The Culinary Adventures of Critter Creek
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A storybook world for kids to learn cooking, baking, nutrition, and sustainability through crafts, recipes, and chaotic tales from the kitchen and garden.
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While everyone else was debating mayo, Ruby was busy engineering her ultimate anti-squish structure.
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THE CRISPY, CRUNCHY, CRUMBLE-PROOF CHAOS OF CRITTER CREEK
A soggy sandwich showdown
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
While everyone else was debating mayo, Ruby was busy engineering her ultimate anti-squish structure.
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Happy National Vichyssoise Day!
Lola called vichyssoise “the soup that wears a sweater.” Spike explained it’s just chilled potato-leek soup. Ruby said cold soup feels sneaky. Buzz heated his up anyway and yelled, “SOUP SHOULD FEEL WARM ON PURPOSE!”
Lola called vichyssoise “the soup that wears a sweater.” Spike explained it’s just chilled potato-leek soup. Ruby said cold soup feels sneaky. Buzz heated his up anyway and yelled, “SOUP SHOULD FEEL WARM ON PURPOSE!”
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy National Vichyssoise Day!
Lola called vichyssoise “the soup that wears a sweater.” Spike explained it’s just chilled potato-leek soup. Ruby said cold soup feels sneaky. Buzz heated his up anyway and yelled, “SOUP SHOULD FEEL WARM ON PURPOSE!”
Lola called vichyssoise “the soup that wears a sweater.” Spike explained it’s just chilled potato-leek soup. Ruby said cold soup feels sneaky. Buzz heated his up anyway and yelled, “SOUP SHOULD FEEL WARM ON PURPOSE!”
Lola iced her cupcake too early and watched it slide off like a dramatic exit. She said, “It wanted freedom.” Miss Luna said, “No, it wanted cooling time.”
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Lola iced her cupcake too early and watched it slide off like a dramatic exit. She said, “It wanted freedom.” Miss Luna said, “No, it wanted cooling time.”
Spike tried to explain why we level off dry ingredients. Buzz tried to karate-chop the excess flour. Ruby whispered, “Chaos dust…” as it floated everywhere.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spike tried to explain why we level off dry ingredients. Buzz tried to karate-chop the excess flour. Ruby whispered, “Chaos dust…” as it floated everywhere.
While everyone else was debating mayo, Ruby was busy engineering her ultimate anti-squish structure.
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THE CRISPY, CRUNCHY, CRUMBLE-PROOF CHAOS OF CRITTER CREEK
A soggy sandwich showdown
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November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
While everyone else was debating mayo, Ruby was busy engineering her ultimate anti-squish structure.
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It’s National Homemade Bread Day at Critter Creek, and everyone’s losing it, Buzz wants “bread with EXTRA bread on top,” Lola insists her slice needs glittery berry butter, Spike is charting crumb density, and Ruby just whispered, “Warm bread fixes Mondays.” Proof puffed in agreement.
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It’s National Homemade Bread Day at Critter Creek, and everyone’s losing it, Buzz wants “bread with EXTRA bread on top,” Lola insists her slice needs glittery berry butter, Spike is charting crumb density, and Ruby just whispered, “Warm bread fixes Mondays.” Proof puffed in agreement.
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Lola called it ‘orange juice couture’ and now everything is sticky. Happy Monday! Squeeze something!
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The Outrageous Orange Over-Squeeze Odyssey of Critter Creek
Featuring runaway fruit, heroic squeezing, and one saucepan begging for a union rep.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lola called it ‘orange juice couture’ and now everything is sticky. Happy Monday! Squeeze something!
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Lola marched in with seven fruits and yelled, “COLOR MAKES US CURIOUS!” Miss Luna nodded because eating a rainbow actually helps kids try new foods. Lola nodded because it looked fabulous. Science + aesthetics = teamwork.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lola marched in with seven fruits and yelled, “COLOR MAKES US CURIOUS!” Miss Luna nodded because eating a rainbow actually helps kids try new foods. Lola nodded because it looked fabulous. Science + aesthetics = teamwork.
Spike insisted kids learn fractions faster when they measure their own ingredients, so Miss Luna handed Buzz the flour scoop. We are now sweeping flour off the ceiling… but yes, he did learn ½ + ½ = a whole cup.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Spike insisted kids learn fractions faster when they measure their own ingredients, so Miss Luna handed Buzz the flour scoop. We are now sweeping flour off the ceiling… but yes, he did learn ½ + ½ = a whole cup.
Buzz learned the hard way that mixing bowls don’t make great helmets… especially on Pancake Monday.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Buzz learned the hard way that mixing bowls don’t make great helmets… especially on Pancake Monday.
Lola called it ‘orange juice couture’ and now everything is sticky. Happy Monday! Squeeze something!
#KidsCooking #KidsCulinary #CulinaryArts #OrangeJuice #ShortStories #Writing #Food #Chefs #Moms #Parenting #Dads
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The Outrageous Orange Over-Squeeze Odyssey of Critter Creek
Featuring runaway fruit, heroic squeezing, and one saucepan begging for a union rep.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lola called it ‘orange juice couture’ and now everything is sticky. Happy Monday! Squeeze something!
#KidsCooking #KidsCulinary #CulinaryArts #OrangeJuice #ShortStories #Writing #Food #Chefs #Moms #Parenting #Dads
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This morning, Lola “accidentally” zested an orange so dramatically the whole classroom smelled like sunshine.
Spike explained that most of a fruit’s flavor lives in the peel’s oils.
Buzz tried to bottle the air.
Ruby wrote “too much” and circled it.
Spike explained that most of a fruit’s flavor lives in the peel’s oils.
Buzz tried to bottle the air.
Ruby wrote “too much” and circled it.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This morning, Lola “accidentally” zested an orange so dramatically the whole classroom smelled like sunshine.
Spike explained that most of a fruit’s flavor lives in the peel’s oils.
Buzz tried to bottle the air.
Ruby wrote “too much” and circled it.
Spike explained that most of a fruit’s flavor lives in the peel’s oils.
Buzz tried to bottle the air.
Ruby wrote “too much” and circled it.
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The sauce pan thinks it’s a percussion instrument. We’re letting it have this moment.
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The Quinoa Quirky Quick-Pop Quest of Critter Creek
This quinoa doesn't simmer...it SNAPS, CRACKLES, AND POSTS UP
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November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The sauce pan thinks it’s a percussion instrument. We’re letting it have this moment.
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Happy National Fast Food Day!
Buzz orders curly fries because “they move like he does.”
Spike weighs his nuggets before choosing one.
Ruby picks the fries that look the most consistent and arranges them neatly.
Lola chooses her milkshake by color to match her wings regardless of flavor.
Buzz orders curly fries because “they move like he does.”
Spike weighs his nuggets before choosing one.
Ruby picks the fries that look the most consistent and arranges them neatly.
Lola chooses her milkshake by color to match her wings regardless of flavor.
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Happy National Fast Food Day!
Buzz orders curly fries because “they move like he does.”
Spike weighs his nuggets before choosing one.
Ruby picks the fries that look the most consistent and arranges them neatly.
Lola chooses her milkshake by color to match her wings regardless of flavor.
Buzz orders curly fries because “they move like he does.”
Spike weighs his nuggets before choosing one.
Ruby picks the fries that look the most consistent and arranges them neatly.
Lola chooses her milkshake by color to match her wings regardless of flavor.
The sauce pan thinks it’s a percussion instrument. We’re letting it have this moment.
#KidsCooking #Foodies #KidsCulinary #CritterCreek #Parenting #Moms #Kids #ShortStories #Foodscience
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#KidsCooking #Foodies #KidsCulinary #CritterCreek #Parenting #Moms #Kids #ShortStories #Foodscience
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The Quinoa Quirky Quick-Pop Quest of Critter Creek
This quinoa doesn't simmer...it SNAPS, CRACKLES, AND POSTS UP
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November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The sauce pan thinks it’s a percussion instrument. We’re letting it have this moment.
#KidsCooking #Foodies #KidsCulinary #CritterCreek #Parenting #Moms #Kids #ShortStories #Foodscience
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Miss Luna says salt isn’t magic… it just behaves like it is. ✨
#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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The Salty Spiral Surprise of Critter Creek
Classic pretzels, classroom chaos, and salt science collide when Buzz spills, Lola sparkles, Spike calculates, Ruby meditates, Jimmy flirts, and Proof goes for an unexpected swim.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Miss Luna says salt isn’t magic… it just behaves like it is. ✨
#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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Lola stood on a mixing bowl like it was a stage:
“Spicy Hermit Cookies,” she declared, “are not cookies. They are meditations. Molasses, cinnamon, ginger… and then they REST, alone, to become their fullest selves.”
She paused.
“Aging is the flavor.”
🍪Happy National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day 🍪
“Spicy Hermit Cookies,” she declared, “are not cookies. They are meditations. Molasses, cinnamon, ginger… and then they REST, alone, to become their fullest selves.”
She paused.
“Aging is the flavor.”
🍪Happy National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day 🍪
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Lola stood on a mixing bowl like it was a stage:
“Spicy Hermit Cookies,” she declared, “are not cookies. They are meditations. Molasses, cinnamon, ginger… and then they REST, alone, to become their fullest selves.”
She paused.
“Aging is the flavor.”
🍪Happy National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day 🍪
“Spicy Hermit Cookies,” she declared, “are not cookies. They are meditations. Molasses, cinnamon, ginger… and then they REST, alone, to become their fullest selves.”
She paused.
“Aging is the flavor.”
🍪Happy National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day 🍪
Lola tried warm butter in her biscuits and created what the class now calls “Flat Sad Circles.”
Miss Luna showed them cold butter melts in the oven, making steam pockets = flakiness.
Ruby declared, “Texture is a feeling.”
Miss Luna showed them cold butter melts in the oven, making steam pockets = flakiness.
Ruby declared, “Texture is a feeling.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lola tried warm butter in her biscuits and created what the class now calls “Flat Sad Circles.”
Miss Luna showed them cold butter melts in the oven, making steam pockets = flakiness.
Ruby declared, “Texture is a feeling.”
Miss Luna showed them cold butter melts in the oven, making steam pockets = flakiness.
Ruby declared, “Texture is a feeling.”
Miss Luna says salt isn’t magic… it just behaves like it is. ✨
#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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The Salty Spiral Surprise of Critter Creek
Classic pretzels, classroom chaos, and salt science collide when Buzz spills, Lola sparkles, Spike calculates, Ruby meditates, Jimmy flirts, and Proof goes for an unexpected swim.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Miss Luna says salt isn’t magic… it just behaves like it is. ✨
#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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#KidsCooking #Parenting #Food #CulinaryArts #Food #CookingMadeSimple
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Carbonation! Oh my!
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Fizzy Fern Fiasco Frenzy Finale of Critter Creek
The day Fernanda the fern erupted before Spike’s volcano did — and the entire class learned why bubbles always find a way out.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Buzz tried to microwave honey to “make it faster.”
Spike dove across the room like a slow-motion action hero: “NOOO—heat destroys its nutrients!”
Miss Luna: “Warm water bath, Buzz. Warm water bath.”
Buzz: “I regret nothing.”
Spike dove across the room like a slow-motion action hero: “NOOO—heat destroys its nutrients!”
Miss Luna: “Warm water bath, Buzz. Warm water bath.”
Buzz: “I regret nothing.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Buzz tried to microwave honey to “make it faster.”
Spike dove across the room like a slow-motion action hero: “NOOO—heat destroys its nutrients!”
Miss Luna: “Warm water bath, Buzz. Warm water bath.”
Buzz: “I regret nothing.”
Spike dove across the room like a slow-motion action hero: “NOOO—heat destroys its nutrients!”
Miss Luna: “Warm water bath, Buzz. Warm water bath.”
Buzz: “I regret nothing.”
Spike discovered that slicing apples against the core keeps them from browning as fast.
Buzz: “SCIENCE SNACKS!”
Ruby: fans one slice like a tiny hand mirror
Miss Luna: “A squeeze of lemon is like a shield of citrus magic.”
Buzz: “SCIENCE SNACKS!”
Ruby: fans one slice like a tiny hand mirror
Miss Luna: “A squeeze of lemon is like a shield of citrus magic.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Spike discovered that slicing apples against the core keeps them from browning as fast.
Buzz: “SCIENCE SNACKS!”
Ruby: fans one slice like a tiny hand mirror
Miss Luna: “A squeeze of lemon is like a shield of citrus magic.”
Buzz: “SCIENCE SNACKS!”
Ruby: fans one slice like a tiny hand mirror
Miss Luna: “A squeeze of lemon is like a shield of citrus magic.”
Carbonation! Oh my!
#KidsCulinary #KidsCooking #ShortStories #Food #Parenting #Moms #KitchenKids #CritterCreekAdventures #FoodScience
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Fizzy Fern Fiasco Frenzy Finale of Critter Creek
The day Fernanda the fern erupted before Spike’s volcano did — and the entire class learned why bubbles always find a way out.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happy National Pickle Day from Critter Creek! 🥒✨
What do the critters have to say about pickles? See below 👇
What do the critters have to say about pickles? See below 👇
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Happy National Pickle Day from Critter Creek! 🥒✨
What do the critters have to say about pickles? See below 👇
What do the critters have to say about pickles? See below 👇
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It’s gooey. It’s delicious.
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The Mega Mighty Marshmallow Melt-Down of Critter Creek
Skill level: 🍪🍪 (easy, but sticky and potentially hot)
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November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It’s gooey. It’s delicious.
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