If your child often does not eat a good lunch at school, consider packing her a hearty breakfast that includes eggs. The protein helps keep her feeling full longer. This is a great recipe for using up stale bread. For omelette ideas, together you can visit the Egg Farmers of Canada’s website recipe section at [...]
Your child can rinse the chickpeas, pour ingredients into the blender and push the button. Ask if they can predict what will happen to the chickpeas after they are blended. They can also wash the veggies that you’ll serve with the dip. Yields 500 mL (2 cups) Ingredients 540 mL (19 fl. oz.) can chickpeas, [...]
Let your child smell the dill and taste the difference between the sour cream and the yogurt before mixing. If you guide your child’s hand, they could even help with grating the cucumber. Why buy tzatziki when it’s this easy to make? Serves 5 Ingredients ¼ cucumber, peeled (approximately 6 to 8 cm) 60 mL [...]
Turn this recipe into a farm-to-fork experience! Go strawberry picking then give this recipe a go. Experiment with different fruit combinations, too. You can use any extra salsa over yogurt. It’s delicious and nutritious! Serves 4 Ingredients Cinnamon crisps 5 small (20 cm/ 8-inch) flour tortilla 15 mL (1 tbsp) granulated sugar 2 mL (½ [...]
Since this recipe makes two pizza rounds, you can cook one for dinner and another for lunch the next day, or make one adult and one child-friendly pizza. Even better, double the recipe and freeze the dough for a head start on four inexpensive dinners. Makes two 30-cm (12-inch) pizza rounds or 8 pizza pockets. [...]
Many of us fall short of Canada’s Food Guide’s recommendation to eat at least two 75-gram (½-cup) servings of fish each week. This delicious grilled fish recipe might just change that! The fish and veggies are cooked together in foil for a quick, low-mess meal. Ingredients 125 mL (½ cup) orange juice 30 mL (2 [...]
Serve these tasty pitas with Greek salad for a quick and easy summer supper. Serves 4. Ingredients 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 large onion 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped 125 mL (½ cup) chopped English cucumber 4 pita breads Marinade 5 mL (1 tsp) dried oregano 5 mL (1 tsp) chopped fresh dill 45 mL [...]
Crunchy chicken, gooey spotty cheese, pasta and tomato sauce with basil plucked fresh off the plant, how can you go wrong? Serves 4. Ingredients 4 boneless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness 1 egg 1/2 cup milk Pinch of Basil Seasoned bread crumbs 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil 8 slices mozzarella cheese, or [...]
The moisture from the beer (or lemonade) produces tender, juicy chicken. Plus, the kids will giggle at the sight of a chicken sitting on its “throne.” To reduce the fat and calorie count, remove the skin before serving. Serves 4. Ingredients 1 whole chicken (3 lbs/1.5 kg) 375 mL (1½ cups) your favourite marinade 1 [...]
