Growing up in Australia one thing that was always served at Children’s Birthday Parties was the Australian Icon, the Chocolate Crackle. The Chocolate Crackle is as well-known as Vegemite, The Sydney Harbour Bridge or Crocodile Dundee. It just wasn’t a proper Birthday Party if there were not Chocolate Crackles.
This entry was posted in From My Kitchen and tagged Agave, Chocolate Crackles, coconut oil, cohpha, cooking with kids, crocodile dundee, hundreds and thousands, party foods, Pumpkin Seeds, Raw Cacao Powder, rice bubbles, rice krispies, sydney harbour bridge, Vegan, vegemite, Vegetarian on September 23, 2013 by WillyBMum2014.
Many years ago, during a summer in New York, I was introduced to cold soups. Yes, with the popular tomato-based Gazpacho Soup. I will admit, it look me awhile to get used too – cold soup – but now I actually look forward to it in the warmer months when Summer comes around.
Today, wanting to try something that my (almost 3-year-old) could help me with I came up with a Chilled Avocado Soup. You can tell from his face in the photo below how much he LOVED being involved. I mean, when I turned that blender on it was priceless. Of course, he wasn’t interested in helping with the dishes…. But that is a whole other story!
This entry was posted in From My Kitchen and tagged avocado, Chilled Avocado Soup, coconut milk, cooking with kids, dill, gazpacho, Go Veg, how to grow an avocado tree from a pip, Libby Hobday, So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk, Vegan, Vegetarian, vegetarian kids, Willy B Mum on June 18, 2013 by WillyBMum2014.
Summer Time is Smoothie Time.
Summer Time is Smoothie Time is our home and now that my Son is older and LOVES helping out in the kitchen, it is also a great activity for him to learn about how food is prepared and where it comes from.
This morning we whipped up an awesome yummy Almond Milk Smoothie with kale from our garden upstate NY, mint from our apartment grown plant in the city, almond butter and sea salt.
This entry was posted in From My Kitchen and tagged Almond Milk, Cooking with children, cooking with kids, Kale, Mint, Smoothie, smoothies for kids, Vegan on June 6, 2013 by WillyBMum2014.
It is said that people either LOVE or HATE Lima Beans AKA Butter Beans. I am definitely a lover of Lima Beans. They are a great source of protein, and as my Son and I do not eat animals, this is a great plus for us to incorporate them into our diet. Lima Beans are also high in calcium and manganese which helps to maintain healthy strong bones. They give you energy, are high in iron (another plus if you do not eat meat), are low in calories and almost fat-free. Want more inspiration? Butter beans are high in fiber and bind with the bile acids in ones’s body thus lowering your cholesterol, this happens when the two leave together exiting the body. Lima Beans also help keep you regular by aiding your digestive tract.
This entry was posted in From My Kitchen and tagged calcium, cooking with kids, Go Veg, healthy eating, Le Creuset, lima beans, maganese, natures promise, sage, Vegan, Vegetarian on February 20, 2013 by WillyBMum2014.
How to cook super easy roasted vegetables!
You would think that baking vegetables would be a well-known meal that most families blend into their menus, but I have been surprised lately as to how many Mums I hear say that they have no idea how to cook a plate of roasted vegetables. Thus, the inspiration for this posting. I have to be honest, I really only mastered the skill about a year ago. Now, I am confident and make all kinds of dishes for my family. Thanks, to my husband, who is a GREAT cook for teaching me.
This entry was posted in From My Kitchen and tagged aluminium foil, baked vegetables, cooking with kids, punnet, roasting vegetables., rosemary, thyme on February 4, 2013 by WillyBMum2014.