This shortcake recipe takes my super easy 2-ingredient biscuit and adds a little sugar and lemon zest to perk them up. We macerate the strawberries to pull out their juice and make the whole mess syrupy. Let that sit and get juicy while you bake up some fluffy, crispy biscuits, and then get ready for…
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Tostones
I absolutely love these crispy little discs. Tostones are a twice fried green plantain. They are crunchy and shatterable on the outside and soft in the middle. They are found most often in Latin American and the Caribbean. I like serving tostones with a mojo verde sauce, which is a vinegary sauce full of cilantro…
Orange Stew
Often for class I plan foods and flavors I suspect may be challenging for students. I think it’s important to have a mix of fun, easy-to-like recipes and some that may be unfamiliar. I base it on the type of curriculum I would want for my kids, if I signed them up for a class….
Eggplant Sliders
The 2024 Fall Semester of classes I’m running are all color based. Students sign up for a course such as “Pleasant Purple” or “Refreshing Red” and each week we make a different recipe or two using fruits and vegetables that are that color all month. We learn about the fruit or vegetable and often have…
Mini Butter Tarts
These little tarts remind me just enough of a chess pie to hit that caramel-y flavor I love, but with way less baking time and a super simple ingredient list. This is a great recipe to get your kids in the kitchen! They can help stir up the filling, crack eggs, cut out the pie…
Mini Quiche
I love these cute little quiche for two main reasons! First, the wonton mostly keeps the egg from sticking to your muffin tin and acts like a cupcake liner. Still be sure to spray liberally with cooking spray before putting the wonton in though! Second, I love that it adds variety to our morning routines….
Grilled Corn
Introducing a liked food cooked in a different way can be a great way to increase flexibility in eating. Flexibility is a good thing! It means they will learn that trying new foods can be safe and fun. If your kiddo is used to seeing canned corn, throwing it on the grill can be a…
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