12/06/2025
Cooking with kids isn’t just about getting dinner on the table 🍽️
In this Calm & Connected episode, Janine Halloran, LMHC, talks with Amy Nesbitt about how food becomes a bridge to connection, culture, confidence, and coping.
Amy shares about:
👩🍳 Heritage & tradition – passing down family recipes so grandparents and great-grandparents “live on” in the kitchen
🧠 Life skills & confidence – raising future adults who can cook, care for themselves, and proudly serve their families
🤝 Connection & hospitality – why “breaking bread” is so bonding and how sharing meals opens the door to deeper conversations
🌈 Joy in the chaos – finding creative outlets (like cooking, baking, or yoga at lunch) that bring calm and happiness into busy days
“Food is magic… there’s so much that can happen.” 💛
🎧 Listen to Connecting with Kids Through Cooking (Calm & Connected Podcast Episode 186):
https://www.janinehalloran.com/podcast/calm-and-connected-episode-186