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If you take a look around at your kid’s school classrooms and activities, you start to see that there are quite a few sets of twins. Given the increasing number of multiple births these days, you probably know a few of these sets through your children’s friends and classmates. Maybe you are even a parent of multiples yourself.
I can identify! I have a fraternal twin sister, who also happens to be one of my best friends and most faithful readers. She’s my partner in eating: everything from finding the best pizza in the land, to bouncing recipe and menu ideas off each other over the phone.
It’s why I often say “our” and “we” instead of “my” and “I”. It’s also the reason my husband and I are scared senseless to try to have any more kids, given the genetic odds. With two rambunctious little boys, a surprise set of twins might be a little more than we could handle. Plus we’ve welcomed two sets of twins into the family in the past year. I’ve witnessed firsthand all the fun and challenge of raising two young kids who are the same age. It’s a special bond that is there from before birth, and nothing can match it. In that vein, I’d like to suggest some twin inspired foods that make for a little more fun in the kitchen.
First off, a delicious summertime treat, the twin pop. It was invented during the depression when two kids could share one for a nickel. These retro treats are hard to find anymore but you can make them yourself. You’ll need to find double popsicle molds or you can make them miniature in ice cube trays. You can also make “twin” pops out of single molds by making them with two different flavors, as in the recipe below.
Another retro favorite is the double decker sandwich. It consists of two layers of fillings sandwiched between three slices of bread. The classic is the club sandwich: turkey on the bottom layer, with bacon, lettuce, and tomato on the top layer. It’s the perfect lunch to feed hungry kids after a morning of hard summertime play!
You’ve probably seen the double stuff sandwich cookies in the grocery store. These are just as easy to make at home. Just use your favorite sandwich cookie recipe and add twice the filling. Or in the style of the double decker sandwich, use three cookies and two layers of filling.
An idea that is gaining popularity in restaurants and cooking shows is the duo, whether it be a duo of vegetables, meat or desserts. It can be the same item cooked two different ways or the two different items that interplay off one another. You can pull off this idea easily at home. Try serving two different types of dip such as roasted red pepper and regular hummus, or pair a white chocolate and regular chocolate dessert together.
Most useful if you have a set of multiples at home is the concept of doubling up on a recipe. You’ve probably learned how to cook quick and easy meals and you can also stretch to two meals those so you spend half the time cooking. For example, you can make your favorite beef brisket recipe and then use the leftovers for delicious tacos the next day. Or when making baked pasta casseroles like lasagna, make enough for tonight and one for the freezer. It’s two times the food and two times the fun!
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Double Trouble In The Kitchen
If you take a look around at your kid’s school classrooms and activities, you start to see that there are quite a few sets of twins. Given the increasing number of multiple births these days, you probably know a few of these sets through your children’s friends and classmates. Maybe you are even a parent of multiples yourself.
I can identify! I have a fraternal twin sister, who also happens to be one of my best friends and most faithful readers. She’s my partner in eating: everything from finding the best pizza in the land, to bouncing recipe and menu ideas off each other over the phone.
It’s why I often say “our” and “we” instead of “my” and “I”. It’s also the reason my husband and I are scared senseless to try to have any more kids, given the genetic odds. With two rambunctious little boys, a surprise set of twins might be a little more than we could handle. Plus we’ve welcomed two sets of twins into the family in the past year. I’ve witnessed firsthand all the fun and challenge of raising two young kids who are the same age. It’s a special bond that is there from before birth, and nothing can match it. In that vein, I’d like to suggest some twin inspired foods that make for a little more fun in the kitchen.
First off, a delicious summertime treat, the twin pop. It was invented during the depression when two kids could share one for a nickel. These retro treats are hard to find anymore but you can make them yourself. You’ll need to find double popsicle molds or you can make them miniature in ice cube trays. You can also make “twin” pops out of single molds by making them with two different flavors, as in the recipe below.
Another retro favorite is the double decker sandwich. It consists of two layers of fillings sandwiched between three slices of bread. The classic is the club sandwich: turkey on the bottom layer, with bacon, lettuce, and tomato on the top layer. It’s the perfect lunch to feed hungry kids after a morning of hard summertime play!
You’ve probably seen the double stuff sandwich cookies in the grocery store. These are just as easy to make at home. Just use your favorite sandwich cookie recipe and add twice the filling. Or in the style of the double decker sandwich, use three cookies and two layers of filling.
An idea that is gaining popularity in restaurants and cooking shows is the duo, whether it be a duo of vegetables, meat or desserts. It can be the same item cooked two different ways or the two different items that interplay off one another. You can pull off this idea easily at home. Try serving two different types of dip such as roasted red pepper and regular hummus, or pair a white chocolate and regular chocolate dessert together.
Most useful if you have a set of multiples at home is the concept of doubling up on a recipe. You’ve probably learned how to cook quick and easy meals and you can also stretch to two meals those so you spend half the time cooking. For example, you can make your favorite beef brisket recipe and then use the leftovers for delicious tacos the next day. Or when making baked pasta casseroles like lasagna, make enough for tonight and one for the freezer. It’s two times the food and two times the fun!
Serves/Makes: 8
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 banana, sliced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fruit juice or fruit chunks
Blend ingredients together and pour into small paper cups. Freeze. Place a plastic spoon or popsicle stick in each cup when yogurt mixture is half frozen.
To serve, turn cup upside-down and run hot water over it until the popsicle slips out. Let children keep the cups to use as a holder.
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