Friday, July 8, 2011

Organic Chicken Nuggets

2lbs boneless chicken breasts Organic is preferred for kids
1 large can of seasoned bread crumbs
garlic powder
seasoning salt
onion salt
Black Pepper
7 to 10 eggs
vegetable oil

In one good size bowl scramble all of your eggs together and then in another bowl put your bread crumbs and seasonings in and mix together .
then get out a frying pan fill half way with oil, turn on so it can get hot.
Dredge the chicken pieces in the eggs and then mix around in the bread crumb mixture.

When oil is reached about 360°F start deep frying

Serve it with sweet baby carrots, cucumber, Apples salad

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Organic Breakfast smoothie (Oats, Banana, Strawberry)

Ingredients

1/2 Organic Whole Milk or cup soy milk
5 tbl spoom cup rolled oats
1 banana, broken into chunks
handful Fresh strawberries
Ice Cubes(If you are using frozen Strawberry, u can skip it)
1 teaspoons white sugar

Directions

In a blender, combine milk, oats, banana and strawberries. Add sugar (I usually don't...). Blend until smooth.

Cheese Bread

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread (sliced horizontally and about the size that kids can handle easily)
butter
mayonnaise
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Optional:
Grated Carrots, Green peas

Directions

Preheat the Oven with broiler.
Place the bread open faced on a cookie sheet. Spread the butter on the bread, then the mayonnaise. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, Cheddar cheese and garlic salt.
Add Optional ingredients.
Broil 6 to 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.

Cheese Crispies

Ingredients

1 pound shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups crisp rice cereal
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch garlic powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine cheese, butter or margarine, flour, crispy rice cereal, salt, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder. Knead and make small balls out of the dough.
Flatten each ball of dough with your fingertips until the dough is very thin and arrange the discs on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes; or until the Cheese Crispies are golden and slightly brown around the edges.

Couscous,Semolina

Ingredients

2 cups instant couscous ( or 1 cup regular semolina)
2 tbl spoon Butter
1/4 cup currants or Raisins
1/4 cup slivered/sliced almonds, toasted
Salt
Optional: Grated Carrots, Peas, Mint
Directions

Check couscous package instructions to see how much boiling water you will need.
If you using
rice semolina
2 cups water for 1 cup rice semolina
wheat semolin
use 3 cups water for 1 cup wheat semolina.

Place couscous and currants in a large bowl. Pour boiling water over top, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove cover, add toasted almonds and parsley, and fluff with a fork until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve hot or at room temperature.

If Regular Semolina

In a pan add butter and heat it about 1 min and add currants, let them fry a bit and add semolina.
Roast it, no need to change the color but it becomes little fluffy.

Then Add water, Let it cook.
Add optional ingredients.
Turn off the heat.

Sprinkle Almonds and cover it for 5min.




Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Split pea soup

2 tablespoons Olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup cut carrot or baby carrots
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
12 ounces dried green or yellow split peas, soak in water
1 can chicken broth (vegetarians can use water instead)
1 tsp cumin powder(optional)
salt
black pepper

Directions

over medium-low heat, heat olive oil, add the onion,carrot and salt.wait about 2 minutes and Add garlic.

Add the peas, chicken broth and cumin powder. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a simmer until the peas are tender approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. puree the soup until the desired consistency. Watch out for hot splatters before serving to kids.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Cheddar Cheese Omelette

Ingredients

1 tbl spoon melted butter
1 large eggs, beaten well
3 tbl spoon whole milk. softens the Omlette, so Kids can easily chews with gums and swallow.
4 tbl spoon mild cheddar, shredded
2 tbl spoon green peas fresh or frozen (optional)
*no salt is necessary.

Directions

Using non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs and milk together and pour on to skillet over medium heat.
After about 2 mins, turn the omelette and Add Cheddar cheese and green peas.
Wait until cheese starts to melt and fold the omelette.

Wait at least 10 mins, before you serve this to kids.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Banana pancake

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 ripe bananas, mashed

Directions

Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vegetable oil and bananas.
Stir flour mixture into banana mixture
Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat. scoop the batter onto the pan.
Makes about 4 Pan cakes.

Please Wait at least 5 -10 before you serve this to kids.


Creme of spinach

Ingredients:

1 tablespoons butter

1/5 cup onion, finely chopped
8 oz fresh baby spinach or use frozen, Thaw
1 cup cream or 1 cup milk
salt Pinch *Spinach is already salted by nature


Directions:

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Add the onion and saute in the butter until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
Add the washed,chopped spinach. If using frozen thaw spinach in microwave as per directions from the seller.
Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until spinach is done.
Whisk in the milk or cream and the seasonings and heat through briefly (about five minutes more), stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat.
Allow atleast 10 to 15 mins, before you serve this to kids. Serve with well cooked pasta or soft bread.


Sunday, March 27, 2011

Oat Porridge with Apple, Cashew and Almond

Ingredients:
2oz (1/2 cup) rolled oats
6 fl oz (3/4 cup) water
2 fl oz (1/4 cup) apple juice
1 naturally sweet apple, peeled, cored and diced
4 fl oz (1/2 cup) milk
2 T spn Almond grounded
2 T spn Cashew Nut grounded

Directions:

Pour the water and juice into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Add the diced apple, then sprinkle in the rolled oats, stirring well.
Return the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
Add the Almond and Cashew r and cook until thick (10-15 mins).
Before serving, stir in the milk.
If this recipe is too lumpy for your baby, you can puree it directly in the pot using a hand blender.



Baked Cheese sticks

Ingredients:

4 Bread Crumbs (finely crushed to Bread crust or left over Bread)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons water
Salt to Taste( Mozarella Cheese is naturally salty in taste, avoid adding salt or stick to a pinch of it)
1 (8 ounce) package lowfat mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Set oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly grease a medium pan lined with foil.
In a large bowl, combine the Bread Crumbs,garlic  and salt.
In another small bowl place in the flour.
In another bowl thoroughly beat the egg whites with the 2 tbsp of water.
Cut the mozzarella cheese into 12 sticks, approximately 2-3/4-inches in length.
Dip the cheese sticks in the flour, then in the egg/water mix, then in the cereal mixture (make sure that the cheese sticks are well coated with egg mix and cereal mix, as the cheese will run out while baking).
Arrange cheese sticks on the baking sheet.
Allow the sticks to set for 30 minutes before baking.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes, until cheese is soft and sticks are lightly browned.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Turkey-Corn Chowder

Ingredients

2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 smoked turkey legs
2 T spoon butter
1/2 Onion, chopped
1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 (15 ounce) carton chicken broth
1/2 (8 ounce) package frozen corn
1/2 quart light cream
salt and ground black peppe

Directions

Place the potatoes into a pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender,
about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Cut the meat from the turkey legs, discarding the bones and tendons.
Chop the turkey meat and set aside.

Heat the butter in a soup pot over medium heat; cook the onion in the butter until translucent, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over
the butter and onion; stir constantly until the butter and flour form a paste. Allow the paste to fry for about 1 minute. Whisk in the chicken broth,
Potatoes, turkey meat, and corn; stir until the mixture comes to a low boil and thickens, about 5 minutes. With a potato masher, slightly mash
the potatoes and vegetables until the potatoes look rounded off. Pour in the cream, bring soup back to a simmer, and allow to cook without boiling
for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add Salt and pepper to taste.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Veggie Snack, Sweet potato sticks

It is a yummy snack, also perfect choice for dinner

Ingredients:
Sweet Potatos / Yams - 1
Sugar - 4 T spn
Salt - pinche
Corn flour or All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Butter

Peel off and Dice the Sweet Potatoes about 1 inch wide each. 
Mix Flour, Salt, Sugar well and add diced sweet potato pieces.

On a stove top, Heat the butter and fry about 4 to 5 mins, the pieces until the sides look little roasted.
Remove and Bake them at 450 F for 15 min.










Veggies: Green Beans, Carrots and mung beans

I heard it is hard to make toddler eat veggies, here is the recipe that helped me, my 15 months old loves this..

Ingredients
Butter or Olive Oil
Garlic - 1 clove
Tomato - 1
Green Beans  - 10
Carrots - 2
Mung Beans - 1/4 cup

Soak the dry beans in water for about 4 hrs. If not, you can use the canned beans as well.

Slice the Garlic, cut Carrots into medium size pieces, Green Beans and Tomato. Note: not to make Beans too small, so you can easily separate them.

Heat the olive Oil or Butter, I prefer Olive Oil over butter for various health benefits.
Add Garlic fry it a bit, no need to wait until it turns Pink or Brown.
Tomato, Green Beans and Carrots.
Add little Salt, fry about 7 to 10 min.
Add Mung Beans, and cook in slow flame. Best alternative to cut the cooking time is to use the pressure cooker.
Be careful when handling hot pressure cooker or cooking pots.

When it is done, separate the Beans and Mash the rest of the content a little, so it becomes smooth to drink as stoup. Wait while it cools down and serve.









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