Hey everyone! We at K. Parris are still trying to keep warm and cozy…but of course, our little people are loving the snow and the holiday season!! So we figured, what better way to celebrate the holiday season than by coming up with some extra special recipes for you and your little person to make together!

Little people love to help in the kitchen - not only does it make them feel empowered, but there is a sense of relaxation that can also come with working together with your young person to create a culinary masterpiece for bite size hands. =o) These two recipes are simple, delicious, and easy for little hands to (help) make. Enjoy and tell us what you think!

Mini Sliders with Oven French Fries

Ingredients

For fries:
• 5 Idaho potatoes
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
• 2 tablespoons house seasoning (see below)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

For sliders:
• 1.5 pounds ground sirloin or ground turkey
• 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley leaves
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ cup ketchup or tomato paste
• ¼ cup minced red & green peppers
• 24 mini burger rolls, such as small dinner rolls, split
• 2 cups shredded lettuce (optional)
• 6 plum tomatoes, trim top and bottom, cut into 1/4-inch slices (optional)

House seasoning:
• ¼ cup salt
• 3 tablespoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

Directions
Heat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Cut potatoes into thin wedges (6 per potato). Coat the potatoes with 1/4 cup oil and season with 2 tablespoons of house seasoning. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F and cook till tender, moving the potatoes around ever so often.
Coat a 9 by 12-inch rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil. Season the meat with Worcestershire sauce, minced peppers, ketchup, seasoning and parsley. Spread meat into pan in 1/2-inch layer all the way to corners of pan. Coat the top of meat with 1 tablespoon oil and bake at 400 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes until firm but a little pink at center. Rest meat 5 minutes then cut into 24 square mini burgers.
Place burgers on mini roll bottoms and top with lettuce and tomato. Serve potatoes alongside.

Sunny Yellow Cupcakes

Ingredients:
• 2 cups cake flour, stirred before measuring
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Cream sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add half of the flour mixture then half of the milk. Add vanilla. Mix until blended; add remaining flour and milk and beat until smooth. The batter will be thick. Spread batter in two greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans or a 13×9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25 to 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched near center.
Frost as desired.

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