Broccoli Peanut Butter Soba Noodles

Quick and simple is the mantra around the house at the moment as I am getting used to a hubby who has a much longer commute than his previous 5 minutes, a preschooler who needs to be out the door in the mornings by 8:30 and an 8 month old who insists on being fed [...]

Mediterranean Chickpeas

Is this recipe a bean paste? A side dish? Toddler finger food? It’s all of the above.  At least that’s how we ate it in our home tonight for dinner. My hubby ate it as a side dish with wheat tortilla; I mixed it with couscous, while Simone first ate the chickpeas as finger food [...]

Recipe: Vegetable Frittata

How do you serve eggs to your kids? Boiled, Scrambled, or Fried?  Next time serve them as a frittata!  Frittatas are fluffier thicker omelets with veggies, meat, cheese, any toppings you want.  They are part omelet and part quiche and are an excellent to get some vegetables in your children. Frittatas are generally associated with [...]

Recipe: Date Flavored Milk

Dates!  Yum!  I often serve them as finger foods or toddler snacks to my almost 3 year old daughter.  They are very sweet and are high in dietary fiber, low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Dates are very popular in the Middle Eastern diet. Simone and I love the stuffed dates, but that’s a separate [...]

Recipe: Crispy Okra

Okra or Lady’s finger is a very popular vegetable in African cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine, Brazilian cuisine, and South Asian cuisine. In the US, okra is most used in southern cooking. I love okra, I grew up eating it, in India it is called bhindi. Some people may not like it because it can be a [...]

Recipe: Platanitos Frito (Fried Plantains)

Ola Platanos! Who doesn’t love plaintains?  Fried plantains are very popular in Central American, West African and Caribbean cuisine. If I see it on the menu, I tend to order it.  They are just so yummy. They are high in fiber, potassium and Vitamins A and C. I made some for Simone for the first [...]

Recipe: Lamb Stew

Lamb is not that popular in the US but is extremely popular in Indian, Persian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cuisine. Lamb is a great source of zinc and iron, two essential ingredients for healthy children. It is also rich in B vitamins, especially B12. Here’s a fun savory taste lamb stew recipe that the kids [...]

Children World Recipes Series: Chinese Egg Fried Rice

This week Simone learns to make Chinese Egg Fried Rice with a friend Tracy (Thank you Tracy!).  Along the way she learnt a few Chinese words as well as new cooking vocabulary. Here’s how we made the Fried Rice: Ingredients: 3 cups left over long grain rice (if you don’t have left over rice you [...]

Children World Recipes Series: Japanese Mushroom Tofu

This week  Simone made another Japanese inspired children’s recipe.  A few days ago she made Japanese Salmon Sushi Rice with a Japanese friend of mine.  Here’s the video of her helping, cooking, and finally trying out what she made.  Along the way she also picked up some Japanese words such as Thank you and colors. [...]

Children World Recipes Series: Japanese Salmon Rice

This week  Simone made a very quick Japanese inspired Salmon Sushi Rice with a Japanese friend of mine.  Here’s the video of her helping, cooking, and finally trying out what she made. Here’s a breakdown of the ingredients and instructions on how to make the recipe: Ingredients: 11/2 Sushi rice or any short grain rice [...]

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