--- title: "Catholic Momcast 349: Cooking with the Kids" description: Maria Morera Johnson and Barb Szyszkiewicz have a lively conversation about cooking with the family, offering some Mom hacks for encouraging young chefs. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/cooking-with-the-kids-349#) [CATHOLIC MOMCAST](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/tag/catholic-momcast) # Catholic Momcast 349: Cooking with the Kids Jun 11, 2025 6:00:01 AM  |  by [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/author/maria-morera-johnson) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Catholic%20Momcast%20F%20Nov%202021.jpg) *Maria Morera Johnson and Barb **Szyszkiewicz have a lively conversation about cooking with the family, offering some Mom hacks for encouraging young chefs.* --- To listen to this week's podcast, simply hit "play" above, or subscribe in [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYXRob2xpY21vbWNhc3QubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M), or [Spotify.](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8)   Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at **[CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com/),** is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at **[FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com/)** and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information  at **[Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com/)****.** Barb is the author of ***[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL) ***and ***[The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k),*** available from Our Sunday Visitor. Maria Morera Johnson, author of[* A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters who Taught Me to Age with Grace*](https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Second-Act-Saints-Sisters/dp/1646803779) and *My Badass Book of Saints.* She* *writes about all the things that she loves. A cradle Catholic, she struggles with living in the world but not being of it, and blogs about those successes and failures, too.   ## Links for Show: - [Read all articles by Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs?hsLang=en). - [Read all articles by Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson?hsLang=en). - [Meatless Friday Recipes](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/meatless-friday) We love to hear from you with feedback, questions & ideas for future podcast topics. 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