t be fun for them. And if it’s not at…

Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

To learn more about Valentina and where her work has been featured, visit her About page at Cooking On The Weekends.